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Sustainability in Government

Sustainability at Centrelink

September 2006

Centrelink environmental performance

  1. 7% reduction in electricity consumption over the last two years
  2. 15% reduction in fuel fleet consumption over the last two years
  3. 7% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions over the last two years
  4. Almost 30% reduction in Centrelink office paper use in the last two years
  5. Introduced greenhouse gas abatement strategies to cut emissions by 50 000 tonnes of CO2 over the next three years (equivalent to taking 13 000 cars off the road)
  6. 900% increase in Greenfleet subscriptions in the 2005-06 financial year, resulting in a 'Centrelink-specific' forest of 11 000 native trees being planted by Greenfleet
  7. 42% of Centrelink's vehicles have a Green Vehicle Guide Rating of 10.5 or higher in 2005-06 (exceeding the Australian Government target of 28%). This represents a 50% increase in the fleet's overall performance compared to 2004-05 results.
  8. The building of a 4.5 star ABGR National Support Office headquarters
  9. Almost 300 'environmental champions' Centrelink-wide in the 2005-06 financial year
  10. 100% of new PCs with flat screens, reducing energy, raw materials and hazardous materials usage.