acpet sa member leads the way in green skills

Over the 2009-2010 financial year Wendy Perry and Associates Pty Ltd made a huge reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the previous year.

“While we had a reduction target of 10 per cent, we were surprised by this result as from 2007-2008 compared with 2008-2009 we made a 40 per cent reduction and to get another reduction like this demonstrates how our practices have changed,” said Managing Director Wendy Perry.

The reduction over this year was due to reducing interstate travel by strategically targeting more local work, using internet and phone for meetings, changing lighting and being more energy conscious.

“As a small business I am really proud of what we have achieved,” said Wendy. “Over the past three financial years our partner Balance Carbon Pty Ltd has helped us to measure and manage our energy and GHG emissions plus we’ve saved money too. Often the changes we’ve made to our practices were small, thinking of different alternatives and having fun with activities such as our tree planting and Fantasy Fairytales ZeroC Calendar but the results have been enormous.”

Matt Shorten, Managing Director of Balance Carbon highlighted the benefits of these results.

“Wendy Perry and Associates’ commitment to measuring and managing GHG emissions is turning real results from an emissions performance perspective and financial one, too,” said Mr Shorten. “Wendy and her team have demonstrated an integrated approach to carbon management across their operation and have clearly demonstrated what is achievable.”

So what ideas can you take away and apply to your own businesses? Wendy Perry and Associates Pty Ltd incorporating WPAA, Workforce BluePrint, Workforce Architects and Blue Poppy Ventures have implemented the following actions:

• Environmental Sustainability Policy and Action Plan for 2009-2012;
• changing over the car fleet to smaller, more fuel efficient vehicles;
• reducing air travel by using alternative communication channels like Skype and online meetings;
• identifying sustainability as a strategic business priority, core value and core competency for the organisation and all associates;
• including as an option a GHG Emissions and Carbon Offset levy in all proposals, projects and programs; and
• undertaking professional development, attending conferences and participating in local government programs to support sustainability.

For further information please contact:

Wendy Perry, Ph: 08 8387 9800, Mob: 0416151491

email: wendy [at] workforceblueprint [dot] com [dot] au (Click here)

Wendy Perry