Corporate Social Responsibility

Environmental Initiatives

GreenPower

Energy Action has committed to displacing its business electricity usage across its offices with certified renewable energy that has zero net greenhouse gas emissions. For this reason, all of our electricity contracts are 100% GreenPower.
This demonstrates our commitment to the renewable energy sector. Through purchasing GreenPower electricity, our provider in turn purchases the equivalent amount of electricity from accredited renewable energy generators.

CitySwitch Green Offices

CitySwitch plays a key role in addressing our carbon impact and supporting the business sectors’ transition to a global low-carbon economy. CitySwitch is a high-value no-cost service which supports commercial office tenants to improve office energy and waste efficiency through the provision of a range of services, with the ultimate aim of achieving a 4 star or higher NABERS Energy rating.

All Energy Action tenancies are signatories of, and committed to, CitySwitch.

Sustainability Awards

2018 CIBSE Building Performance Award Winner - Energy Management Initiative "Beyond the 6 Star NABERS Barrier"

Exceptionally robust energy management is at the heart of Tower 3, 747 Collins St, Melbourne with 38,375m2 of lettable office space.

This project successfully achieved a cutting-edge 6 star rating without GreenPower - only the second multi-story office building to achieve this at the time of winning.

rooftop of 747 collins st in Melbourne

2016 Solar Design and Installation Award - Grid-Connect 15 kW - 100 kW

Our award winning project was a 99.9 kW solar PV installation at 747 Collins St. in Melbourne, an 18 story high rise building.

The project was selected as the winner by an independent panel of solar experts from what was described as a “highly competitive group of finalists” by the Clean Energy Council’s Accreditation Manager Sandy Atkins.

chifley plaza

2015 "Global Urban Award" for Commercial Building

We managed this project, which included upgrading Chifley Tower to a NABERS 4.5 star rating.

This provided benefits to both the owner and tenants, cutting greenhouse emissions by 55%, and repositioning an older building in a very competitive real estate market.

Charity Support

STEPtember

Aligning with our company value for health & well being, in 2019 Energy Action sponsored staff entries in the Step-tember Challenge – raising funds for Cerebral Palsey. More than half the company participated in the program with 16 teams forming to create some healthy competition. Staff are encouraged to get out of the office for meetings and some teams have created lunch walking groups to ensure they collectively reach their goals of 10,000 steps per day.

Drought Angels

Energy Action were involved in multiple fundraising activities for Drought Angels, including our Backing the Bush initiative in September 2018, which raised over $6500 Australian farmers struggling in current drought conditions.

Foodbank Christmas Drive

In 2017, we supported Foodbank Australia over the Christmas period by coordinating a food drive to provide relief to Australians in need. We also volunteered over 90 hours of staff time to assist Foodbank with their efforts in their NSW and Victorian operations

Energy Action matched each kilogram of food donated with $1, where $30 provided three meals a day for one month for one person. Over 180kg were donated in total.

Conservation Volunteers Australia

Our staff participated in the annual Tree Planting Challenge for World Environment Day in support of Conservation Volunteers Australia.

Our teams were dispatched to areas in need of rehabilitation and revegetation at W. James Whyte Island Reserve, Upper Murrumbidgee Demonstration Reach and Bicentennial Park. Across the 3 Energy Action teams we planted a combined 1,475 trees and plants.

RSPCA Cupcake Day

Since 2015, Energy Action has participated each year in the RSPCA’s Annual Cupcake Day across a variety of offices raising funds and awareness for the important work the RSPCA does.

St Vinnies CEO Sleepout - there are over 105,000 people experiencing homelessness in australia

2017 CEO Sleepout

Our Chief Financial Officer participated in the Vinnies CEO Sleepout in June 2017. Through fundraising efforts, Energy Action raised over $8500 for the charity. This event aims to increase awareness about homelessness in Australia.

Team Superheroes ACT logo

Camp Quality

We are proud of the wonderful work that Team Superheroes ACT does in support of Camp Quality. Our ACT team attended the SuperHeroes ACT Comedy Night on June 24, which raised over $25,000 to help children diagnosed with cancer and their families. A fantastic effort by everyone involved!