A business or enterprise that has undertaken training in sustainability and begun the journey toward implementing sustainability practice (environmental, social, economic, cultural) is eligible to be listed. Applications are reviewed by the Sustainable Scenic Rim website coordinators who will oversee and monitor the directory.
A community group that is actively supporting sustainablity in the Scenic Rim Region (environmental, social, economic, cultural) is automatically eligible to be listed. Applications are reviewed by the Sustainable Scenic Rim website coordinators who will oversee and monitor the directory.
The focus of this Directory is on supporting the development of local small business and groups.
Application Process - Business or Enterprise
- Be developing and implementing a sustainability plan or incorporating sustainability planning into the organisation’s business plan (a sustainability plan should be simple and designed to work for your business or enterprise – a sample document is available here. Other samples can be sourced from the internet.)
- Be locally or Australian owned and of a small to medium size.
AND
- Have completed a sustainability-related workshop or course such as Ecobiz;
- OR have achieved accreditation such as Eco Tourism, Organic or Biodynamic Accreditation;
- OR have undertaken informal studies in sustainability (i.e. online course; extensive reading of related materials/books etc)
To help you implement sustainability planning in your business a Sustainability Planning Guide and Sustainable Business Checklist is provided for download.
Application Process - Community Groups
To be eligible for listing, a community group needs to:
- Be actively supporting sustainability in the Scenic Rim Region.
- Be a community and/or non profit organisation.
To apply to be listed in the directory simply complete the following process:
- Fill out the online application form (on submitting your application a user account will be created for you at sustainablescenicrim.com.au)
- Once your application is received it will be reviewed – you may be asked for additional information if you application is not complete.
- Once accepted, your listing will be uploaded to the website and you will be advised by email.
- You can now login using the admin email address (as your username) and the password you chose during the application process.
- Check that your listing appears as you require, if changes need making simply click the edit button that appears next to your listing name (when logged-in)
Is there any charge for listing?
The directory is a free service offered by the Sustainable Scenic Rim website.