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GQ Green

Get Qualified Australia make every effort possible to maintain environmentally friendly and sustainable office and business practices.

We understand that we can make a difference in reducing Climate Change and aim to minimise our impact on the planet through our business operations.

Some sustainable options that have incorporated into our daily business operations include:

Business Practices

• incorporated "paperless' Application and Assessment procecess into operations to reduce paper use and to eliminate postage requirements
• reduced paper consumption by minimised printing and double sided prints where possible
• use of recycled printing paper with reduction from 80 to 75gsm
• use of soy based printing inks in cartridges
• recycling and refilling of printer cartridges
• reduced font size and type to reduce toner cartridge use
• reducing waste, recycling and reusing materials where possible
• reducing energy consumption by regulating use office airconditioning and heating systems
• setting "powersave" and "sleep" modes on computer and workstations
• using low watt desk lamps on individual workstations after hours

Travel

• eliminating travel where possible and using technological solutions such as conference calls and intranet communications
• purchase of "carbon credits" when travelling

Resources for a Sustainable Business

Our company Head Office is in Sydney NSW, so we utilise "sustainable business" resources and recommendations made available by the NSW Department of Environment & Heritage.

Being based in Sydney, we also consider recommendations on environmental sustainability from The City of Sydney.

The Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population & Communities develops policies on sustainability at a National level.

Australian Governement Purchasing Guide and Checklists can be used by any business when considering sustainable options in their business.  Although they relate directly to procurement with Government contracts, the are best practice standards and offer plenty of helpful advice.