Making sustainability part of our everyday

With a new sustainability strategy and dedicated team, we are strengthening our focus on creating a lasting, positive impact for our customers, people, community and environment.

We have a long history of continued commitment to the communities in which we operate and have initiated many social and environmental initiatives that make a difference.

For example, our Be Healthy and Active program provides free health and wellbeing sessions to retirement village residents and community members, and the Homeless Persons Program supports individuals and families experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

Sustainability considerations are integrated into planning and design of new developments, and our new wardrobe was also designed with sustainability in mind, with eco-friendly fabrics and a recycling process for old uniforms.

Our new sustainability strategy brings together and connects all of these initiatives so we can better measure their impact and understand emerging risks and opportunities.

Building strong foundations

Our approach to sustainability is underpinned by five pillars.

Understanding what we do and how we do it is pivotal to building a sustainable legacy. In the first year of our sustainability strategy, we are focused on knowing our data, understanding our footprint, and establishing targets that will help us identify more opportunities for efficiency and growth.

As with everything we do, our customers are at the heart of our approach to sustainability. Our strategy is built on their experiences and the things that matter most to them, their families and communities.

We will continue to seek feedback from our customers about what sustainability means to them and build partnerships and collaborations to ensure we can meet their needs now and in the future.

How you can get involved

Our sustainability strategy has been developed with input from teams across all states and services, including ideas received as part of the Sprout sustainability challenge.

To find out more, contact Sustainability Manager Kathryn Wightman-Beaven.