Working with business and government with Australia Post

Small business, Big impact

Susan Mizrahi is Chief Sustainability Officer at Australia Post. This interview was held in the Grow With Purpose in 2021 event, part of the National Sustainable Living Festival 2021. Day 1, interview 7. Recorded 8 February, 2021.

Topics:

• Role of Chief Sustainability Officer
• Business drivers for corporate responsibility
• Sustainable Procurement Principles
• Sustainability at Licenced Post Offices
• How to win supply contracts by demonstrating sustainability
• Waste, packaging and plastic
• Small business sustainability survey and roadmap
• Top piece of advice for small business
• Banksia Awards category for small business
• Audience questions - challenges for procurement, fast consumption, partnerships

Resources mentioned:

• Australia Post's new white paper on small business sustainability - https://auspost.com.au/content/dam/auspost_corp/media/documents/sustainability-white-paper.pdf
• The Banksia Awards, which have a small business sustainability category worth following for the case studies of the finalists. www.banksiafdn.com/awards/
• Registration for this year's Banksia Awards (online) - https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/32nd-banksia-sustainability-awards-tickets-139321633757