Memberships and Associations- Environment Business Australia
Environment Business Australia is a business think tank and advocacy group promoting commercial solutions to environmental challenges. As the peak organisation for the environment industry and cleantech sector EBS pushes for far-reaching policies to help shape the marketplace for clean and efficient technologies, next generation infrastructure and smart systems and ideas.
- Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Program (REEEP)
The Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) is a non-profit, specialist change agent aiming to catalyse the market for renewable energy and energy efficiency, with a primary focus on emerging markets and developing countries.
- The Australian Institute of Energy
The Australian Institute of Energy brings together individuals and companies
with interests and involvement in the energy sector in Australia. AIE aim to promote understanding and awareness of energy issues and the development of responsible energy policies in Australia.
The AIE is a non-profit association for professionals in the energy sector.
- Energy Savings Scheme
The ESS is a NSW-based mandatory energy efficiency scheme. The ESS works by establishing a market for tradable Energy Savings Certificates.
Agencies and Government Bodies- Clean Energy Council of Australia
The CEC is a membership based industry association representing the clean energy and energy efficiency sectors. It has more than 300 member companies involved in the development or deployment of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies including wind, hydro, wave and ocean, solar photovoltaic and thermal, bioenergy, solar hot water, geothermal and cogeneration.
The Council is an incorporated not-for-profit association and is based in Melbourne.
- CitySwitch
CitySwitch Green Office is a growing national partnership between businesses and local government acting as environmental leaders. The program works with tenants to improve office energy efficiency, thereby reducing the CO2 emissions attributed to global warming.
- NABERS
NABERS is a performance-based rating system for existing buildings. NABERS rates a building on the basis of its measured operational impacts on the environment, and provides a simple indication of how well you are managing these environmental impacts compared with your peers and neighbours.
- Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA)
Green Star is a comprehensive, national, voluntary environmental rating system that evaluates the environmental design and construction of buildings and, with 11 per cent of Australia's CBD commercial office buildings Green Star certified, building green is now a business imperative.
- Energy Efficiency Opportunities Scheme
The Australian Government's Energy Efficiency Opportunities program encourages large energy-using businesses to improve their energy efficiency. It does this by requiring businesses to identify, evaluate and report publicly on cost effective energy savings opportunities.
- Department of Industry & Investment
Through consultation and policy development, Industry & Investment NSW is focused on helping determine how New South Wales:
generates its energy can distribute safe, sufficient, reliable and cost-competitive energy to consumers
can have a significant role in the growing national energy market
can encourage private investment in New South Wales
can support, regulate and monitor the New South Wales energy industry.
- Department of Climate Change
The Department's role is to lead the development and coordination of Australia's climate change policies. We are responsible for policy advice, implementation and programs in three areas:
Mitigation, through reducing Australia's greenhouse gas emissions, including the design and implementation of the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme; Adaption to the unavoidable impacts of climate change; Helping to shape a global solution.
mySmart Group- mySmart Pty Ltd
The mySmart group provides cost effective solutions for customers using advanced technologies in various sectors of the built environment, including hotels, aged care facilities, commercial, industrial and domestic markets.
- mySmart Hotel
mySmart Hotel has positioined itself as a leader in energy saving and Hotel Sustainability Solutions (HSS) for the hospitality industry. mySmart Hotel help reduce carbon emissions as well as deliver significant financial savings in relation to the operating and maintenance costs of hotel facilities.
- mySmart Energy
mySmart Energy offer energy efficient products and service solutions; working with you to maximise energy efficiency opportunities with your project. mySmart Energy offer advice on appropriate products for purpose and special requirements in regards to energy reduction solutions.
- mySmart Living
mySmart Living provide the aged care industry with energy saving and cutting edge communication and building technologies. These technologies help the environment, contribute to financial savings through reduced operating and maintenance costs for aged care facilities, and improve the living quality of elderly residents.
- mySmart Home
mySmart Home supports the smart home automation installation market working in the domestic arena encompassing both residential homes and multi unit apartment developments.
Other Resources and Affiliations- Hopenhagen
Hopenhagen is a movement, a moment and a chance at a new beginning. The hope that in Copenhagen this December – during the United Nations Climate Change Conference – we can build a better future for our planet and a more sustainable way of life.
- OgilvyEarth
OgilvyEarth is a holistic sustainability communications practice – from empowering employees to act for the environment to promoting green products to advising on environmental public policy.
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