The Good Business Register is an online platform developed by St James Ethics Centre and a range of project collaborators, funded by the Federal Government (Treasury). The Register has been created to allow your small to medium sized business the opportunity to:

* learn more about sustainability and responsible business practices
* log into a secure website to build a sustainability profile
* communicate your responsible business practices to suppliers, customers, investors, employees and the community.

Click here to find out more. 

Carbon Calculator for your Business

Climate change will have financial impacts for businesses. Price rises are expected due to businesses absorbing costs from suppliers and production as they comply with upcoming legislation. Analysts anticipate a 'trickle effect' with the majority of businesses impacted by the scheme from the second half of 2011. Calculate your carbon emissions and find out how your business can prepare for the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS).

You can enter data such as fuel or electricity used and receive an indication of whether your corporation may trigger corporate and facility level greenhouse gas emissions and energy use thresholds for reporting set out in the NGER Act. You should first assess whether your corporation has operational control over any facilities. If it does, you can estimate emissions from those facilities by collating data on any energy consumption or emissions sources at a facility.

Follow the easy steps through the application to receive an estimate of greenhouse gas emissions and energy use based on data entered.

https://www.oscar.gov.au/Deh.Oscar.Extension.Web/Content/NgerThresholdCalculator/Default.aspx

 

Energy Efficiency in your Business

With the new-found awareness of the potential of energy efficiency, 2010 promises to be a year of action across the business community. There are three key factors that get business to take action: incentives, funding and solutions that are proven to work.

Industrial sector businesses are constantly seeking new ways to reduce costs and optimise the operation of their facilities. Traditionally in this equation energy management has been assigned a low priority. However, with federal policies and state legislation requiring specific reporting and compliance to energy use and greenhouse gas emission control, members of the industrial sector are changing the way they manage energy and finding effective management of energy can deliver operational efficiency, reduce operation costs and offer significant long-term savings.

The Energy Efficiency for Small Business Program is available to businesses that use up to approximately $20,000 in electricity a year or have up to approximately 10 employees.

The program offered by Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water provides:

* a subsidised personalised energy assessment and action plan
* a 50% rebate of up to $5,000 for businesses that use $5,000-$20,000 a year in electricity and $2,000 for businesses that use less than $5,000 a year in electricity.

To find out if you are eligible for the program click here, complete the Sustain'n'SAVE energy questionnaire.

Sustain'n'SAVE Member, R & R Glass talk about how retrofitting to become more energy efficient is helping them stay on top of the competition

R & R Glass Services has manufactured, supplied and installed glass and mirror products such as shower screens, glass splashbacks and cut to size glass to the general public and the construction industry for 35 years.

Over the years, the company has been mindful of it's environmental impact and has often found that adopting environmentally friendly procedures proves
surprisingly cost effective. For example, we pay less to recycle our glass and paper than we would to throw it in the general rubbish bin and when we recycle our aluminium, we are paid for it.

Most recently, we had new low energy light bays installed in the factory as an energy saving measure. This will decrease our electricity bill and has made the factory a much better place to work in because the light is so much better now.

Also, the factory ceiling is very difficult to access and changing the fluoro lights previously was a nightmare. Maintenance of the new lighting system is now undertaken by the company who installed, so that's another problem we do not have to worry about.
 

 

 

Total Fuels becomes more energy efficient in 2010!

Congratulations to Sustain'n'SAVE member Amir Aziz for his recent decision to improve the energy efficiency of his business, Total Fuels at 62 Railway Parade, Fairfield.

By retrofitting new lighting he stands to reduce his greenhouse gas emissions by 5.8 tonnes.

 

 

 

 

Top 10 Tips for Reducing Water, Waste and Saving Energy

 

 Join the Sustain'n'SAVE sustainable business program and take advantage of the e-waste collections

 

 

 

Resource Efficiency in your Business (E-Waste)