Environmental management at Parliament House
The focus of environmental management activities at
Parliament House is to reduce energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, water
use and waste generation. Click on the links below for more information:
The Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS)
has also committed to establishing and maintaining an environmental management
system (EMS) to ensure that the environmental impacts of Parliament
House operations are actively managed. DPS will work together with building
occupants and visitors to implement the EMS and continually improve environmental
performance.
Small actions by people using Parliament House facilities
can make a difference, such as getting into the routine of switching off
lights and monitors if not needed; recycling paper and printing double
sided. Advice on these actions is provided through this website.
Improving the environmental impacts of Parliament House’s
engineering systems, services and facilities requires more than changing
work practices and behaviour, so DPS has made it a formal requirement
to assess environmental impacts in projects, contracting and procurement
practices.
Please direct environmental queries and suggestions to the DPS Environment
mailbox.
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