It is clear that demand response has untapped potential to manage demand during extreme peaks in Australia, just as it does in other countries.
Work will continue in 2020 to align existing and new energy efficiency and renewable initiatives to this target and ensure our pathway informs capital investment decisions.
Audrey Zibelman
Chief Executive Officer
Australian Energy Market Operator
October 2020
Provided that the transmission investments are timely and kept at an efficient level, the combined supply and network investments proposed in the Integrated System Plan are expected to deliver $11 billion in net benefits to the National Electricity Market (NEM).
Audrey Zibelman
Chief Executive Officer
Australian Energy Market Operator
July 2019
In line with our sustainable practices policy, we wanted to know where energy was being consumed and how we could manage that use more efficiently. Installing an energy management system has provided a visibility of where energy is actually being consumed within the business that was not available previously. This allows us to optimise our machinery to operate more efficiently. The sub metering platform is a cost-effective solution that has helped my company reduce costs and improve the overall productivity of the business.
Simon Whiteley
Chief Executive Officer
Corex Plastics
July 2019
As a large consumer of energy, with an ambitious carbon emissions reduction goal of net zero by 2040, across our $11 billion commercial real estate portfolio, Investa’s ongoing approach to the management of electricity is critical to our business. We have made progress by taking advantage of market timing, negotiating flexible electricity contracts and exploring innovative solutions such as power purchase agreements, enabling the reduction of electricity costs for our tenants, whilst simultaneously moving us towards our emissions reduction target.
Energy efficiency is also a key priority for Investa’s large property and facilities management teams, who through active management, have been able to reduce electricity usage intensity by 48% since 2004, delivering significant savings to Investa’s tenants and owners, whilst also reducing the environmental footprint of our portfolio.
Jonathan Callaghan
Chief Executive Officer
Investa
July 2019
First we measure and then we act. There’s no question that operational efficiency supports sustainability. Energy usage affects everyone at Kathmandu, so we are excited to be integrating solutions to reduce our impact. These strategies minimise our impact and also boost our bottom line.
Reuben Casey
Chief Operating & Financial Officer
Kathmandu
July 2019
Toyota plans to cut emissions at company facilities to zero – globally. One way we’re doing that in Australia is by embracing green building solutions for new and upgraded facilities. We can achieve this by cutting CO2 emissions and adopting renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power and utilising alternative fuel sources such as hydrogen.
For example, at our new Toyota Parts Centre in Western Sydney, we plan to reach zero emissions by 2020 by using energy efficient LED sensor lights and more than 2,000 solar panels. In the year since they’ve been installed, the solar panels have generated 865,394 kWh, or enough energy to power 195 four-person households.
Matthew Callachor
President and CEO
Toyota Australia
July 2019
We want to play a leading role in the transition to a low carbon economy. That’s why in 2015, ahead of the Paris Agreement, we set ourselves the ambition of becoming carbon positive by 2030. This ambition is a statement of commitment; demonstrating that businesses can commit to a low carbon economy, and that a low carbon economy can be good for business.
By becoming carbon positive, we expect to lower operational cost, improve resilience in our energy supply, attract increasingly carbon conscious investors, and develop a closer relationship with our consumers.
We’re committed to sourcing all our electricity purchased from the grid from renewable sources by 2020 and 100% of our energy across our operations from renewable sources by 2030. This includes directly supporting the generation of more renewable energy than we consume and making the surplus available to the markets and communities where we operate.
Clive Stiff
Chief Executive Officer
Unilever Australia & New Zealand
July 2019