Our environmental vision - “We will deliver a positive impact on the world around us by implementing proactive measures to sustain the environment for future generations”
Our policy which is supported by management is to
- Increase the understanding of our staff and partners to recognise the impact of business operations on the environment in order to minimise the damaging effects that may occur. This includes provision of information, instructions and training necessary to fulfil our environmental policy.
- Fully comply with the current legislation and to take a proactive approach to future legal requirements or obligations.
- Seek to conserve natural resources by ensuring the responsible use of energy, water and materials and still provide the quality of service expected by our people and our partners.
- Measure performance and set objectives that will be regularly revisited with the aim of continuous improvement by reducing, reusing or recycling in areas such as water consumption, waste materials produced and energy consumption.
- Source products that have minimal environmental impact including but not limited to packaging, recyclable products, local sourcing of services and products and energy efficient electrical equipment.
- Encourage our 'people’ to work in an environmentally responsible manner. To that end the directors have established an annual award program to recognise and reward innovative ideas or actions that improve or meet our environmental targets.
We have targets to improve in the following areas
- Energy efficiency – reduce consumption by up to 30%
- Water efficiency – target 140
- Lighting – energy efficient lighting in all offices
- Heating and cooling
- Appliance efficiency
- Office products and disposables
- Unnecessary expenditure – how can we cut our bills
- Recycling & waste – reduce waste and recycle as much as possible
- Transport
The stakes are high. We recognise that although the environmental component may only be a small part of the total project cost, the impact on the bottom line can be enormous. We take care to understand partner and project needs on an individual basis. Our aim is to add value to our partners’ projects and do it at a minimal cost.
We also assist our Business Partners to do the same as we do, starting with compliance and moving steadily towards maintaining business viability while providing economic, environmental and social dividends.
We are working closely with the Environmental Protection Agency to achieve ecoBiz partnership in 2009 and realise the business benefits of doing so.
Please visit some of the following useful sites for more information on climate change, environmental solutions and other green sites. Also check out talking point for our green blogs.
Australasia’s first carbon market expo held at the Gold Coast in October 2008.
Click on the link to see information from exhibitors and who spoke at the event. Some of our people and partners attended this event and have come away with a better understanding of Australia’s challenges and plans, as well as strategies to assist in being leaders in the future of Carbon Market Solutions. You can’t afford to miss next year’s expo so make sure you save the link. www.carbonexpo.com.au
The Queensland Government’s ecoBiz program.
All the information you need to become an ecoBiz partner. Click here to find out more.
The Australian Government is establishing a Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme as part of an effective framework for meeting the climate change challenge. Click here for more information.
The National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 (the Act) was passed on 29 September 2007 establishing a mandatory reporting system for corporate greenhouse gas emissions and energy production and consumption. The first reporting period under the Act commenced on 1 July 2008.
Key features of the Act are
- Reporting of greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption and production by large corporations.
- Public disclosure of corporate level greenhouse gas emissions and energy information.
- Consistent and comparable data available for decision making, in particular, the development of the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme.
Click here to find out more information.
One of the major hosts of the Carbon Market Expo, Environmental Business Australia (EBA), is a business think tank and advocacy group promoting commercial solutions to environmental challenges. Why not find out more about their achievements and perhaps even think about joining.
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