Sustainability vision workshops

Does your organisation take sustainability seriously? Having a sustainability vision is important to ensure you have maximum impact.

Our experience shows sustainable organisations have:

• a clear sustainability vision and goals with executive-level sustainability support
• a sustainability reporting structure linked to the executive team and regular reporting
• allocation of resources to achieve sustainability goals
• team unification around sustainability goals
• action-oriented sustainability strategy
• sustainability training and education

What is involved?

We offer organisations in Port Phillip sustainability vision workshops facilitated by experienced sustainability professionals at zero cost. 

• A 45-minute pre-session meeting (if required) to discuss the purpose, requirements and other aspects that may be specific to your organisation.
• A 90-minute facilitated workshop at your site (or online) to create your draft sustainability vision and action plan.
  • Group size will depend on the size of your organisation, but we’ve found that 10-15 people is around the maximum. We strongly recommend that the key decision-makers and organisational leaders are in the room for the entirety of this session. 
• Post workshop notes will be created and a draft vision statement will be sent to you after the workshop.
• The opportunity to organise a follow-up session to establish clear SMART goals, receive advice on sustainability reporting, action planning workshop(s), and implement the mechanics that lead to the achievement of the SMART goals.

Organisations we have worked with

Organisations we've worked with to develop sustainability visions include:

• Educational settings such as kindergartens, schools and childcares.
• Churches
• Theatres and galleries
• Markets

We helped Albert Park Kindergarten achieve their aim of becoming Australia's first carbon-neutral kindergarten. Four other organisations we are working with are on the path to becoming carbon neutral.

Preparation and materials

Give some thought to what you want to achieve and the environmental legacy you’d like to leave behind prior to the first workshop. The following are some good questions to share with your colleagues prior to the session. We have also provided a sample of what you can expect to receive following the completion of the vision workshop.

• Some questions to contemplate:
  • What is an environmental vision and why do you think it is important?
  • If you could go back in time, say 5 years, what would you say to your younger self?
  • Why is the environment and sustainability important?
  • If you could go forward in time, say 5 years, what would like to have achieved for the environment?
  • What types of things could you and your organisation do to achieve your environmental goals?

We look forward to hearing from you and to helping you create a sustainability vision and action plan.

Get started

Please complete the form below to express interest in a vision workshop and we will contact you.

You are also welcome to contact the Sustainability team at enviro@portphillip.vic.gov.au to ask any questions.

“Wow! That is so powerful. I just can’t thank you enough. No way could I have got the ball rolling like that. I had great feedback about the session. Can’t wait to roll our sleeves up and get started!!!!!”