AVCARE ECO-EFFICIENCY SURVEY
THIS SURVEY IS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL. All data collected on company activities will
be aggregated and presented publicly in an aggregated form.
The product scope for the purposes of this survey includes all crop production and animal
health products, registered by the National Registration Authority, (agricultural and veterinary
chemicals) and sold in Australia. It includes all products that are:
 fully imported, in ready-to-use form;
 imported as ready formulations but domestically packaged and labelled;
 domestically formulated from imported technical material and domestically packaged and
labelled; and
 domestically formulated from domestically manufactured technical material, domestically
packaged and labelled.
The process referred to in the survey relates only to the formulation and/or packaging
processes, and does not include the processes used to manufacture technical
material.
Information for Questions 9 and 10 can be obtained directly from your utility suppliers, and for
Question 13, from your waste contractor(s). Questions 15-18 have been included at the
request of Environment Australia.
Please feel free to contact our consultant managing this project, Heather Neil from the Snowy
Mountain’s Engineering Corporation, to discuss any issue in relation to the survey, for
example, confidentiality, how the data will be used, or to find out more about eco-efficiency.
Heather can be contacted on 02 6280 7533 or by E-mail to “heather.neil@smec.com.au”.
AVCARE ECO-EFFICIENCY SURVEY
CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION.
1. Please indicate the location of your site(s) used for crop production and animal health
product formulation and/or packaging in Australia.
Location (suburb and State)
a.
b.
c.
d.
2. Do you use 3rd Parties for your formulation and/or packaging?
YES
NO
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IF YES, please indicate the company/companies you use and site locations.
(Tick activity)
Company
Location
Formulation
only
Packaging
only
Both
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
3. How many employees does your company have in Australia in the crop production or
animal health business in the following areas?
Areas
Number
a.
Management (CEO or GM and all positions reporting to him/her)
b.
Administration/technical support/ regulatory/communication
or public affairs
c.
Production (Formulation/Packaging/Laboratories)
d.
Marketing/Sales/Distribution (including all warehouses)
e.
Other
Total
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4. Do any employees in your Australian operation have
environmental performance objectives and rewards in their job
descriptions?
YES
NO
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IF YES, please indicate to what level.
APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
5. Which of the following does your company have:
a. An Environmental Policy or Plan (that is, an internal statement of
the company’s general environmental aims, impacts and/or
activities)? Please send a copy of this policy or plan with your
completed survey.
b. A Public Environmental Report or other report available to
shareholders and the public on environmental performance (that
is, a publicly available report on the environmental impacts and
activities of the company)? Please send a copy of this report
with your completed survey.
c. A documented Emergency Response Plan to manage poisons,
spills, fire and other accidents?
d. A documented Risk Management Plan (other than an
Environmental Management System) to minimise the chance of
accidents?
e. An Environmental Management System (EMS) or Code of
Practice (that is, a comprehensive set of guidelines for managing
environmental issues, activities and risks that integrates
environmental management into daily operations and planning)?
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NO
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YES
NO
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YES
NO
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YES
NO
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YES
NO
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IF YES, please list what site(s) (as listed in Questions 1 or 2) this EMS covers?
Location (suburb and State)
a.
b.
c.
d.
Please briefly explain why you developed the EMS
YES
NO
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Is your EMS a certified EMS (that is, an EMS that has been certified
to an external standard such as ISO14001 and is audited by an
independent body such as NATA, QAS, Lloyds etc )?
All
IF YES, please list what sites
are certified?
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LOCATION(S)
OR
Please briefly explain the benefits of certification?
If you have an EMS that is not currently certified,
are you considering certification?
YES
NO
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IF YES, why are you considering certification, and when are you aiming to achieve it
(year)?
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If you do not currently have an EMS, are you
considering developing one?
YES
NO
N/A
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IF YES, why are you considering developing the EMS, and when are you aiming for
implementation (year)?
QUESTIONS 6 – 14 ASK FOR ANNUAL DATA AND RELATE TO YOUR MOST RECENT
REPORTING YEAR.
YOUR MOST RECENT REPORTING YEAR IS FROM
TO
PRODUCTION VALUE
6. What is the total amount of product formulated and/or packaged in Australia in this
reporting period?
Product Sourcing
Product
Type
Fully imported as
ready-to-use
Imported as
ready
formulations &
domestically
packaged
Domestically
formulated from
imported
technical
material
Domestically
formulated from
domestic
technical material
Dry product (Kg)
Liquid product (L)
7. What are the net sales (ex-manufacturer) by broad product group?
Product Group
Crop Production
Net Annual Sales
($millions)
Herbicide
Insecticide
Fungicide
Other
Animal Health
Parasiticides
Nutritional Metabolism
Immuno therapy/biologicals
Others
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8. How many individual products did your company have registered by the National
Registration Authority in Australia in the reporting period, and how many were being
actively marketed?
