Sustainability Report 2006/07

Our people, our workplace

Attract and retain a diverse, motivated, skilled and experienced workforce
Provide a safe and enjoyable work environment which brings out the best in people
Encourage our people to develop and share knowledge gained from each other and stakeholders
Reward employees’ performance against the delivery of our business objectives
Foster a Melbourne Water culture that encourages sustainable behaviour
Ensure that sustainability principles underpin our workplace policies and practices
Encourage and recognise innovation and ideas for sustainability improvements

A second survey of Melbourne Water’s culture found significant improvement in constructive behaviour in the workplace since the first survey in November 2005
36 senior leaders and our leadership team completed our leadership development program to drive further improvements in our preferred culture program
Completed our first international secondment exchange, with Yorkshire Water, enhancing the relationship and providing skill development opportunities
Achieved our target of reducing office paper use by 4% (per full-time equivalent employee, contractor or other external staff)
Developed a safety improvement plan for the next three years that included 65 actions.

A poor safety performance, with a Melbourne Water employee and a contractor seriously injured in separate incidents
Not meeting our office-based sustainability targets for water, waste and energy consumption.

Reinvigorating our health and safety focus throughout Melbourne Water and among our contractors
Continuing our work towards a preferred culture at a time of increased pressure on our people dealing with the challenges presented by the drought, climate change and a large capital works program
Measuring data and achieving corporate targets relating to paper, water, energy and waste at all office sites.