Discussion group

Government employees are invited to subscribe to the sustainability in government discussion group

What's new

A new policy for Australian Government energy use has been released. The Energy Efficiency in Government Operations (EEGO) policy contains new energy targets and requirements for buildings and agency operations.

ESD Design Guide for Australian Government Buildings, 2nd edition. The second edition of this popular introduction to ecologically sustainable buildings has been released to guide agencies, developers, tenants, owners and managers on opportunities to design and build better office buildings and public buildings.

Sustainability in Government

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A new Government was sworn in by the Governor-General on 3 December 2007, including the following Ministerial appointments:

The Hon Peter Garrett AM MP - Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts
Senator the Hon Penny Wong - Minister for Climate Change and Water

Content on this web site is being reviewed.

Leading by example

The Sustainability in Government programme aims to achieve improvements in the contributions the public sector makes to sustainability (particularly ecological sustainability) through actions including better environmental management, energy efficiency, public reporting and sustainable purchasing.

More about Sustainability in Government

This website is designed to help people in the public sector make a better contribution to sustainability. It contains useful resources for integrating sustainability into how the public sector operates (such as with procurement and how we run our buildings), as well as demonstrating how the public sector can lead by example.

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Sustainability at Centrelink

Centrelink is working to reduce the impact on the environment of its business. Through an ISO14001 EMS and a national network of environmental champions, Centrelink has acted on environmental purchasing, green buildings, waste reduction, energy efficiency and greenhouse.