Sustainability & Community Policy

We recognise that our business has a role to play in protecting and enhancing the environment for future generations and to help secure the long-term sustainability of our country.

Askable also recognises that we can use our influence, money and personal efforts to support and give back to our local community.  To this end Askable  is committed to taking the following action.

• Achieve sound environmental practices across our entire business.
• Comply fully with all relevant legislation.
• Minimise our waste and reduce our water consumption where possible.
• Reduce, reuse, recycle the resources consumed by our business wherever practical.
• Invite our customers, suppliers and contractors to participate in our efforts to protect the environment.
• Provide all employees with the training and resources required to meet our objectives.
• Openly communicate our policies and practices to interested parties.
• To monitor and record our environmental impacts on a regular basis and compare our performance with our policies, objectives and targets”

• Reduce our Energy consumption by 10%
• Reduce consumption of Mains Water by 25%
• Reduce the waste we send to landfill by 20%

We value and continue our relationship with Beddown to help increase our impact on the Homeless in the local community.

The aim of Beddown is to take spaces that are commonly used and busy during the day but at night are left vacant or empty. Beddown then activates and repurposes the space at night into pop-up accommodation to ensure the homeless, those who are sleeping rough are then able to come and get into a bed at night. Many of the homeless suffer from sleep deprivation due to the conditions of living on the streets, sleep deprivation can lead to many physical and mental health conditions, such as:

• Depression
• Diabetes
• Hypertension
• Obesity
• Memory Loss

It can also impair cognitive function and lead to alcohol or drug use.

Those who sleep rough are security conscious too in fear of being attacked and goods taken.

By Beddown providing a safe, secure and comfortable place to get a good night’s rest, we help restore health, dignity and respect.

More Information is available at:

https://beddown.org.au