About

Clean Up Australia Ltd is the parent entity that supports both Clean Up the World and Clean Up Australia. It conducts community based environmental campaigns that inspire and empower individuals and communities in Australia and from every corner of the globe to clean up, fix up and conserve their environment.

Launched in 1993, the Clean Up the World campaign, held in conjunction with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), mobilises an estimated 35 million volunteers from 120 countries annually, making it one of the largest community-based environmental campaigns in the world. The campaign brings together businesses, community groups, schools, governments and individuals in a range of activities and programs that positively improve local environments.

Since the first Clean Up the World campaign in 1993 the improvements achieved due to the efforts of millions of concerned volunteers around the world have been astounding. Examples of community-led Clean Up the World activities include; recycling and resource recovery, tree planting, education campaigns, water reuse and conservation, competitions, exhibitions, and fix up projects. While participants are encouraged to hold environmental events on or around CUW Weekend (always the 3rd weekend in September), Clean Up the World is also designed to provide support to groups undertaking activities throughout the year such as on World Environment Day. Clean Up the World is associated with the Department of Public Information of the United Nations and is supported by, and collaborates with, a range of partner organisations in various countries.

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Strategy

This commitment shapes the way the organisation fulfils it mission. Clean Up Australia’s strategy for reducing the environmental impact and green house gases created by the operation of the enterprise includes the following current and planned actions:

• Implements a Green Office policy to reduce, re-use and recycle paper, stationary
• and toner, compost organics, and reduce energy use
• Conducts phone/video/internet conference where possible
• Offsets emission from planes and cars for CUA/CUW related travel
• Is in the process of implementing a virtual outreach strategy to deliver its campaign using internet technology
• Conducts campaigns to encourage and support communities in Australia and around the world to reduce their greenhouse gases and impact on the environment.
• Is conducting a GHG Audit in 2011
• Will use results of this audit to indentify opportunities for improvement to be implemented in 2012.

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