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Table 1 – Action Plan: Energy Efficiency

  • Check if lights, appliances, and equipment are turned off when not in use

  • Identify opportunities for improvement and provide appropriate signage/education to staff

  • Investigate feasibility of automatic switch–off functionality for lights, appliances, and equipment

  • Check your thermostat, draughts seals, and insulation

  • Identify opportunities for improvement (for example, upgrading seals and insulation) and provide appropriate signage and education to staff

  • Check the energy rating of existing appliances

  • Assess future purchasing needs and identify energy efficient options

  • Check your premises for gaps in seals or areas where air is entering or exiting your building

  • Identify if these gaps are working against your heating and cooling system

  • Put in place measures to improve your seals and keep doors closed to maximize the efficiency of your heating and cooling systems

  • Check your energy bill to see if you are purchasing renewable energy (or refer to your venue manager)

  • Elect to purchase green power

  • Investigate solar power opportunities for your business

Table 2 – Action Plan: Water Management

  • Check your existing taps and appliances for leaks

  • Start monitoring your water use. This is a great way to identify new leaks – a higher than usual water bill will indicate something is wrong

  • Fix any leaking taps or appliances

  • Find out where drinking fountains are located and identify any near your business

  • Assess where you could place drinking fountains for your staff and customers

  • Let staff and customers know they can "bring your own" bottle and fill up at your business

  • Understand water ratings

  • Identify water equipment and appliance needs

  • Commit to a minimum water rating for all new purchases/leasing arrangements

  • Identify your water needs

  • Assess the options available in the market – meet suppliers who can come up with a water saving solution

  • Install appropriate systems to meet your needs

  • Identify if any chemicals and oils are used during your event

  • Provide education to staff and contractors on how to responsibly deal with chemicals and oils

  • Ensure appropriate disposal systems/process are in place

Table 3 – Action Plan: Waste Management

  • Brainstorm what waste might be generated from your business

  • Find out the recycling options for your waste streams

  • Put in place appropriate bins and provide education to staff via onsite training and customers via posters

  • Identify single use waste items associated with your business

  • Investigate alternatives

  • Educate staff and customers on alternatives

  • Identify opportunities for staff and customers to BYO cups, bags and bottles

  • Implement initiatives to facilitate BYO options

  • Let staff and customers know they can BYO

  • Identify opportunities to encourage reusable items

  • Engage with suppliers/customers/staff and discuss options

  • Identify waste streams

  • Research potential partners in the market to work with

  • Put in place a collection and pick up program

Table 4 – Action Plan: Travel

  • Identify existing maps to support providing information on walking and riding routes

  • Provide information on you website and at key touchpoints

  • Promote walking and riding via social media

  • Identify incentives to encourage your customers and staff to walk, ride or catch PT

  • Chat with your customers and find out how they travel and what would motivate them to change their behaviour

  • Test an incentive program

  • Identify car hire needs

  • Assess greener options

  • Commit to a minimum standard of efficiency/green rating

  • Identify travel needs

  • Purchase carbon offsets for travel when available

  • Identify infrastructure to support people riding to your business

  • Provide infrastructure to support cyclists

  • Promote cycling to your business

Table 5 – Action Plan: Product Purchasing

  • Identify product needs and quantify % recycled, reusable, or with a guarantee to last

  • Identify better alternatives and do a cost benefit analysis

  • Set minimum standards for purchasing and a cost differential allowance (e.g. allow up to 10% more spend for a more sustainable alternative)

  • Identify product needs

  • Identify local alternatives

  • Set minimum standards for purchasing

  • Identify environmental and social certifications you would like to support

  • Identify opportunities to increase products with a certification

  • Identify opportunities to replace buying with leasing

  • Quantify waste savings ($ and kg)

Table 6 – Action Plan: Food and Drinks

  • Identify the different options for reducing single use water bottles (provide vs BYO)

  • Choose an approach that will work for your business

  • Ensure appropriate water refill locations

  • Assess catering needs

  • Ascertain levels of control over food selection

  • Set minimum standards for meat free options

  • Engage with caterers to identify opportunities for improvement

  • Educate caterers

  • Assess current practices and identify alternatives in the market

  • Put in place a plan to increase the number of items that are more sustainable

  • Identify social enterprises who could cater for your business

  • Compare catering options and promote chosen caterer and the benefits to the community

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