Sustainability Report 2006/07Sustainability benchmark
Global sustainability benchmark results released this year confirm that Melbourne Water ranks among national and international water industry leaders in economic, environmental and social performance.
The Sustainable Asset Management Group (SAM) manages the Dow Jones Sustainability World Indexes (DJSI), which identify global sustainability leaders on the basis of financial, environmental and social criteria. SAM research is also the basis for the Australian SAM Sustainability Index ‘AuSSI’.
The 2006/07 international and national sustainability benchmarking exercise highlighted that Melbourne Water’s score increased from the previous year from 69% to 71%, while the leading water utility company increased from 70% to 74% – this placed us a mere 3% behind the leader.
On the Australian Sustainable Asset Management Sustainability Index for 2006/07, Melbourne Water increased its score from 69% in 2005/06 to 71% in 2006/07, while the best scoring Australian utility company rose from 73% in 2005/06 to 76% in 2006/07. This placed us only 5% behind the leader.
These assessments were the most recent as of 30 June 2008.