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## EnvIRonMEnt 

The media has a unique opportunity to influence others to take positive action towards reducing energy consumption, as well as the ability to responsibly manage its own carbon footprint. 

## CoMMunIty EDuCAtIon 

Fairfax makes an important contribution to environmental sustainability by educating and informing the community about environmental issues through editorial coverage of important issues such as climate change and water conservation. 

The Sun-Herald was the only newspaper to board the supertrawler Abel Tasman as part of reporting on the related environmental and political debate. When the Coonabarabran fires happened, Fairfax sent a reporter and photographer to cover the events. The same team tracked progress as the community began to rebuild. Over the year, The Sun-Herald reported on issues at Sydney Water, the Department of Health and NSW Police, and worked with Taronga Zoo to raise awareness of animal conservation and animal adoption. The same masthead also raised awareness of organ donation by following six recipients for 12 months and telling their stories. 

In Canberra, politicians and decision-makers have found The Canberra Times’ ‘Send Them Home Safe’ campaign on workplace safety impossible to ignore. The campaign began in November 2012 with a page-one exclusive revealing the extent to which the ACT WorkSafe inspectorate’s funding, staff and capacity had been downgraded over recent years, and had possibly contributed to the ACT losing four workers to shocking construction accidents in the space of a year, and recording the nation’s worst serious injury rate. 

The Canberra Times’ campaign raised public awareness of the issues and helped to prompt the ACT government to take action and accept all 28 recommendations arising from its independent inquiry into construction industry safety standards. 

Consistent with its strong editorial stance on sustainability and water conservation, The Age worked with RMIT to showcase environmental awareness initiatives. 

## EnERgy AuDIt & EMIssIons tARgEt 

Energy efficiency is a cost saving measure and a key part of our carbon footprint reduction. 

Fairfax is on target to meet its emissions reduction commitments through office and print facility consolidation, recycling and waste minimisation programs, energy reduction through the use of efficient lighting and service equipment, and changes to its technology infrastructure and usage. 

In 2011, Fairfax made a commitment to reduce its carbon emissions by 20 to 25 per cent by 2020. Under the NGER Act 2007, Fairfax reported to the Clean Energy Regulator that, from 2011 to 2012, it had already achieved a 9.6 per cent decline of its Scope 1 and Scope 2 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. 

The Company is achieving its overall target through a number of key projects, which include: 

• Replacement of high-energy-use lighting at 10 of its regional printing sites with low- energy CFL and LED lighting. The project attracted 33 per cent Government funding under the Clean Energy Investment Program. We will replace more than 1,070 light fittings and reduce our carbon emissions from high-energy lighting by about 67 per cent at those sites. 

• Consolidation of printing assets, including the closure of the large-scale Tullamarine and Chullora print sites by mid-2014 and moving printing to smaller, more energy- efficient regional sites which will contribute to a reduction in our carbon emissions. 

