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		<title>Profit</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Using sustainability to cut operational costs and drive
business growth.

Clients hire us to:
<ul>
	<li> achieve their sustainability vision - whether it’s
developing a group wide strategy or</li>
	<li>delivering an operational efficiency program for
water, energy, waste</li>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Profit &#8211; using sustainability to cut operational costs and drive business growth</strong></p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;There is growing evidence that companies most engaged in social and environmental sustainability are also the most profitable.&#8221;<br />
<em>Richard Petty, President of Certified Practising Accountants Australia</em></p></blockquote>
<h2><strong><span id="more-5"></span></strong>We offer these services</h2>
<p><strong>Cost savings</strong></p>
<ul>
<li> Resource efficiency programmes to reduce and manage energy, water, waste costs</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Short term think tank and Guidance:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li> Presentations on the business case for sustainability – to make sure everyone’s on board</li>
<li> Guidance- Whether you are contemplating commencing your company’s sustainability journey or need resources to implement an immediate project</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Business strategy &#8211; using sustainability as a growth driver</strong></p>
<ul>
<li> 21st century audit – to check your company’s current pulse quickly – we offer a visual radar that shows your gaps</li>
<li>Prioritising issues – what are the key sustainability intiatives required</li>
<li> Strategy- articulating direction for internal and external delivery</li>
<li>Developing a Sustainability Vision your Board and senior managers can sign off on</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Sustainability mentoring to implement the strategy</strong></p>
<ul>
<li> Making the strategy tangible and relevant across the organisation, to each business unit</li>
<li> Targeted implementation- driven by your business priorities- such as sustainable procurement &amp; supply chain.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Benefits</strong></p>
<ul>
<li> Operational cost savings of 20%-40% in reduced energy, 30% in reduced indoor water, 50% reduced outdoor water, 50% reduced waste</li>
<li> Reduced costs by $US 10 million after supply chain audit</li>
<li> Financial performance and return on investment linked to performance [link to Performance]</li>
<li> Alignment between sustainability and business activities</li>
</ul>
<h3>Previous clients for these services include</h3>
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<td valign="top"><strong>Resource efficiency: </strong></td>
<td valign="top">Property development Lend Lease Communities in the United States</td>
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<td valign="top"><strong>Business case:</strong></td>
<td valign="top">Retail giant Westfield Group, Insurance Australia Group (IAG), Investa Property Group, Port of Melbourne Corporation, Middle East property and city developer Nakheel</td>
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<td valign="top"><strong>Business strategy:</strong></td>
<td valign="top">Westfield and its 118 shopping centres in the United States, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand, Nakheel , oil and gas exploration company Santos, Lend Lease Communities US, Abu Dhabi Executive Council; Oman Oil Company; Dubai based shipping company GAC</td>
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<td valign="top"><strong>Implementation:</strong></td>
<td valign="top">Westfield, Investa, Nakheel, IAG, Payce Real Estate, Burger King, RSI Foods, United States &#8211; over 500 meat suppliers in 10 countries.</td>
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