Risk Management

Resourceful thinking and practice

At Accord, we respond to and grow with our communities and partners and treat the Earth and its resources with respect.

Issues surrounding saving the environment and climate change can pre-empt many heated discussions. Teaching new ideas on how to better use our natural resources is an efficient way to move forward into the future. At Accord, stewardship is vital to our survival. The efficient and effective use of resources available to our services through grants, donations, and general purchases is essential for our future.

Our aim is to minimise the use of non-renewable resources by reducing the impact they have on our bottom line and the environment through purchasing energy efficient devices, office equipment that is durable for longer term use and encouraging staff to recycle as part of environmental objectives. We are reducing our waste generation through careful purchase of resources such as recycled paper and other office products.

We are committed to:

• Operating in an ecologically sustainable manner
• Using the minimum natural resources required by reducing consumption and eliminating waste
• Implementing environmental impact strategies that promote best practice in how we manage the environment at each of our operational sites
• Complying with government policies and initiatives and relevant state legislation
• Providing an environmentally sound workplace with sound work practices
• Working closely with our employees, suppliers and the people and communities we support to develop and implement strong initiatives linked to ensuring the future of our environments.

At Accord we are also creating environments at each of our sites that sustain and enable the involvement and livelihood of the people we support. Our model is focused upon constant interaction with the people we support and their community or environment to ensure we are encouraging full participation at a societal level. The health status of the people we support is influenced by the condition of the resources around them. To ensure that the environment does not impact on their disability in a negative or prohibitive way, we constantly consider how best to create the perfect environment and resources to provide a place of learning, sharing, adapting and value. 

To find out more about our efforts, please contact our Risk and Environment/OH&S Manager on (03) 8804 4600.