The city of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland has implemented the EcoBiz Program under the Department of Environment and Resource Management which aims to aid businesses to reduce their carbon footprint while making significant cuts to their expenses.
The EcoBiz program, which is in cooperation with the Queensland government, assists businesses by introducing energy and water conservation tips and equipment, as well as advising on more productive ways to use their current resources.
The main goal of the program is to take a closer look into the existing water, energy and resources of individual businesses and then develop plans and methods for increasing productivity while reducing utilised resources.
What sets the ecoBiz program apart from other eco-efficiency tools is that it provides the user with a simple methodology for defining resource costs in terms of units of production which also helps in calculating the future pay.
Currently the EcoBiz program has helped 17 businesses across the Peregian borders in reducing their expenses and carbon footprint while increasing productivity and in generating more profit. The Peregian businesses tossed a celebration with their success by planting trees in the Peregian boardwalks as part of their EcoBiz plan.
Steve Skull happily said that the council was pleased that the council’s role of helping and supporting the community in becoming self sufficient is now being fulfilled.
Under the program the council is currently working with 60 more businesses and aims to spread the EcoBiz virus throughout the coast in the future.
The city of Sunshine Coast has supported environmental protection since the ages and it has become the core value of the city. For an instance solar energy in Sunshine Coast would have not become a success without the community mobilisation of the council and their continued efforts.
The efforts of the Sunshine Coast regional council have turned the city into one of Australia’s cleanest region. The environmental actions of the council together with the community brought a green ambiance across the coast.
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