1. Sustainability and your
Business: How to Manage
Risks

2. Agenda
1.Introduction
2.Summary of Pre-survey Survey
3.Generic Risks
4.Table Discussions
5.Group Discussion
6.Wrap-up
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3. Risks (from
Survey) 1. Energy Price Rises
2. Water Price Rises
3. Waste Levy Increases
4. Compliance Costs
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4. Actions (from Survey)
1. Water Saving Actions
2. Energy Efficiency
3. Sustainability Strategies
4. Water Audit
5. Waste Audit
6. Waste Strategy
7. Water Targets
8. Energy Audits
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5. Barriers (from
Survey)
1. Time
2. Money
3. Expertise

6. Generic Risk Categories
• Regulatory
• Cost
• Physical
• Competitive and Reputational
• Market
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7. Key Questions
1. How do these risks affect your
business?
2. How you going to deal with it?
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8. Risk Management Matrix
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9. Hierarchy of Actions
(Energy)
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10. Hierarchy of Actions
(Water/Waste)
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11. Questions/Contact:
Paul Brown
paul@realaction.com.au
1300 288 262
0419 501 494