We are committed to reducing our emissions each year and are currently implementing our five-year Emissions Reduction Plan. As part of this plan, 1 January 2020 marked the commencement of the
Melbourne Renewable Energy Project, where all our operations became powered by 100 per cent renewable energy.
All remaining emissions were offset to ensure our operations remain carbon neutral. To do this, we invested in projects that reduced or absorbed greenhouse gas emissions equal to what we produced, through the carbon offset market.
Read more about the
carbon offset projects we have invested in, and for more details on how we achieve carbon neutral certification, see the
public disclosure summary below.
Visit our
Sustainable Business Guide to find out what your organisation can do to reduce its emissions.
Carbon offset purchases
In 2023, City of Melbourne invested in grouped hydropower, renewable wind energy and biodiversity protection.
We chose these projects to maximise a range of social, economic and environmental outcomes aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Additional benefits include access to employment opportunities and alternative income streams, improved health conditions, education opportunities, biodiversity retention and reinvigorated Indigenous cultural traditions.
Read more about the projects we are supporting.