Manufacturing Benchmark Program

Benchmarking your sustainability is a process of comparing your manufacturing business against national and global standards to give you a ‘grade’ (or benchmark). It uses factual (numerical) data and subjective (opinions and assessments) data. This process evaluates your business’s sustainability practices compared to others in the industry. This gives you a reliable measure for your performance and improvement.

The Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing, and Regional and Rural Development authorised The Ecoefficiency Group (TEG) to supply benchmarking assessments that focus on:

• energy and water utilisation
• waste management
• carbon emissions.

We’re subsiding the cost of these to encourage more businesses to use the service.

Benefits of benchmarking

The benefits of getting a sustainability benchmark assessment include:

• understanding your environmental footprint
• identifying actions to reduce the footprint
• comparing yourself against industry best practices
• developing action plans for operational efficiencies and potential cost savings
• identifying the potential value-add opportunities by tapping into new markets or remaining relevant in existing markets.

Eligibility criteria

To qualify for the program, your manufacturing business must:

• be registered for GST and hold an active Australian Business Number (ABN)
• maintain a manufacturing enterprise in Queensland with at least 5 full-time equivalent employees and conduct the majority of manufacturing activities within the state.
• not be tax exempt or undergoing insolvency or facing criminal prosecution.