Resources for business sector
Regardless of the sector you work in or how large or small your business is, there is information available to help your workplace become more water efficient.
Quicklinks for Queensland businesses
The Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities offers a comprehensive selection of tools for planning water efficiency.
Business water efficiency for South East Queensland
ClimateSmart for business has information, programs and support to assist your business to cut carbon, save money and remain competitive in a resource and carbon constrained environment.
Ecobiz provides a structured program to help your businesses make environmental and financial savings by implementing eco-efficient business.
Managing water use in your business provides information about assessing water use, saving water, water restrictions, and using non-potable water.
QWESTNet offers business networking to improve awareness and uptake of sustainable technologies and best practice.
Water efficiency management plans (WEMPS) for outside South East Queensland.
Funding opportunities
Funding opportunities change over time. The following resources provide information about some of the grants currently available.
GrantsLINK provides Australian government grants for business and industry.
Queensland Government Grants Wizard provides a search tool to find grants by organisation type.
The Queensland Sustainable Energy Innovation Fund helps Queensland-based organisations develop innovative technologies that reduce fossil fuel, water consumption or greenhouse gas emissions.
Retooling for Climate Change helps small and medium sized Australian manufacturers reduce their environmental footprint through projects that improve the energy and/or water efficiency of their production processes.
Award programs
The Queensland Premier's Sustainability Awards recognise the achievements of Queensland communities, businesses and industries in reducing carbon emissions, taking action to abate climate change and improving business sustainability.
The Global Water Awards recognise the most important achievements in the water industry in the past year.
The savewater! awards® recognise excellence in water conservation and efficiency.
The Australian Water Association’s National Awards Program promotes the work achieved by individuals and businesses in the water industry. It also hosts information about other award programs.
The International Water Association also has an IWA Awards and Honours program to recognise contributions to the water sector.
Other useful links
Envirowise is a United Kingdom website that provides resources to help business implement actions and achieve water and cost savings.
The South East Queensland Healthy Waterways partnership is a collaboration between the Queensland Government, local governments, industries, research organisations and community groups that aims to improve catchment management and waterway health.
Savewater provides a range of resources including information for businesses about water efficient practices and products.
waterAUSTRALIA was formed in 2009 to gain recognition of Australia’s achievements as a world leader in innovative water management. The vision is to position Australia as the world’s leading water-smart country.
The Water Footprint network promotes the transition towards sustainable, fair and efficient use of fresh water resources worldwide by advancing the concept of the water footprint—a spatially and temporally explicit indicator of direct and indirect water use of consumers and producers.
The Water Sensitive Urban Design Program website provides case studies and tools to help implement water sensitive urban design.
Water Transformed: Sustainable Water Solutions for Climate Change Adaptation is a comprehensive package of online training resources developed by The Natural Edge Project. It supports and assists education and training of professionals and students in urban and industrial water resource management and supply.
Last updated 7 November 2011