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EPA Victoria, Ecological Footprint Calculator
http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/ecologicalfootprint/calculators/default.asp
Measuring our Ecological Footprint can help us identify what contributes the most to our Footprint, and how resources could be used more efficiently in order to secure our own wellbeing, as well as that of the rest of humankind and the Earth. This tool from EPA Victoria allows you to calculate the Ecological Footprint for yourself, your household, office, school, shop or event and helps to identify the environmental impacts of everyday activities and benchmark your progress towards more sustainable practices.

My Sust House
http://www.mysusthouse.org/game.html
My Sust House is an exciting interactive game exploring what sustainability means and how it relates to our homes. As well as providing interesting information, it stimulates discussion, presents problem solving activities and provides a context for team work and decision making.

Greening the Green Festival Video
http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid716696042/bctid443670898
A behind-the-scenes look at the 2006 San Francisco Green Festival reveals how the event stays truly green, with its impressive waste management program that diverts over 90% of garbage from landfills.

Environment Canada’s Green Meeting Guide August 2007 version 2.0 Environment Canada Environmental Affairs Division
http://www.greeninggovernment.gc.ca/f5b1c0bc-741c-4493-b4b7-b0d56bbe6566/green_meeting_guide_07.pdf
This guide is a practical reference tool for anyone faced with the task of organising a meeting or conference with the aim of making the event environmentally responsible. It provides information on how to incorporate environmental concerns at every stage of an event.

Much of the information contained in this publication came from the Green Meeting Guide developed by the Atlantic Region of Environment Canada in 1995. Information from that guide has been updated to incorporate progress in greening techniques and approaches over the past decade.

Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre Waste Poster
Ever wondered what happened to all the waste produced at an event? Then have a look at this image and see how Australia's internationally recognised Green Globe recipient, Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour, streams all the waste. . Download as PDF (300 kB)

Swinburne University Resource Bank
http://www.swinburne.edu.au/ncs/resourcebank/
The Resource Bank provides quick access to online information on sustainability for particular interest areas and helps you to identify how these relate to specific industry sectors.

Dott07 Resources
http://www.dott07.com/go/school/eco-design-challenge/resources/
Find activities and materials that might be useful in teaching for sustainability.

ABC Green at Work
http://www.abc.net.au/greenatwork/default.htm
The ABC workplace is going green. Find out how your workplace can too with DIY guides and success stories. Watch ABC stars get busted or ask the Green Guru questions. Play the Green Collar worker game.

 

 
     
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