Our commitment to sustainability
HammondCare is committed to environmental stewardship because God loves His creation and His creation is good (Genesis 1). There are also growing expectations from residents, clients, patients, families and the broader community that organisations operate in a manner that is conscious and protective of our environment.
In keeping with our ambition to be good stewards and wise with our resources, we are refreshing our existing Environmental Sustainability Strategy 2018-2023 through to 2025. The refreshed strategy seeks to balance aspiration with realistic, measurable and achievable targets.
Sustainability focus areas and targets
We want to encourage positive practices to help us build an organisation that, in every sense, contributes toward a better future. Our revised strategy focuses on four targeted areas with the highest impact.
The sustainability targets for these priority areas are currently in development. Over the coming years, we will report our progress against each focus area.
Energy efficiency
Reduce our contribution to climate change and dependence on fossil fuels through good energy management.
Sustainable design
Design all new developments to have minimal impact on the environment and align with social, economic and ecological principles.
Waste reduction
Implement best practice waste management systems and reduce the waste sent to landfill.
Sustainable travel
Travel in the most environmentally responsible and efficient way.
Our Modern Slavery statement
Protecting people, not only the environment, is an important part of our stance on sustainability. Many people are surprised to learn that modern slavery is a real and important issue in Australian communities and workplaces.
HammondCare recognises our obligations under the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth). We reject any form of modern slavery and are fully committed to ensuring our operations and policies are aligned with identifying and managing modern slavery risks.
