The South Australian Department for Environment and Water is now using the Trellis platform for tracking all of their energy use and carbon emissions reporting. The DEW staff newsletter notes that “[Trellis] is a flexible web-based platform that will enable DEW to better capture, analyse and report on its significant annual spend and emissions generated…
DetailsThe Australian Government and the Carbon Market Institute are hosting a series of information sessions about the benefits of going certified carbon neutral under the National Carbon Offset Standard. Balance Carbon’s Helen McCarthy will be presenting on the journey with Charles Sturt University who became Australia’s first carbon neutral university earlier this year. These sessions…
DetailsThinking of going carbon neutral? Want to understand the process, costs and on-going requirements? Want to know why companies purchase offsets? There are a myriad of “Carbon Neutral” programs that provide options for making a claim to carbon neutral. There is however only one program backed by the Australian Government which gives consumers the confidence…
DetailsVoluntary action for environmental outcomes is championed as a way to “do your bit” and to encourage positive policy changes. But does it? Is the cost of your “optional extra” action really achieving anything or is it just clever marketing at the expense of your goodwill and hip pocket? Continuing in our support for the…
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