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ENVIRONMENT STRATEGY
This year, we reviewed our environmental
capabilities, risks and opportunities.
We also commissioned an independent
review to assess the environmental
issues that matter most to our
stakeholders and have the potential for
the biggest impact on the company.
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framework for an enterprise-wide
environmental strategy, which will focus
on three key areas - improving the energy
efficiency of our operations, reducing
environmental impact in our supply chain
and developing greener products and
services. We will finalise the strategy and
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY
AND CARBON EMISSIONS
Our largest environmental impact is
associated with our networks, which
need large amounts of energy to power
equipment and keep it at optimum
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total energy consumption.
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15 per cent reduction target.
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our carbon emissions efficiency due to
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We have set a target for a further 15 per
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This reduction was driven by decreases
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key areas of our business.
PAPER USE - SENSIS
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we supported four carbon reduction
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commitment, we will be purchasing
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We are committed to using paper from
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taken steps and transitioned to ensure we
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and a number of our directories have
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national recycling and reuse rate for our
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We promote household recycling by
providing information on recycling options
and the associated environmental benefits.
OFFICE, BILLING
AND PRINTING PAPER
Paper usage fell by 24 per cent this year.
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as more customers opt for online billing.
Use of printing paper also decreases with
the move to online advertising reducing
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resulted in a 14 per cent decrease in
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trends to continue.
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SUSTAINABILITY
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
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