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New momentum for EPDs

31 October 2017 By Richard Griffiths In All Categories, Buildings & Infrastructure, Edge News, Product Labelling and EPDs

At Edge we’ve been long-standing advocates for Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) in the building products sector. We see EPDs, and the underpinning Life Cycle Analysis …

What the heck is the blockchain and how can it improve your business’ sustainability?

25 October 2017 By Tara Nolan In All Categories, Edge News, Strategy & Supply Chain Management, Sustainable Procurement

You might have heard the hype about the blockchain and how far-reaching its benefits could be. Although it’s in its infancy, there’s some hugely beneficial …

Double-positive: PonyUp recycles e-waste and ends up feeding the hungry, too

18 October 2017 By Blake Lindley In All Categories, Case Study, Edge News, Recovery Strategies

Who would have thought recycling e-waste could create meals for those in need? We saddled up with e-waste recovery experts, PonyUp for Good, during a …

How do you foster innovation and prepare your employees for future trends

14 October 2017 By Jonas Bengtsson In All Categories, Edge News

This article was first published in the Infrastructure Sustainability Update 2016 by ISCA. Innovation, the national buzz word of 2016 (thanks Malcolm) is far more …

Make More Good in September: helping One Girl give girls in Africa an education

10 October 2017 By Ken Lunty In All Categories, Edge News

Edge Environment’s monthly ‘Make More Good’ donation sends $300 to a worthy cause nominated by a staff member. In September, Director of Projects Ken Lunty, …

Here, have a piece of world-saving wisdom

4 October 2017 By Joana Almeida In All Categories, Edge News

If there’s one thing I’ve learned in this business is that meaningful change requires hardcore science and a lot of borderline unreasonable optimism. I had …

Congratulations to INNOWOOD Australia Pty Ltd for completing its first EPD

22 September 2017 By Joana Almeida In All Categories, Case Study, Product Labelling and EPDs

INNOWOOD Australia Pty Ltd recently joined the rank of respected companies offering transparent environmental information about their products’ life cycle, by publishing its first environmental …

Westpac’s Second Life Project rehoming office furniture

22 September 2017 By Blake Lindley In All Categories, Case Study, Recovery Strategies

Westpac’s Second Life project is taking innovative steps for waste diversion, arranging the rehoming of tonnes of decommissioned office furniture. By Blake Lindley, Senior Sustainability …

European sustainability is now talking about PEFs – but what are they?

19 September 2017 By Joana Almeida In All Categories, Edge News, Industry Insight, International News

Like a cool friend, Europe is often the continent setting the sustainability agenda. PEFs, Product Environmental Footprints, are a new development, now joining EPDs as …

There are 27 million slaves in the world: is your business enslaving them?

14 September 2017 By Nicole Thompson In All Categories, Edge News, Industry Insight, Modern Slavery, National News, Sustainable Procurement

Every product or service your business uses – do you know who was involved down to the smallest detail? It might be a product of modern …

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