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Programs for Businesses

City of Sydney supports a number of environmental sustainability programs for business.

Smart Businesses Live Green (free assessments)

The City of Sydney’s new FREE environmental sustainability program for business, Smart Businesses Live Green, aims to help businesses save on water, waste and energy costs.

Smart Businesses Live Green provides City of Sydney Business Advisors to perform a FREE energy, water and waste assessment of your business. They will work with you to develop an action plan to reduce your water, waste and energy bills and to improve your environmental sustainability.

Smart Businesses Live Green is a program developed by City of Sydney, Sydney Water and the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water.

Benefits Include:

Free professional sustainability support
Free assistance seeking government funding or rebates for water and energy upgrades (and locating contractors when applicable)
Reduced costs for water, energy and waste services through more efficient and sustainable use of resources
Access to the latest environmental sustainability information for your industry.

Free Consultation Service

To arrange a free consultation fill in the following form

Businesses that have already saved money

A number of organisations have already joined the business program and have increased their efficiency to make real savings on their bills. Read the following case studies to find out how stopping leaks, retrofitting amenities and becoming more water-smart saved these businesses money.

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The Business Guide to the Low Carbon Economy: New South Wales

This new guide provides practical steps for businesses to begin measuring and curbing greenhouse gas emissions from their operations. The guide will assist businesses improve their energy efficiency, reduce energy use and costs.

The guide includes clear and concise information about climate change policies and programs at all levels of government and explains how these policies may affect NSW businesses.

The information in this guide can help businesses ensure they are well placed to compete in a new low-carbon era. The guide can help unlock the huge opportunities that exist in transitioning to a low carbon economy.

The Business Guide to the Low Carbon Economy: New South Wales was commissioned by the NSW Government and prepared by The Climate Group and ARUP.

The Climate Group is one of the world’s leading NGOs focused exclusively on the solutions to climate change.

ARUP are an independent firm of designers, planners, engineers, consultants and technical specialists offering a broad range of professional services.

To access the guide visit: www.theclimategroup.org

CitySwitch Green Office

CitySwitch Green Office is a national tenant energy efficiency program run in partnership between the cities of Sydney, North Sydney, Parramatta, Willoughby, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane and Canberra, government agencies, the NSW Department of Environment & Climate Change and Sustainability Victoria.

Previously known as the 3CBDs Greenhouse Initiative, the program uses NABERS Energy to work with major CBD tenancies to reduce their carbon pollution and was originally established by the City of Sydney, North Sydney Council, Parramatta City Council and the Department of Environment and Climate Change.

To find out more, visit www.cityswitch.net.au

What can you do to green your business now?

Switch off lights when you leave the office
Enable Energy Star™ saving modes on computers and electrical appliances
Switch off computers when not used for extended periods.
Use portable computers and / or LCD screens which use less energy than desktop models
Ride or walk to work if that's an option
Encourage your organisation to commit to improved office energy efficiency and join CitySwitch Green Office.

For More Information

For more information please email:

Mark Matthews
Sustainable Business Project Officer
Tel: 02 9265 3333
Email: mmatthews@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au

Yuling Du
Sustainable Business Project Officer
Tel: 02 9265 9756
Email: ydu@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au

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While care is taken to ensure accuracy, the City of Sydney cannot guarantee that information expressed here is correct and recommends that users exercise their own skill and care with respect to its use. The City of Sydney makes no warranty or undertaking, whether expressed or implied, nor does it assume any legal liability, whether direct or indirect.

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