An independent expert's report by Deloitte Corporate Finance has concluded that Arc Australia Ltd's proposed acquisition of Anzon Australia Ltd is fair and reasonable.
The growth in the carbon offset and credit market could present significant opportunities for landholders and farmers in marginal and environmentally vulnerable areas looking for a viable alternative to grain crops.
This week’s climate change summit in Bali has put the issue at the top of the political agenda, but many in the business sector are unsure how to plan for the challenge.
A SERIES of upgrades undertaken at Dumas House has resulted in the 42-year-old government-owned heritage building gaining star ratings for energy efficiency.
Major technological breakthroughs will be the key to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to Rio Tinto Iron Ore chief executive Sam Walsh.
With Australia set to introduce a national emissions trading scheme (NETS) by 2010, Western Australian businesses are urging the federal government not to rush the design of the scheme and risk disadvantaging the state’s economy.
Nedlands-based ISS Group Ltd has signed a purchase agreement and subsequent four year maintenance and support contract with BHP Billiton Nickel West for the BabelFish suite of products.
Joint venture partners Charter Hall and Cape Bouvard Investments have appointed Broad Construction Services to construct the new 22-level Alluvion office tower in the Perth CBD.
West Perth-based Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd has raised $11.4 million, partly through the sale of a 10 per cent stake in its issued capital to Arrow Energy Ltd.
Major printing franchise Worldwide Online Printing has diversified its operations by acquiring professional writing firm Wordplay Media for an undisclosed sum.
Western Metals Ltd has struck an agreement with BHP Billiton for the option to acquire a 100 per cent stake in the highly prospective Snowbird nickel and base metals project in Canada for $US1.5 million ($1.7 million).
State opposition leader Paul Omodei has proposed the development of “major sustainable cities” at Karratha and Derby as part of a long-term plan to foster development in the north of Western Australia.
Rising feedstock prices have led two Western Australian biodiesel companies to position themselves in the upstream supply of a more cost effective and sustainable feedstock – crude jatropha oil.
Sustainability and energy efficiency concerns are starting to have an impact on lighting design in Western Australia, according to architectural lighting firms.
This week’s ratification by Australia of the Kyoto Protocol has helped push the share price of one of the nation’s few environmentally focused stocks – CO2 Group Ltd.
The resources sector is again at the forefront of community initiatives, with BHP Billiton Ltd committing $5 million to fund resources research and education at the University of Western Australia Business School.
Western Australians can be confident their certified renewable energy purchases through energy retailers such as Synergy and Alinta come from renewable sources, according to an auditor general’s report.
State Development Minister Eric Ripper has refuted television reports that the State Government is preparing to 'force' mining giants Rio Tinto and BHP to share rail access rights with smaller companies in the Pilbara.
Nedlands-based Helix Resources Ltd has raised more than $8.2 million before costs through a share placement of 17 million shares at 48.5 cents per share to institutional investor clients of Wilson HTM.
High-profile company director Tony Howarth has been elected president of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Australia's peak national employer and business organisation.
Engineering and construction company Clough Ltd has announced that its Indonesia subsidiary, PT Petrosea Tbk, has been awarded two additional coal hauling contracts with a combined value of US$197 million ($222 million).
