Part 3 – Additional tools and resources

Sample documents.

A pledge for sustainability

 

ABC Baseball Club

Our pledge for sustainability

At the ABC Baseball Club, we pledge to embed environmental sustainability into the ongoing management of our club. We recognise that we all have a part to play in ensuring the protection of our environment for the benefit of all current and future generations.

We pledge to monitor and strive to improve our performance on energy efficiency, waste management and water consumption. We aim to reduce our contribution to climate change and to actively protect and conserve our natural environment.

A sustainablility policy

 

 

ABC Baseball Club

Sustainability Policy

ABC Baseball Club recognises that baseball is a sport that brings people and communities together with our natural environment. We recognise the importance of maintaining our environment so that our members and the local community, both now and in the future, can continue to enjoy this great sport.

ABC Baseball Club is committed to environmental sustainability through the following principles:

• Minimal impact – we will seek to minimise our impact on the environment by using water and energy efficient technologies, implementing effective recycling and waste management initiatives and reducing (and where appropriate offsetting) our carbon emissions.
• Environmental protection – we will ensure our activities have no adverse affect on the natural environment and we will encourage others to care for and protect it.
• Education – We will work with our members, staff, suppliers and other stakeholders to educate them on environmental and social issues and assist them where possible with making positive changes.
• Sustainable procurement – we will seek to work with suppliers who have their own sustainability values embedded in their products and services and look for innovative ways to reduce our environmental impact throughout the supply chain.
• Continual improvement – we will regularly measure our environmental impact (emissions, water and waste), seeking to reduce our impact on a per member, year on year.

 

 

A sustainable procurement policy

 

 

ABC Baseball Club

Sustainable Procurement Policy

PURPOSE

The primary purpose of this policy is to minimise negative environmental impacts of the ABC Baseball Club’s activities by ensuring products and services are purchased that:

• Conserve natural resources, materials and energy;
• Maximise recyclability and recycled content;
• Reduce toxicity to our natural environment.

POLICY

ABC Baseball Club commits to:

1. Procure environmentally preferable products and services where criteria have been established by governmental or other widely recognized authorities (e.g. Energy Star, Water Efficiency Labeling Scheme).
2. Integrate environmental factors into all buying decisions.  For example:

• Replacing disposables with reusables or recyclables
• Supporting eco-labeling practices by buying products bearing such labels in preference to others, where they are available and provide value for money
• Taking into account life cycle costs and benefits
• Evaluating the environmental performance of vendors in providing products and services

1. Raise staff awareness on the environmental issues affecting procurement by providing relevant information and training.
2. Encourage suppliers and contractors to offer environmentally preferable products and services at competitive prices.
3. Encourage providers of services to consider environmental impacts of service delivery.
4. Comply with all environmental legislative and regulatory requirements in the procurement of products and services.

Nothing in this policy shall be construed as requiring a product be purchased where it does not perform adequately for its intended use; is not available at a reasonable price or within a reasonable time frame.

RESPONSIBILITY

All ABC Baseball Club members shall identify and purchase the most environmentally responsible products and services that are available for the intended purpose and that meet the performance requirements.  Factors that should be considered when determining environmentally preferable products or services include, but are not limited to:

• The proportion of virgin material to recycled material used in the product
• Recyclability of product at its end of life
• The volume of packaging
• The product’s energy and water consumption
• Toxicity reduction or elimination
• The use of forestry certified wood products only
• Ongoing durability and maintenance requirements
• Ultimate disposal of the product

 

Sustainability action plan template

 

Sustainability Action Plan

Commit to Sustainability

Action	How	Who	When

 

Reduce Energy Consumption

Action	How	Who	When
Do it now
Do it soon
Do it later

 

Reduce Waste

Action	How	Who	When
Do it now
Do it soon
Do it later

 

 

 

Reduce Water Consumption

Action	How	Who	When
Do it now
Do it soon
Do it later

 

Protect our Biodiversity

Action	How	Who	When
Do it now
Do it soon
Do it later

 

Report on Progress

Action	How	Who	When

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