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ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES
CoEfficiency Australia

CoEfficiency Australia supports the not for profit sector to operate with organisational and environmental sustainability. They offer not for profit organisations a comprehensive and affordable Sustainability Program with the following organisational benefits:

  • reduces costs
  • increases access to funding
  • strengthens workforce
  • provides environmental credentials

They have partnered with GreenBizCheck – providers of a world leading business certification – to offer not for profit organisations:

  • an environmental assessment of your office
  • action based recommendations to reduce costs and improve sustainability
  • step by step support to integrate these recommendations
  • bronze, silver or gold certification
  • an evaluation of the financial, environmental and social benefits to your organisation

Visit the CoEfficiency Australia website

Sustainability Pilot Program 2011
The Victorian Council of Social Services (VCOSS), in partnership with CoEfficiency Australia are pleased to announce VCOSS member Norwood Services as the successful applicant for the VCOSS Pilot Sustainability Program. Norwood Services provides a range of recovery and rehabilitation services for people living with mental illness in the Brimbank, Melton and Sunbury communities. They focus on addressing the impact of mental illness on a person’s daily activities and the resulting social disadvantage faced by individuals.

This Pilot Sustainability Program as an ideal opportunity to ‘access expertise and guidance in something that we have been trying to do without direction’ said Nicole Gibbs, the CEO of Norwood Services.

Norwood Services will be supported by CoEfficiency Australia to work through an 8- month program to improve their environmental sustainability and promote their environmental credentials to funders and other stakeholders.

September 2011 Update
Norwood CEO Nicole Gibbs talks about the positive changes occuring at her organisation in this video.

Link to: Norwood Association testimonial for CoEfficiency Australia (YouTube video)

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