Green Business Resources
- Environmental Resources for Business
- Water
- Waste
- Energy and greenhouse
- The green market and marketing
- Business programs
- Industry specific information
- Green directories
- What we are reading
Environmental resources for business
How to save water and energy, implement cleaner production, switch to GreenPower, recycle, avoid chemicals, encourage sustainable transport and limit your waste, the NSW Government's Living Thing campaign.
Water
Sydney Water programs and resources
NSW Government's Water for Life
Waste
Waste avoidance and recovery in NSW
Grow me the money hints and tips for small businesses by Sustainability Victoria
Federal Government's Greenhouse Challenge Plus for business
Energy and greenhouse
Greenpower, government accredited renewable energy from your retailer also rated by environment groups at Green electric city watch
Federal Government's Department of Climate Change
NSW Government on climat change, how we can adapt and what is being done.
Find out how many stars your business gets under Australia's built environment and building greenhouse rating schemes, NABERS and ABGR
The green market and marketing
The Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability (LOHAS) consumer market
Australian Competition and Consumer Commissions publication on green marketing claims and the trade practices act
The six sins of Greenwashing
Total Environment Centre's report on the carbon offset market and carbon neutrality in Australia
Business programs
City of Sydney's GreenLeaders Sustainable Business program:
GreenLeaders is a free service for small-to-medium businesses to help reduce environmental impacts while maintaining or improving profits. Please click on this link to the website: GreenLeaders Sustainable Business Program website
If your business is located in the City of Sydney local government area, has between 5-20 full-time equivalent employees and is interested in improving on both your environmental performance and operating costs, contact the City of Sydney''s Environmental Development Unit on 9246 7807.
CitySwitch is a national tenant energy management program. Previously known as the 3CBDs Greenhouse Initiative, the program works with tenants to achieve improved office energy efficiency every hour of every day, thereby reducing the CO2 emissions attributed to climate change.
The NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change's Sustainability Advantage program works with groups of businesses over a period of time to help them achieve changes
Industry specific information
NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change's industry sector tips and case studies
The Savewater Alliance in NSW and VIC provide programs, tips and case studies specific to the manufacturing, food processing, hospitality, construction, textiles and nursery industries
Green directories
For businesses that offer sustainable goods and services, or to advertise your own efforts to the $12 billion green consumer market in Australia:
What we are reading
Green business events checklist by ACF, NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change and Great Southern Events
NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change's Waste Wise Events Guide
