Environmental Management System (EMS)
Approved by Executive Group - 11th August 2009
At Swinburne, we aim to operate in an environmentally sound manner to encourage sustainability and reduce our impact on the environment. Our commitment is based on continual improvement in environmental performance and will allow us to demonstrate leadership amongst our staff, students and the wider community.
Our approach to environmental responsibility is underpinned by the following hierarchy:
AVOID: Identifying alternatives to traditional practices in order to limit the environmental impact
REDUCE: Minimising the current usage of a resource through more efficient practices .
REUSE: Using the same item more than once wherever possible, and extending the useful life of products and equipment before replacing an item.
RECYCLE: Ensure resources and products are recycled wherever possible to contribute to limiting the manufacture of materials from new resources.
Swinburne has established an Environmental Management System (EMS), which has the following The key objectives of the Swinburne EMS are as follows:
- Support the embedding of sustainability into the curricula (Business Imperative)
- Establish targets to help reduce our recurrent expenses (Financial Imperative)
- Build a greater understanding of our impact on the environment (Environmental Imperative)
- Further build on our brand (Market Imperative)
- Establish a mechanism for reporting to regulatory authorities as required (Legislative Imperative)
Environmental Targets
The following table shows the approved University Environmental 3 Year Targets.
| Impact | 2008 (baseline) | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy (GJ/EFTSL) | 5.4 | 5.15 | 5 | 4.9 | Aim for no actual increase in energy consumption - targets assume a 5% EFTSL increase per annum |
| Water (kl/EFTSL) | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.9 | Aim for no actual increase in water consumption - targets assume a 5% EFTSL increase per annum |
| Air Travel (km) | 21,942,266 | 19,800,000 | 17,820,000 | 16,038,000 | 10% decrease per annum |
| Vehicle (km) | 2,103,948 | 1,950,000 | 1,755,000 | 1,579,500 | 10% decrease per annum |
| Recycling (m3) | 155 | 171 | 188 | 206 | 10% increase per annum |
| Landfill (m3) | 8,638 | 7,774 | 6,997 | 6,297 | 10% decrease per annum |
| Carbon (tonnes) | 44,525 | 43,564 | 42,670 | 41,865 | 6% decrease from 2008 to 2011 |
Environment Policy
Utility Data
| SWINBURNE 2008 ELECTRICITY USAGE AND COSTS | |||||
| Campus | Peak_kwh |
Off_peak_kwh |
Total Energy (kwh) |
Green_power_kwh |
Total_cost_exc_GST |
| Croydon Total | 870,615 |
363,923 |
1,234,538 |
120,192 |
$156,646 |
| Hawthorn Total | 10,349,780 |
6,438,026 |
16,787,806 |
585,926 |
$1,707,480 |
| Healesville Total | 116,972 |
63,528 |
180,500 |
17,546 |
$27,131 |
| Lilydale Total | 1,368,417 |
547,532 |
1,915,950 |
117,934 |
$251,101 |
| Prahran Total | 2,568,303 |
1,197,556 |
3,765,859 |
318,978 |
$442,592 |
| Wantirna Total | 919,460 |
428,660 |
1,348,120 |
134,812 |
$165,289 |
| Grand Total | 16,193,547 |
9,039,225 |
25,232,772 |
1,295,388 |
$2,750,239 |
SWINBURNE 2009 ELECTRICITY USAGE AND COSTS |
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| Campus | Peak_kwh |
Off_peak_kwh |
Total Energy (kwh) |
Green_power_kwh |
Total_cost_exc_GST |
| Croydon Total | 884,009 |
374,217 |
1,258,226 |
122,414 |
$173,990 |
| Hawthorn Total | 11,062,331 |
6,868,846 |
17,931,176 |
638,677 |
$1,956,410 |
| Healesville Total | 122,790 |
60,860 |
183,649 |
17,978 |
$30,671 |
| Lilydale Total | 1,423,592 |
597,485 |
2,021,077 |
122,318 |
$286,786 |
| Prahran Total | 2,579,440 |
1,209,289 |
3,788,729 |
318,294 |
$482,255 |
| Wantirna Total | 973,354 |
470,130 |
1,443,484 |
144,348 |
$193,800 |
| Grand Total | 17,045,515 |
9,580,828 |
26,626,343 |
1,364,030 |
$3,123,913 |
SWINBURNE JAN - JUN 2010 ELECTRICITY USAGE AND COSTS |
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| Campus | Peak_kwh |
Off_peak_kwh |
Total Energy (kwh) |
Green_power_kwh |
Total_cost_exc_GST |
| Croydon Total | 456,377 |
173,643 |
630,020 |
61,626 |
$89,647 |
| Hawthorn Total | 5,696,574 |
3,422,880 |
9,119,455 |
328,130 |
$1,020,237 |
| Healesville Total | 45,179 |
27,839 |
73,018 |
7,435 |
$12,445 |
| Lilydale Total | 706,536 |
269,848 |
976,384 |
54,636 |
$141,477 |
| Prahran Total | 1,366,362 |
582,842 |
1,949,204 |
165,415 |
$258,913 |
| Wantirna Total | 492,907 |
221,701 |
714,608 |
71,461 |
$98,778 |
| Grand Total | 8,763,936 |
4,698,753 |
13,462,689 |
688,703 |
$1,621,496 |
SWINBURNE 2008 GAS USAGE AND COSTS |
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| Campus | Total usage (MJ) |
Total cost incl GST |
Total cost excl GST |
