Sustainability statements and reporting
Australia is rich in natural resources, yet the pace of renewable energy deployment remains slow. We support policies and frameworks that will help Australia meet and surpass its Paris Agreement targets, accelerate the shift to cleaner, low-cost energy to keep electricity affordable to homes and businesses.
As Australia’s greenest electricity provider*, we actively support increasing grid-connected renewable energy, promoting energy-efficient practices and helping homes and businesses adopt solar and batteries to make clean, low-cost renewable energy available to all. We have no interest or investments in coal seam gas, coal generation, coal mining, or electricity sourced from native timber wood waste. We believe that renewable energy, combined with storage solutions, offers a more sustainable and economically viable future for Australia’s energy needs than coal or gas.
Diamond Energy also participates in programs aimed at advancing the role of business in addressing climate change. Some examples include fully endorsing ‘Caring for Climate’ (an initiative led by the UN Global Compact and UN Environment) and taking Victoria’s climate change pledge through the ‘TAKE-2’ initiative that helps the state achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
Sustainability and the Diamond Energy team
Our team are passionate about sustainability, we are ‘generating change’ both inside and outside the office!
We have developed our own sustainability measures which cover items and targets in policy, compliance, customers, in the office and our employees.
Our sustainability programs are integrated into our office work environment, reducing our carbon footprint and our impact on the environment. As an example, our programs incorporate email billing, recycling of paper, cardboard, steel, glass, cartons, aluminium, plastic bottles, batteries, electronics, soft plastics, polystyrene, printer toners and printer waste. Where available, we purchase eco-friendly office supplies including cleaning products, recycled paper and refurbished equipment. We also compost office vegetable organics offsite and, of course, purchase electricity from a retailer that supports renewable energy!
Additionally, we have installed an EV charger at our office, available for use by staff, and have provided staff with reusable coffee cups to reduce and discourage the use of disposable cups.
You can see a summary of key sustainability measures here.
This is one our sustainability principles, to view more please visit here.
