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Ecologically sustainable development and environmental performance
The Commission does not administer any legislation or have any appropriations directly related to these issues; accordingly, the Commission’s involvement relates to practices that can improve energy management and environmental practices within the Commission.
We have in place an Environmental Management System (EMS) for central office in Canberra. The system helps Commission staff in their efforts to improve performance against environmental and energy management objectives and targets.
The Commission has in place:
- practices ensuring that, where operationally viable, energy efficient equipment is purchased and that energy efficient practices with regard to such equipment is implemented
- paper and cardboard recycling arrangements
- purchasing of remanufactured toners for 80% of its printers
- recycling of 80% of its printer toners
- a basic education programme that promotes energy efficient and environmentally friendly practices.
During 2004–05 the Commission introduced:
- use of recycled paper (60% recycled content) for the majority of its daily printing and copying needs on a national basis
- recycling of plastics, glass, aluminium and steel in the Canberra office.
We continue to review our options for introducing practices that will help improve upon the Commission’s environmental and energy management performance and current practices.
