Environmental performance reporting

Canberra Office Operations Environmental Policy

Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, 2011

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Our Organisation

The Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (the department) develops and implements national policy, programs and legislation to protect and conserve Australia's environment and heritage. The department's operations are conducted in various locations throughout Australia. Our office based activities occur predominantly in Canberra, but also in Hobart and Darwin. We maintain National Parks and Botanic Gardens in the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island, and Norfolk Island, and undertake research in the Australian Antarctic Territory.

Scope

This policy covers the Canberra office operations excluding the Australian National Botanical Gardens. The department will maintain a certified (ISO 14001:2004) Environmental Management System (EMS) for our operations at our main Canberra office in the John Gorton Building. We will also progressively extend the scope of this EMS to include the department's office-based operations in other Canberra offices where we are the major tenant.

Our Commitment

We aim to minimise the ecological footprint of our operations on the environment. Reflecting our role in the sustainable management and conservation of Australia's environment, we are committed to minimising the ecological footprint of our operations by pursuing environmentally sustainable practices in our operations.

The department will:

Staff & Management Responsibilities

We will:

 

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