Resources for businesses
There are many free online resources to help businesses to improve their energy efficiency, save money and reduce their carbon footprint, including guides from the State Government.
EMISSIONS REDUction
SA Government efficiency information and programs for businesses
How to become a net zero business, including:
The Net Zero Essentials Program, providing practical support for small to medium enterprises to reduce emissions
TRANSPORT
The South Australian Government’s Electric Vehicle Fleet Pledge program can help your organisation better understand plug-in electric vehicles through peer-to-peer information sharing, tools and resources.
The Adelaide Metro public transport savings estimator can estimate how much money and carbon emissions could be saved by using public transport instead of driving a car.
CONSTRUCTION
The Materials Embodied Carbon Leaders Alliance has useful resources relating to low embodied carbon construction materials.
The Supply Chain Sustainability School offers free learning materials and courses aimed at the construction sector to help build capacity in social, economic and environmental sustainability.
The Adelaide Sustainable Building Network Green Book is a free guide to organisations providing solutions for sustainable built environments.
Lendlease’s ‘Stepping up the Pace: Fossil Fuel Free Construction’ report provides information on low-emissions construction, including the local availability of low or zero emission construction equipment.
Building Upgrade Finance is a private finance product designed to assist building owners with environmental upgrades to non-residential buildings.
The Southern and Hills Local Government Association has produced regional climate adaptation resources, including fact sheets and a report on ‘Where we build, what we build”.
RISK MANAGEMENT
The Queensland Government’s Climate Change Risk Management Tool for Small Business.
Preparing Your Business for an Emergency and What to do in an Emergency.
The Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures is a global initiative that was created to improve and increase reporting of climate-related financial information.
The Task Force on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures is a global initiative that helps provide a framework for organisations to report and act on evolving nature-related risks.