Schneider Electric has been recognised by Fortune Magazine in its 2016 Change the World list. The ranking highlights companies addressing global social problems as part of their core business strategy and integrating societal needs into their corporate strategy. [ + ]

The All-Energy Australia Exhibition and Conference (Melbourne, 4–5 October) will showcase the huge leaps in the renewable energy sector over the past year, according to event partner the Clean Energy Council. [ + ]

The Australian Automobile Association (AAA) is taking matters into its own hands with respect to emissions test cheating. The association said that the Volkswagen Group (VW) needs to explain why Australian customers are less important than those in the USA and is calling on the Australian Government to commit to real-world emissions testing of new vehicles. [ + ]

There's only one week to go until Australia’s Smart Lighting Summit, with smart and sustainable lighting as a central theme on the agenda, convenes in Melbourne from 6–7 September. [ + ]

Do you know every standard referenced in the Australian National Construction Code (NCC) related to residential premises? Standards referenced in the NCC fall under the NCC's Deemed-to-Satisfy provisions and compliance with these standards represents the most common method of satisfying the NCC performance requirements. [ + ]

A COAG Energy Council decision to expedite the assessment of a new interconnector between New South Wales and South Australia can help Australia's energy system to be stronger and cleaner, sooner. [ + ]

Domino's Pizza Enterprises Limited (Domino's) has joined forces with drone deliveries expert Flirtey to launch what they say is the first commercial drone delivery service in the world. [ + ]

A team of Dutch scientists has made a major breakthrough in rewritable memory storage, developing a one-kilobyte device with an information density they say is two to three orders of magnitude beyond current hard disk and flash technology, according to research published in Nature Nanotechnology. [ + ]

Safe Work Australia (SWA) is inviting Australian businesses to submit entries to the Workplace Participation Reward, highlighting initiatives undertaken in their workplace to improve safety. [ + ]

A safety alert has been issued on Ford MY14 and MY15 F250 and F350 trucks fitted with a specific steering box (specific steering box Performax Part Number 1000283-1). Through normal wear and tear, some vehicles may develop a condition in which contact between the steering knuckle and the steering stop occurs. [ + ]

A spate of incidents in Queensland involving overhead powerlines has left two people dead and seven others seriously injured — and the state’s safety regulator claims all could easily have been avoided. [ + ]

NetComm Wireless has established its first research and development (R&D) facility outside of Australia with the launch of a new centre in Sunrise, Florida, United States. [ + ]

Australian businesses will be given a leg-up in the form of research and development funding under the Global Innovation Linkages (GIL) program, which aims to advance Australia's international collaboration and to leverage entrepreneurial expertise from key overseas locations. [ + ]

Australian companies that take part in National Safe Work Month this October could receive a reward worth $5000 from Safe Work Australia (SWA) for their troubles. [ + ]

Safe Work Australia (SWA) is offering a series of free virtual seminars that showcase the latest thinking, research, development and best practice in work health and safety. You can conveniently watch them at any time on any device. [ + ]