Steber International— How an Australian boatbuilding icon is leading the way in environmental sustainability

摘要

Steber International, an Australian-owned family boatbuilding business based in Taree, had been working hard to embed environmental sustainability into all aspects of its operations. Clearly, the strategy was working. As the sustainability champion for Steber International, Colin Steber already knew the company was making substantial savings. The lunchroom conversations revealed something else. They convinced Colin that the tangible gains were a symptom of the attitudes and behaviours that had takenhold among the workforce. "Saving money is great, but it's not the big return for us," he says. "Our big achievement has been integrating our quality, Work, Health and Safety and environmental management systems. "Our people deal with chemicals, so priority one was to make sure we were doing the right thing with Work, Health and Safety and complying with all the legislation. Priority two was to find ways to minimise waste, save power and save money."