About

Greening Our Business is a comprehensive assessment tool designed to support, recognise and guide businesses on their sustainability journey.

It links local companies to a range of programs, subsidies, and rebates offered by government and industry partners, all aimed at reducing energy usage, CO2 emissions, and waste, saving you $ and growing your customer base. 

Our primary focus is on supporting you to take action, that’s why Greening our Business delivers you a customised action plan that links you into programs that can help you get started and/or reduce the cost of upgrades. We also connect you with valuable resources, like case studies and videos that will inspire and motivate.  

Our scoring component offers you the opportunity to celebrate and promote the actions you have taken, elevating you to a partner or leader status.  

At Greening Our Business, we are on a mission to help you make sustainability a seamless part of your everyday business. With the support of the four founding councils—Darebin, Hume, Merri-bek, and Yarra—we empower organisations to reduce CO2 emissions, waste and become more circular, benefitting the bottom line, the planet, enhancing operations and strengthening customer relationships. 

Why does it matter? Because sustainability in business makes economic, environmental and social sense.​ We believe business is stronger and life a little better when businesses reduce their footprint, operate sustainably, and create positive impacts on their communities and customers. ​

 

There definitely is a demand for sustainable products and services and lots of potential for businesses to tap into that.

Ryan O’Connor
co-owner of Terra Madre