A Fresh Look for an Exciting Future
Since our beginnings in 2007, the Ecovantage team has never lacked enthusiasm for the many opportunities and ever-evolving technologies in the energy efficiency space. As we looked forward to what the next decade has in store, we knew it was time for the way we look to evolve along with the way we do business…
Read MoreStepping into Mindfulness for a Happy and Productive Team
Like a lot of people and businesses, we are looking at what the ‘new normal’ may be like post-COVID, and we are particularly looking at the Building Back Better approach. After our successful afternoon tea engagement in the RUOK Day a few weeks ago, the Ecovantage ‘Re-Imagining Workplace’ team has delivered the first of…
Read More4 Ways to Save Energy While Working from Home
Working and schooling from home is probably here to stay for a while whether we like it or not and it has pushed our use and cost of energy up. Lighting and heating our homes during the day when usually none is home and running our computers all cost money. But there are a couple…
Read MoreSmall things, big impact: 10 things your small business can do to combat climate change in 2020
Think just because you’re a small business that you don’t have a role to play in combating climate change? Think again. Small businesses can make a big impact and the fight to combat climate change is no different. Here are some ways that you can take action before it’s too late. This January, in…
Read MoreFundraising for the Firefighters
Australia has been plagued with an unprecedented level of bushfires, while this level has recently de-escalated thanks to efforts of fire-fighters and volunteers, there are lasting devastating consequences to land, communities and wildlife long after the fires are out, meanwhile many destructive fires continue to burn. These fires are unarguably the result of rising global…
Read MoreDon’t despair – we can turn the tide on climate change.
Climate Leaders come together to share practical solutions to the climate emergency. [Image: Sydney News & Life] As bushfires rage across Australia, it is safe to say that concerns over the impacts of climate change have reached fever pitch. With almost 70 councils, including the City of Sydney and the City of Melbourne, declaring…
Read MoreEcovantage Achieves Another Milestone!
In 2017 we proudly celebrated 10 years of operation and reaching 2 million tonnes of abatement. This year Ecovantage notched up another milestone – the biggest Accredited Partner (ACP) in Australia, registering the most energy efficiency certificates (or equivalents) this year. We haven’t really had this as a goal, preferring to focus on the quality…
Read MoreInternational Women’s Day
At the second International Conference of Working Women in 1910, the leader of the ‘Women’s Office’ for the Social Democratic Party in Germany proposed that every year in every country there should be a celebration on the same day – a Women’s Day – to press for their demands. The birth of International Women’s Day…
Read MoreWomen’s Property Initiatives
The Women’s Property Initiative (WPI) is a not-for-profit, community housing organisation that creates new beginnings for women facing homelessness. They have 83 homes with 219 women and children in permanent living situations in Victoria, allowing them to get on with their lives with dignity and security. Ecovantage CEO, Bruce Easton, was pleasantly surprised to be…
Read MoreInstalling Solar LEDs in East Timor
Every so often, you may be lucky enough to do something that really makes a difference and has a direct and positive impact on people’s lives. Recently the CEO of Ecovantage, Bruce Easton, returned from being involved in the ‘Light Up East Timor’ project organised by the Alternative Technology Association (Renew). As part of the…
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