Social Responsibility

Environmental initiatives,
sustainability our
charity partners.

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

We have developed a Net Zero plan as part of our commitment to improving our environmental footprint. Our core business is managing electricity and gas for Australian businesses, and we offer a number of services to get businesses started on their Net Zero journey.

The steps towards Net Zero involves measuring your carbon impact, reducing carbon emissions as much as possible through energy efficiency; shifting to on site renewable energy and electric vehicles, procurement of offsite renewable energy and then offsetting any balance through the surrender of carbon certificates.

Charity Support

STEPtember

Aligning with our company value for health & well being, in 2021 Energy Action will once again sponsor staff entries in the Step-tember Challenge – raising funds for Cerebral Palsey.

In 2019, more than half the company participated in the program with 16 teams forming to create some healthy competition. Staff were encouraged to get out of the office for meetings and some teams created lunch walking groups to ensure they collectively reach their goals of 10,000 steps per day.

Foodbank Christmas Drive

We have previously 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.

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.

CEO Sleepout

Over the years, our Chief Financial Officer has participated in the Vinnies CEO Sleepout increase awareness about homelessness in Australia. Through fundraising efforts, Energy Action raised over $8500 for the charity.

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.

Social Responsibility

Environmental initiatives,
sustainability our
charity partners.