TOOLKIT
Useful tools and resources to assist with achieving sustainable outcomes.
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Waste
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Sustainability Training for Small Businesses
Impact Dragonfly has partnered with Stickerbook, a platform designed to help businesses upskill their teams on ESG practices.
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Online Sustainability Hub
BEDA's online Sustainability Hub has tools, articles, and guides to help you on your sustainability journey.
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Manage Business Waste
Understand your business waste, the rules you need to follow and the money-saving steps you can take to avoid or reduce waste.
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Save on Waste
Brisbane Sustainability Agency have a list of resources on how to save on waste.
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ASPIRE Program
ASPIRE is a platform for Brisbane businesses to buy, sell or giveaway free unused resources and waste to other businesses.
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Cleanaway Recycling Hub
Cleanaway have a list of Recycling resources, directory and tips for getting recycling right.
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Waste Toolkit
Toolkit with the essential tips and tools that can get your organisation reducing waste, saving money and improving staff morale.
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Waste to Landfill Fact Sheet
Use EarthCheck’s Waste to Landfill Fact Sheet to find out more information on reducing waste within your business.
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TOMRA Recycling Centres
TOMRA Recycling Centres with reverse vending machines (RVM) make it easier to recycle 10c bottles.
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EcoBiz Program
EcoBiz is a free program with resources to help businesses cut costs across energy, water and waste bills.
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Containers for Change
Collect eligible bottles and drop them off at a refund point. Organise a bin for the office and encourage staff to recycle used bottles.
Energy Efficiency
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Sustainability Training for Small Businesses
Impact Dragonfly has partnered with Stickerbook, a platform designed to help businesses upskill their teams on ESG practices.
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Online Sustainability Hub
BEDA's online Sustainability Hub has tools, articles, and guides to help you on your sustainability journey.
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Energy Saving Calculator
Brisbane Sustainability Agency has a free energy saving calculator to help you understand your business energy use.
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Energy Efficient Action Toolkit
Business Chamber Queensland has created a toolkit to assist with adopting and increasing energy efficiency in your business.
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Manage Business Energy Use
Resources to help make your business more energy efficient and reduce your energy bill.
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Save on Energy
Brisbane Sustainability Agency have a list of resources on how to save on energy costs.
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Efficient Cooling Fact Sheet
Use EarthCheck’s efficient cooling fact sheet to learn more about operating your AC efficiently.
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EcoBiz Program
EcoBiz is a free program with resources to help businesses cut costs across energy, water and waste bills.
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Energy Saving Programs
The Queensland Government has programs designed to help businesses save energy and adopt energy-efficient practices.
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Efficient Lighting Fact Sheet
Use EarthCheck’s efficient lighting fact sheet to find out more on how to reduce energy usage in your business.
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Edge Utilities
Edge Utilities help businesses save on energy costs and reduce emissions through renewables.
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Carbon Calculator
EarthCheck’s Calculator helps businesses understand, manage, and reduce their emissions more effectively.
Water
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Manage Water Use
Steps that can help you manage your water use and meet government requirements.
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Waterwise at Work
Queensland Government has resources to put in office shared spaces to encourage staff to be conscious of water usage.
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E2DesignLab
E2Designlab work to create thriving and sustainable places through integrated management of water.
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Water Heating Fact Sheet
Use EarthCheck’s Water Heating efficiency fact sheet to improve your business energy consumption.
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Save on Water
Brisbane Sustainability Agency have a list of resources on how to save on water.
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EcoBiz Program
EcoBiz is a free program with resources to help businesses cut costs across energy, water and waste bills.
Health & Wellbeing
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Mental Health First Aid Training
Well-Led Workplaces partner with organisations to integrate mental well-being frameworks into workplaces.
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Employee Wellbeing & WHS Compliance
HR Tactics offers Wellbeing & Safety Initiatives ensuring a healthy, productive and legally compliant workplace.
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Templates and Policy Guidance
Key social sustainability policies such as Family & Domestic Violence and Sexual Harassment.
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Healthy Recipes Blog
Healthy recipes designed by nutritionists, making it easier to switch to healthy food alternatives.
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WorkSafe QLD Resources
WorkSafe Queensland has a list of resources, tools and information to support your organisations health, safety and wellbeing strategy.
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R U OK? Free Resources
R U OK has a wide range of online resources to help you support those you care about.
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Workplace Resources
Search and explore information, resources and tools that can help you create a mentally healthy workplace.
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Healthy Workplaces
Health and Wellbeing Queensland Healthy Workplaces provides tools and resources for organisations to improve workplace wellbeing.
Circular Economy
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Sustainability Training for Small Businesses
Impact Dragonfly has partnered with Stickerbook, a platform designed to help businesses upskill their teams on ESG practices.
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Sustainability Tool Library
Brisbane Tool Library encourages people to borrow hand and power tools, and other equipment, promoting a circular economy.
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Manage Business Waste
Understand your business waste, the rules you need to follow and the money-saving steps you can take to avoid or reduce waste.
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Save on Waste
Brisbane Sustainability Agency have a list of resources on how to save on waste.
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ASPIRE Program
ASPIRE is a platform for Brisbane businesses to buy, sell or giveaway free unused resources and waste to other businesses.
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Cleanaway Recycling Hub
Cleanaway have a list of Recycling resources, directory and tips for getting recycling right.
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Waste Toolkit
Toolkit with the essential tips and tools that can get your organisation reducing waste, saving money and improving staff morale.
