Sustainability Report 2006/07Overview
About this report
Melbourne Water’s Sustainability Report 2006/07 describes our progress towards meeting our goals and objectives, and how we met our economic, environmental and social responsibilities from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007. It is now the second year that we have produced a combined sustainability and annual report, following on from 2005/06.
The report reviews our performance against Key Performance Indicators detailed in the Corporate Plan, and against a selection of relevant sustainability or water industry-based indicators. It was prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI): Sustainability Report Guidelines, Version 3.0.
The reporting boundary covers the areas that Melbourne Water is responsible for as an organisation. We have not included details of contractors or stakeholders, unless stated.
Melbourne Water is committed to the process of assurance and verification, and engaged Net Balance Management Group to assess this report (see The Independent Assurance Statement).
Consultation with internal and external stakeholders about our first sustainability report last year helped shape this document, and we will again engage with stakeholders to further improve this report. Internal employee engagement was undertaken with an online questionnaire and external engagement consisted of phone interviews with relevant stakeholders.
We also established an internal sustainability report working group representing all parts of our business to review last year’s report and provide advice for this year’s report. Main tasks of the group were to review information in the report and ensure that topics adequately covered Melbourne Water’s significant economic, environmental and social impacts. The group also reviewed the stakeholder engagement results ensuring that the report responded to their expectations and interests.
Information for the 2006/07 Sustainability Report was prepared consistent with the following principles:
- Balance – reporting both favourable and unfavourable topics, clearly
- Comparability – information can be compared on a year on year basis, and with appropriate industry benchmarks
- Accuracy – effort was made with the accuracy of the data reported and the calculations involved
- Timeliness – reporting processes are aligned for useful figures in this report
- Clarity – finding the balance between explaining the concepts and ensuring a concise report is always a challenge but one we’ve aimed to achieve
- Reliability – data can be sourced and stands up to the assurance process.
Online document
Comprehensive social and environmental data for 2006/07 is also available online.
We welcome your feedback and invite you to fill in our feedback form (PDF, 1.8mb).
Accessibility
If you would like to receive sections of this publication in large print, please telephone 131 722 or email inquiry@melbournewater.com.au.
