ecoBiz Star Partner
Applied Environment & Safety is proud to again be awarded 3-Star Partnership with the Business Chamber Queensland ecoBiz program. For almost ten years, we have been active participants in the ecoBiz program and recognised as Star Partners.
The ecoBiz Star Partner program is focussed on sustainable business practices to reduce energy and water use, and minimise waste. ecoBiz is a free program, funded by the Queensland Government, that helps businesses save money through reducing energy, water and waste. ecoBiz has been a very successful program working with thousands of Queensland businesses.
Our business sustainability initiatives have been recognised through this program.
Our ecoBiz Star Partner achievements for 2023-2024 regarding energy, water and waste are:
Energy
- Recertified as a Carbon Neutral business through Climate Active in May 2024
- Less travel for work with new local clients and providing remote support
- Calculated 20% reduction in energy use with 6,294.08 kWhs of electricity fed back into the grid from home solar
Water
- Ongoing member of local catchment group
- Ongoing volunteer for Noosa River Catchment group undertaking monthly water sampling
Waste
- Ongoing support for container recycling program by our company and client initiatives
- Ongoing use of reusable containers while travelling
- Additional measures to reduce waste while travelling for work, such as less takeaways
You can read more about business sustainability at Applied Environment & Safety HERE.
Tracking of our carbon offsets, container recycling and donations are reported on our website HERE.
We are setting new energy, water and waste initiatives for the next financial year. We will keep you updated on the progress of these initiatives.