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Waste to Landfill Fact Sheet
Use EarthCheck’s Waste to Landfill Fact Sheet to find out more information on reducing waste within your business.
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TOMRA Recycling Centres
TOMRA Recycling Centres with reverse vending machines (RVM) make it easier to recycle 10c bottles.
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EcoBiz Program
EcoBiz is a free program with resources to help businesses cut costs across energy, water and waste bills.
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Containers for Change
Collect eligible bottles and drop them off at a refund point. Organise a bin for the office and encourage staff to recycle used bottles.
Inclusivity
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Endeavour Foundation
Align with your organisation’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) goals while helping to support people living with disability.
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Better Access More Customers Guide
Brisbane City Council's accessibility guide includes achievable ways to help customers find your business and access your offerings.
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Mental Health First Aid Training
Well-Led Workplaces partner with organisations to integrate mental well-being frameworks into workplaces.
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Templates and Policy Guidance
Key social sustainability policies such as Family & Domestic Violence and Sexual Harassment.
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Workforce Evolve
Queensland Government-funded free program helping employers think differently about who they hire.
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Reconciliation Action Plan
Reconciliation Action Plans (RAPs) enable organisations to sustainably take meaningful action to advance reconciliation.
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Workplace Resources
Search and explore information, resources and tools that can help you create a mentally healthy workplace.
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QTIC Accessibility Module
QTIC’s Accessibility Module is an online toolkit to assist tourism businesses to enhance the guest experience for visitors of all abilities.
Carbon Management
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Sustainability Training for Small Businesses
Impact Dragonfly has partnered with Stickerbook, a platform designed to help businesses upskill their teams on ESG practices.
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Carbon Kickstart
Free or low-cost programs to help you measure your carbon emissions and take meaningful steps towards a more sustainable future.
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Online Sustainability Hub
BEDA's online Sustainability Hub has tools, articles, and guides to help you on your sustainability journey.
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Energy Saving Calculator
Brisbane Sustainability Agency has a free energy saving calculator to help you understand your business energy use.
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Queensland Trust for Nature (QTFN)
QTFN partners to protect and enhance Queensland’s biodiversity in market-changing ways.
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Climate Active Certification
Climate Active certification is awarded to businesses and organisations that have reached a state called carbon neutrality.
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EcoBiz Program
EcoBiz is a free program with resources to help businesses cut costs across energy, water and waste bills.
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EarthCheck Carbon Calculator
EarthCheck’s Calculator helps businesses understand, manage, and reduce their emissions more effectively.
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Reforest Carbon Calculator
Reforest plant trees in local projects and have a carbon calculator which can estimate your business footprint.
Don’t know where to start?
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Sustainability Training for Small Businesses
Impact Dragonfly has partnered with Stickerbook, a platform designed to help businesses upskill their teams on ESG practices.
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Carbon Kickstart
Free or low-cost programs to help you measure your carbon emissions and take meaningful steps towards a more sustainable future.
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Online Sustainability Hub
BEDA's online Sustainability Hub has tools, articles, and guides to help you on your sustainability journey.
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Better Access More Customers Guide
Brisbane City Council's accessibility guide includes achievable ways to help customers find your business and access your offerings.
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Energy Saving Calculator
Brisbane Sustainability Agency has a free energy saving calculator to help you understand your business energy use.
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Where to Start Fact Sheet
Where to start can be a daunting decision when it comes to your sustainability journey. Use EarthCheck's fact sheet to get started.
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Grants & Assistance Programs
Find grants, funding or assistance programs to support your business's environmental initiatives.
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UN Global Compact Principles
Sustainability begins with a principles-based approach to doing business. View the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact.
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Sustainable Business Hub
The Sustainable Business Hub supports businesses to save on operating costs and contribute to a cleaner, greener Brisbane.
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Sustainability Checklist
A Sustainability Checklist which can help guide your business through steps to take towards sustainable actions.
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Manage Water Use
Steps that can help you manage your water use and meet government requirements.
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Waterwise at Work
Queensland Government has resources to put in office shared spaces to encourage staff to be conscious of water usage.
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Water Heating Fact Sheet
Use EarthCheck’s Water Heating efficiency fact sheet to improve your business energy consumption.
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Cleanaway Recycling Hub
Cleanaway have a list of Recycling resources, directory and tips for getting recycling right.
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Waste to Landfill Fact Sheet
Use EarthCheck’s Waste to Landfill Fact Sheet to find out more information on reducing waste within your business.
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TOMRA Recycling Centres
TOMRA Recycling Centres with reverse vending machines (RVM) make it easier to recycle 10c bottles.
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WorkSafe QLD Resources
WorkSafe Queensland has a list of resources, tools and information to support your organisations health, safety and wellbeing strategy.
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Energy Efficient Action Toolkit
Business Chamber Queensland has created a toolkit to assist with adopting and increasing energy efficiency in your business.
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Manage Business Energy Use
Resources to help make your business more energy efficient and reduce your energy bill.
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Save on Energy
Brisbane Sustainability Agency have a list of resources on how to save on energy costs.
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EcoBiz Program
EcoBiz is a free program with resources to help businesses cut costs across energy, water and waste bills.
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Containers for Change
Collect eligible bottles and drop them off at a refund point. Organise a bin for the office and encourage staff to recycle used bottles.
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Energy Saving Programs
The Queensland Government has programs designed to help businesses save energy and adopt energy-efficient practices.