Australian Essential Services Group (AESG)

4 5 BUSINESS VIEW OCEANIA VOLUME 4, ISSUE 1 BUSINESS VIEW OCEANIA VOLUME 4, ISSUE 1 been able to facilitate. For example, we have implemented significant additional processes for our clients in health and aged care. Those have been very sensitive areas, especially with the impact of the various COVID outbreaks we’ve had in New South Wales and Victoria. We have worked remotely to provide consulting services, chase up documentation for maintenance providers, and even set up limited virtual inspections where we can. And for the instances where we have had to go on site, our inspectors have been fully outfitted in PPE and followed the strictest guidelines for the protection of residents and staff, as well as our own team. Everybody has been doing their part to ensure the safety of our wider local communities.” AESG maintains a comprehensive and inclusive sustainability policy that considers a range of objectives to ensure employees, suppliers, and contractors understand and fulfill their social, cultural, economic, and environmental responsibilities. AESG identifies their sustainability goal as: “To provide a safe workplace for staff, embrace workforce diversity, workplaces and although AESG do not meet the minimum company size requirements of 100 or more employees, they have taken the step to adopt the WGEA policies anyway. AESG also focuses on local community initiatives as part of their Social Sustainability agenda. They support various community groups with discounted or pro bono services and take part in regular staff driven fundraising activities. In 2022, AESG will commence a new apprentice trainee program with the hope that it will assist in achieving some of AESG’s goals for Indigenous employment opportunities that form part of their Indigenous Reconciliation Action Plan. The organisation implements their policies through a set of core elements: Safety, People, Sustainability, Communication, and Governance. Carbon neutrality has been an asset to AESG in ensuring the safety and efficiency of their team during the pandemic, Beckett says. “We were Are All Your Safety Measures Covered? For more information please contact our office at 1300 798 414 Email us at admin@trufp.com.au Visit our Website at www.trufireprotection.com.au * Residential, Industrial & Commercial AUSTRAL I AN ESSENT I AL SERV I CES GROUP (AESG) embed sustainable work practices, and foster strong relationships with clients, suppliers and local communities”. AESG is the first and so far, only Australian fire and essential safety services organisation to be officially certified as carbon neutral by Climate Active, the peak body in Australia for carbon neutral certification. Carbon Neutrality may be quite a significant achievement but is not the only element of AESG’s sustainability practices. AESG are also finalising the process to become an accredited workplace with “White Ribbon Australia”. White Ribbon is the world’s largest movement engaging men and boys to end men’s violence against women and promote gender equality. Regarding AESG’s wider sustainability programs, Beckett continues. “We also place a significant emphasis on Social Sustainability practices as well. Half of our senior leadership team are women and we have structured our policies in line with the WGEA guidelines”. The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) is a federal government agency tasked with promoting and improving gender equality in Australian