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Resources
  1. Guide

    Waste guide for offices

    This guide will help you reduce your office waste, optimise waste management and recycling systems, and foster a culture of environmental responsibility in your office.

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  2. Guide

    Green your supply chain: procurement support

    This guide will help you integrate sustainability into your procurement process. It covers creating sustainability requirements, example metrics for evaluation and monitoring, and data collection and measurement.

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  3. Guide

    Briefing paper: Navigating a dynamic energy landscape

    This briefing paper produced by the Energy Efficiency Council captures the energy landscape for office-based businesses.

    It provides guidance on identifying energy management opportunities and cutting your energy costs.

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  4. Guide

    How to buy GreenPower and LGCs for your business

    This guide will help you understand GreenPower and large generation certificates (LGCs), what businesses they suit, and how they can be purchased.

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  5. Webinar

    Introduction to NABERS

    Learn about NABERS ratings and hear from business member, EML, about their experience. Recorded in June 2022.

  6. Webinar

    Power purchase agreements - procurement process

    Learn about the different pricing models of power purchase agreements. This webinar recording is part of a masterclass series delivered by the Business Renewables Centre for CitySwitch. Recorded in 2023.

  7. Webinar

    Power purchase agreements – group buying

    For businesses that don't use enough energy to qualify for a power purchase agreement, group buying can be a good option. Learn about the basics. This webinar recording is part of a masterclass series delivered by the Business Renewables Centre for CitySwitch. Recorded in 2023.

  8. Webinar

    Power purchase agreements – build a business case

    Learn the basics of power purchase agreements and how to build your business case. This webinar recording is part of a masterclass series delivered by the Business Renewables Centre for CitySwitch.

  9. Report

    Annual report 2022

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  10. E-Learning

    Introduction to waste management (Module A)

    Complete this 25 minute e-learning module to improve your understanding of office waste management. Learn how to conduct a visual waste review and more. This module is suitable for businesses who lease their office.

  11. Guide

    Electrification resource pack for asset and facility managers

    This suite of resources helps asset and facility managers develop and introduce plans to remove natural gas from buildings. Find a process flow chart along with business case guidelines, a feasibility study tool, space heating flow chart and more.

  12. Webinar

    How to buy GreenPower and LGCs

    Learn the difference between GreenPower and LGCs, how you can purchase them, and the benefits of each. This webinar recording is part of a masterclass series delivered by the Business Renewables Centre for CitySwitch. Recorded in 2023.

  13. Guide

    PCA and GBCA framework: carbon offsets, last but not later

    Read this report by the Property Council of Australia and the Green Building Council of Australia on the framework to enhance the environmental credibility of offsets in the property sector.  

  14. Guide

    How to calculate your scope 1 and 2 emissions

    This guide covers scope 1 – direct emissions from owned or controlled sources, and scope 2 – indirect emissions from purchased electricity.

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  15. Guide

    How to calculate scope 3 emissions

    This guide covers scope 3 – indirect emissions from your upstream suppliers and downstream customer use.

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  16. Webinar

    Scope 1 and 2 emissions explained

  17. Guide

    Tools to get your team on-board

    Find tools to increase awareness, educate, inspire, and empower your team. This guide was created in collaboration with Work for Climate.

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  18. Guide

    How to motivate teams to take more climate action

    Discover our 3-step guide to get teams on-board with climate action. Learn the dos and don’ts for engaging employees and more. This guide was created in collaboration with Work for Climate.

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  19. Webinar

    Mobilising teams for climate action

    Hear Laure Legros, head of experience at Work for Climate, present alongside, Cristina Nadasan, an architect from JPE Design Studio in Adelaide. Discover a 3-step guide to get teams on-board with climate action.

  20. Special offer

    NABERS voucher

    As a CitySwitch member, you can get 50% off the standard certification fee charged by NABERS for obtaining a tenancy or whole building rating.

    If you're a program member, be sure to check your assessor submits your voucher when they lodge your application. 

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