Environmental management
Business benefits & planning
Businesses with successful environmental management plans and practices not only help the environment but can also introduce significant benefits for their own business.Business benefits
By introducing sound environmental management practices and reducing your environmental impact overall, your business can profit from cost savings through efficiency or productivity gains.Environmental planning
Planning for your business is an important part of ensuring your business' success. Likewise, when you decide to make your business more environmentally friendly, you can expand your business plan to include environmental management strategies.
Licences & labelling
To ensure your business and the environment is protected, you need to know if your business activities fall under environmental legislation, licensing and labelling requirements.Environmental legislation
All Australian businesses can play a part in environmental management, but whether environmental laws will affect your business directly will depend on your business activities.Licences & permits
Approvals for environmental licences and permits can be obtained from federal, state and local environmental agencies, and the type of approval you need will depend on the jurisdiction and type of your business activity.Standards & labelling
Product environmental standards are sets of quality benchmarks that promote the environmental performance of a product. While many standards are mandatory such as energy ratings for televisions, others are voluntary and are a great way to promote your brand as environmentally friendly.Environmental legislation in your state or territory
Environmental legislation links and resources in your state or territory.Environmental licences and permits in your state or territory
Find licences and permits in your state or territory.
Minimising your impact
Without proper environmental management, businesses will have some degree of impact on the environment. There are however various ways you can minimise your impact and create significant savings for your business. Federal and state governments also provide various tools to help you achieve these savings.Reporting
Before you can reduce your impact on the environment, you need to know which areas of your business are causing the most impact.Sustainability
Using sustainable or renewable resources in your business is one way of reducing your business' impact on the environment and saving money.Recycling
One of the simplest ways to minimise your business' impact on the environment is to employ sound recycling practices. Not only does recycling reduce pollution, it conserves materials for the future.Waste reduction
Developing or improving your waste management system can save you money, increase the efficiency of your workflow and improve the reputation of your business.Tools & resources
Federal and state governments have a number of online tools, calculators, guides and databases available to help you make your business sustainable and environmentally friendly.Recycling in your state or territory
Recycling links and resources in your state or territory.Sustainability in your state or territory
Sustainability links and resources in your state or territory.Waste reduction in your state or territory
Waste reduction links and resources in your state or territory.
Environment grants & assistance
You can access grants and other funding programs for environmental projects from federal, state and territory governments and in some cases from your local council.Grants & Assistance Finder
To help you locate environmental grants and assistance relevant to your business, we have created a search tool called Grant Finder. Using Grant Finder, you can search for grants and assistance programs available within your state or territory, in addition to those provided by the Australian government.Advice, support & awards
Gaining recognition of your efforts to make your business more environmentally friendly can be a good way to make your business stand out from it's competitors. There are awards provided across federal, state and territory, and local government levels.
Climate Change
Climate change is likely to affect Australians and Australian businesses by altering long term weather patterns. The potential costs to the environment and economy should be of concern to everyone.Climate change information in your state or territory
Useful guides, information and resources on climate change in your state or territory.
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