VCOSS

Greening the Sector

On 24 March 2009, VCOSS convened the Greening the Sector forum to bring together people working on organisational environmental sustainability within the community services sector.

The event showcased key environmental issues facing the sector and provided an opportunity to showcase the work of a range of organisations.

Over 50 participants forum identified opportunities to support the environmental sustainability work of the sector including:

• better online access to resources tailored to the sector including templates for environmental policies and case studies of successful initiatives;
• networks and regular communication about organisational environmental issues;
• low or no-cost training in sustainable purchasing; implementing an environmental management system; environmental auditing; supporting behaviour change and working with vulnerable communities on sustainability.   

Presentations

Michael Dodd, Sustainability Victoria
‘Organisational environmental strategy and Sustainability Victoria’

Nick Ray, Green Collect and Ethical Consumer Group
‘Green and ethical purchasing’

Case studies

Kristine Olaris, North Yarra Community Health

Gail Siracusa, EW Tipping Foundation

Linda Parlane, North East Neighbourhood House Network

For more information please contact:
Jess Fritze
jess.fritze@vcoss.org.au