Economics
Economic aspects of sustainability
Key Concepts: cost benefit analysis
- Extent of savings from a baseline or prevous year of reduction of waste to landfill
- Extent of savings from a baseline or previous year of reduction of energy use
- Extent of savings from a baseline or previous year of reduction of water consumption.
- Whether the school has attracted additional funds from sponsorships sand other sources
- Extent to which commercial enterprises in the school (eg canteed) support the SEMP.
Life cycle analysis
Sustainable consumption
Sustainable production
Financial Literacy
Natural resource accounting
Triple bottom line
Tools to support this data gathering: SETS data base produced byCarbonetix.
Grants and Awards, sponsorship and partnership opportunities provide the potential to source financial support and assistance.
National Solar Schools Program
Landcare Grants
Tasmanian Community Chest
Caring for our country
Businesses such as Woolworths, nystar and Calvary Hospital