SECTOR
Total number of registered
products
Number of registered
products actively
marketed
Crop Production
Animal Health
ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE
ENERGY
9. For companies that operate formulation and/or packaging sites (for own products and/or
3rd party), what was the total amount of energy consumed in the reporting period?
SOURCE
QUANTITY ENERGY CONSUMED
Electricity (KWh)
Natural gas (GJ)
Renewable energy (eg “Green Power”
purchased for your supplier, or produced
on-site such as solar or wind)
Other (e.g. LPG, petrol, fuel oil)
WATER
10. For companies that operate formulation and/or packaging sites, what was the total
volume of water used in the reporting period?
SOURCE
Use
Public water supply
authorities (L)
Rainwater/bores/stream or
channel (L)
Production process
Cleaning & other activities
11. Do you reuse any water used for cleaning or other activities?
YES
NO
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IF YES, please describe and indicate the volume (L)?
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EMISSIONS TO THE AIR
12.
What is the total amount of the following gases that your processes release to the air
from each site?
Note:
a. We will use these figures to calculate the quantity of greenhouse gases you produce
b. This question refers to the direct release of these gases only and does not include the
release of carbon dioxide and methane produced in the generation of electricity
Quantity of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (kg)
Sites
CO2
CH4
N20
HFCs
PFCs
SF6
WASTE
13.
What was the total amount of unwanted substances or objects disposed of from the
site(s) to the following locations?
DISPOSAL LOCATION
Type
Landfill
Hazardous
Waste Facility
Trade Waste
Facility
Recycled
Chemical product
(Kg)
Packaging (Kg)
Water (L)
Other (please specify
in Kg or L)
PACKAGING
14. Of the total amount of product formulated in Australia and reported in Question 6 above,
what amount is packaged in one-way containers, refillables and in bulk?
One – way
Refillables
Bulk
(including
reconditioned
containers)
(50-1000 L/Kg)
(> 1000 L/Kg)
Dry (Kg)
Liquid (L)
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CHANGES IN PROCESSES DURING THE PREVIOUS 3 YEARS
15. During the past three years, did your company implement any
measures to save energy, water or materials or to minimise
waste?
YES
NO
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YES
NO
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IF NO, please proceed to Question 19.
IF YES, please describe.
16. Are you able to estimate the savings these measures resulted
in?
IF YES, please list the average annual savings.
Inputs Quantity?
Savings ($ or units)
Energy
Water
Material
Waste Minimisation
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17. Were there any other benefits that resulted from the implementation of these measures?
Benefits
Tick all that apply
Improved energy efficiency of products or processes
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Reduced water usage per unit of production
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Reduced material inputs per unit of production
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Less hazardous solid and/or liquid waste
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Less non-hazardous solid and/or liquid waste
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Less emissions to the air
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Increased use of recycled materials
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Enhanced product recyclability
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Extended product durability
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Improved compliance with relevant regulations
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Reduced expenditure on energy
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Reduced expenditure on water
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Reduced expenditure on material inputs
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Reduced expenditure on waste treatment/disposal
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Access to new markets
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Improved competitive advantage
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Improved public perception
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Improved employee morale and enthusiasm
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Improved employee health and safety
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Other benefits (please specify)
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18. What were the important factors in motivating your company to implement the measures?
Motivating Factors
Tick all that apply
Compliance with regulations
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Compliance with voluntary codes or practice or industry
standards
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Cost savings
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New markets for ‘green’ products
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Maintaining competitive advantage
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Shareholder/customer pressure
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Staff interest
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Community pressure
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Risk management
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Environmental/ethical concerns
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Accreditation and/or certification of environmental standards
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Other benefits (please specify)
COMPLIANCE
19. Did your company have any publicly reported non-compliance
events during the reporting period?
Note:
This includes all non-compliance events or other incidents
that may be accessible to the public via EPA registers,
court records etc.
IF YES, how many?
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NO
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Please describe the event(s), what preventative systems you have in place and/or what
has been implemented to prevent the incident occurring in the future?
20. Are there any regulatory barriers that limit your compliance with
current regulations?
YES
NO
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IF YES, please describe.
COMMUNITY LINKS
21. Does your company have any formal process that involves, engages and/or consults the
community?
IF YES, please describe.
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Thank you for providing this information. Please indicate approximately how long it
took to complete the survey.
_____________________
To enable us to clarify any specific issues, please provide a contact person and phone
number.
NAME:
TELEPHONE:
E-MAIL
Please don’t forget to include:
A copy of your Environmental Policy or Plan
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A copy of your Public Environment Report
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A CASE STUDY OF ECO-EFFICIENCY AT WORK IN YOUR
COMPANY
Please describe a change you have made that has resulted in a decrease in the amount of
energy, water, materials used or waste produced by your processes.
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