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| Croydon Total | 2,900,201 |
$18,314 |
$16,649 |
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| Hawthorn Total | 23,920,404 |
$131,643 |
$119,675 |
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| Healesville Total | 19,417 |
$326 |
$296 |
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| Lilydale Total | 5,979,757 |
$32,840 |
$29,854 |
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| Prahran Total | 9,875,903 |
$61,693 |
$56,085 |
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| Wantirna Sth Total | 9,317,547 |
$42,320 |
$38,472 |
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| Grand Total | 52,013,229 |
$287,136 |
$261,032 |
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SWINBURNE 2009 GAS USAGE AND COSTS |
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| Campus | Total usage (MJ) |
Total cost incl GST |
Total cost excl GST |
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| Croydon Total | 3,236,546 |
$21,477 |
$19,524 |
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| Hawthorn Total | 21,584,605 |
$132,983 |
$120,893 |
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| Healesville Total | 12,591 |
$295 |
$268 |
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| Lilydale Total | 5,763,618 |
$37,739 |
$34,308 |
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| Prahran Total | 8,451,060 |
$63,799 |
$57,999 |
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| Wantirna Sth Total | 9,504,954 |
$53,593 |
$48,721 |
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| Grand Total | 48,553,374 |
$309,885 |
$281,713 |
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SWINBURNE JAN - JUN 2010 GAS USAGE AND COSTS |
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| Campus | Total usage (MJ) |
Total cost incl GST |
Total cost excl GST |
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| Croydon Total | 1,156,047 |
$8,012 |
$7,283 |
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| Hawthorn Total | 9,509,168 |
$54,973 |
$49,976 |
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| Healesville Total | 8,597 |
$209 |
$190 |
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| Lilydale Total | 2,357,564 |
$16,047 |
$14,588 |
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| Prahran Total | 4,194,852 |
$29,983 |
$27,257 |
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| Wantirna Sth Total | 3,686,178 |
$21,302 |
$19,366 |
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| Grand Total | 20,912,406 |
$130,526 |
$118,660 |
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SWINBURNE 2008 WATER USAGE AND COSTS |
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| Campus | Water Consumption (kL) |
Water usage cost ($) |
Sewage Volume (kL) |
Sewage disposal cost (kL) |
Total cost incl other charges and State Gov rebate |
| Croydon Total | 5,267 |
$5,119 |
3,950 |
$4,474 |
$9,993 |
| Hawthorn Total | 40,680 |
$38,165 |
34,832 |
$39,771 |
$92,772 |
| Healesville Total | 158 |
$159 |
142 |
$167 |
$1,378 |
| Lilydale Total | 10,889 |
$10,826 |
8,167 |
$9,461 |
$21,020 |
| Prahran Total | 10,150 |
$11,369 |
5,080 |
$5,852 |
$19,226 |
| Wantirna Sth Total | 9,391 |
$10,521 |
3,148 |
$5,415 |
$16,268 |
| Grand Total | 76,535 |
$76,159 |
55,319 |
$65,140 |
$160,657 |
SWINBURNE 2009 WATER USAGE AND COSTS |
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| Campus | Water Consumption (kL) |
Water usage cost ($) |
Sewage Volume (kL) |
Sewage disposal cost (kL) |
Total cost incl other charges and State Gov rebate |
| Croydon Total | 16,340 |
$20,463 |
12,255 |
$17,459 |
$38,117 |
| Hawthorn Total | 40,581 |
$50,048 |
37,029 |
$50,046 |
$113,305 |
| Healesville Total | 149 |
$185 |
134 |
$186 |
$1,560 |
| Lilydale Total | 10,300 |
$12,344 |
8,132 |
$11,064 |
$24,388 |
| Prahran Total | 9,953 |
$13,591 |
4,976 |
$6,697 |
$22,509 |
| Wantirna Sth Total | 9,038 |
$12,330 |
4,519 |
$6,078 |
$18,857 |
| Grand Total | 86,361 |
$108,961 |
67,045 |
$91,530 |
$218,736 |
SWINBURNE JAN - JUN 2010 WATER USAGE AND COSTS |
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| Campus | Water Consumption (kL) |
Water usage cost ($) |
Sewage Volume (kL) |
Sewage disposal cost (kL) |
Total cost incl other charges and State Gov rebate |
| Croydon Total | 22,370 |
$30,208 |
16,777 |
$24,838 |
$55,164 |
| Hawthorn Total | 19,573 |
$26,412 |
17,176 |
$25,227 |
$58,016 |
| Healesville Total | 4 |
$5 |
4 |
$5 |
$317 |
| Lilydale Total | 2,119 |
$2,862 |
1,879 |
$2,760 |
$6,118 |
| Prahran Total | 4,635 |
$7,021 |
2,375 |
$3,415 |
$12,482 |
| Wantirna Sth Total | 4,355 |
$6,600 |
2,177 |
$3,126 |
$10,114 |
| Grand Total | 53,056 |
$73,108 |
40,388 |
$59,371 |
$142,210 |