Working with businesses
Compliance Mechanisms (wsud.org)
Water sensitive urban design practice note. Covers enforcing maintenance, education programs, setting up systems.
Profiting from Environmental Improvement in Business (pdf)
An eco-efficiency information kit for Australian industry, encouraging environmental improvements as a way of improving efficiency and the bottom line (Department of Environment & Heritage)
Product Innovation - The Green Advantage
An introduction to Design for Environment for Australian Business. It includes a discussion of economic, operational and marketing benefits as well as case studies from leading Australian operations (Department of Environment & Heritage)
Case Studies of Eco-efficiency & Cleaner Production in Australian Industry
A look at how industries around Australia have successfully made environmental improvements to their operations at no cost or as a net benefit (Department of Environment & Heritage)
Benefits of Cleaner Production for small to medium-sized organisations (pdf)
Business and the environment
"Business and the Environment is a tool to assist you to manage your business and, naturally enough, will be used a little differently by every person who opens it. This is one of the reasons the information has been organised into topics, with lots of ‘hotlinks’ so that you can go straight to what you need."
Basics of environmental management
Conducting an environmental review and education program for businesses
A comprehensive website which details for local government on scoping, resourcing, planning, preparing and undertaking an environmental audit program. The site recognises the importance of establishing a relationship with the organisation or business being audited, as well as setting appropriate targets for compliance (NSW EPA)
Stormwater Management Fact Sheet (pdf)
General introduction for businesses.
Water Management: detailed information for businesses (pdf) (13 pages)
Booklet introducing water management to businesses.
Guides for small businesses
NSW Dept Environment & Conservation
- Auto dismantlers
- Auto servicing & mechanical repairers
- Builders
- Car yards
- Composites industry
- Concreting
- Dry Cleaners
- Food sense (hospitality industry)
- Foundry industry
- Landscaping
- Marinas, boatsheds and slipways
- Mobile businesses
- Painters
- Photographic film & paper processors
- Printers
- Retail food businesses
- Service stations
- Shopping centre management
- Small factories
- Smash repairers
see also Maintenance Practices
Industrial Operations
Legislation and Regulation
Regulating Construction Sites
