Energy policy
Australia Post is committed to monitoring its energy use and reducing energy consumption where possible. The following key strategies will help achieve this.
Operational
- Ensure energy efficiency becomes standard business practice for all staff.
- Ensure energy efficiency is a part of the operating and maintenance procedures for all equipment.
- Regularly review energy practices across the fleet and at facility level to identify opportunities to introduce energy efficiency measures.
Monitoring
- Maintain an effective energy monitoring system.
- Develop a strategy for providing all facilities with energy consumption data.
- Continually review strategies to improve data monitoring.
Awareness
- Develop communication strategies to raise staff awareness of energy efficiency.
- Encourage staff to report inefficient energy practices.
- Ensure energy consumption data is available to management and staff to help them monitor and manage their energy use.
- Provide government and public reports on energy efficiency as required.
- Where practicable, develop staff incentive schemes to encourage active involvement in energy reduction programs and practices.
Training
- Ensure staff members are appropriately trained to practice energy efficiency.
- Ensure staff and contractors are suitably trained to manage equipment.
Future focus
- Ensure energy efficient features are incorporated into the design of new and refurbished buildings and building fit outs.
- Ensure energy efficiency is a consideration in the purchase of goods and services.
- Reduce reliance on non-sustainable energy practices and encourage more sustainable energy practices.
- Investigate opportunities to incorporate renewable energy into our operations.