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Further Research into the Sustainable Business

Indepth analysis and research into the current and patential sustainability of businesses.

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Queensland

AGDF Projects

Project and Case study section of the Australian Green Development Forum (AGDF) website, featuring both AGDF research ventures, as well as links to sustainability related projects and studies from other companies.
The AGDF is a non-profit association whose goal is to increase the use of sustainable practices in the Australian building and development industry.

http://www.agdf.org.au/projects.asp

QUT helps farmers to reduce greenhouse footprint

Queensland University of Technology news article featuring a soil testing kit aimed at reducing fertiliser cost and greenhouse gas emissions, and improving soil health and food production. This kit is usable by farmers worldwide, and article includes comments by Institute for Sustainable Resources’ research director Professor Peter Grace. Additional link to Healthy Soils website, which contains details of the kit presentation.

http://www.news.qut.edu.au/cgi-bin/WebObjects/News.
woa/wa/goNewsPage?newsEventID=13076

National

Automotive Transport

This section of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) website provides information on the agency’s research into new materials, virtual design and manufacturing systems for the automotive industry to maintain a sustainable future in Australia.

http://www.csiro.au/science/Automotive.html

News and Articles

Publication section of the Australian Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas website, which includes many articles on the issues currently effecting oil. The ASPO is an organisation dealing with reducing Australia’s oil vulnerability. Other sections with related information on oil concerns include Media, Oil Depletion Overview, and Selected Reading.

http://www.aspo-australia.org.au/content/blogcategory/0/55/

Sustainable Manufacturing

This section of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) website provides information on the agency’s research into eco-efficient technologies and engineering practices to assist in the development of cleaner manufacturing processes and products in Australia.

http://www.csiro.au/science/SustainableManufacturing.html

International

ARIES Projects

This section of the Australian Research Institute in Education for Sustainability (ARIES) website provides current and recently completed research projects undertaken by the Institute that informs policy and practice in Education for Sustainability across a range of sectors including business and industry, school education, community education, further and higher education.

http://www.aries.mq.edu.au/project.htm#industry_toolkit

Business Case for Sustainability

This section of the IMD International website provides research materials and survey results on the economic rationale for corporate sustainability and its quantification for various industries such as automotive, aviation, chemical, financial services, food and beverage, oil and gas, pharmaceutical, technology and energy utilities.

http://www.businesscaseforsustainability.com/

Economics, A few simple points

Economics section of the Optimum Population Trust website, displaying indepth the relationship between economics, global warming, production, resources, and the world’s overpopulation. There is also a focus on the United Kingdom. Website also includes another section, titled Links, featuring a list of sites about population, demographics, resources, and environment.

http://www.optimumpopulation.org/opt.more.economy.html

Research

This section of the SustainAbility website has links to research and advocacy programmes that provide an insight into the evolving corporate responsibility and sustainable development agendas while moving towards developing a market system that rewards business for economic, social and environmental excellence.

http://www.sustainability.com/insight/research.asp