With high operating costs and COVID-19 disruptions, hospitality businesses must find ways to save money. These businesses can reduce the cost of running their business by adopting waste minimisation, water savings, and energy efficiency as core sustainability pillars for their operations.
The ecoBiz program has assessed the waste, water and energy practices in dozens of restaurants, cafés and bars in Queensland. This guide provides industry-specific insights and resources, including our regional experts’ most common recommendations to help reduce costs.
ecoBiz is a free program that helps Queensland businesses audit their resource use and reduce costs from waste, water and energy bills. It is funded by the Queensland Government and run by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (CCIQ).
Designed for a variety of businesses, institutions and organisations, our ecoBiz coaches across all of Queensland are skilled in working across different industries and sectors to help maximise their savings.
Find out more about ecoBiz and register for our free program at ecobiz.cciq.com.au. Have any questions? Call 1300 731 988 or email [email protected].
I was quite nervous about signing up for ecoBiz, because even though we were trying to reduce our footprint, I knew we weren’t perfect. However, everyone was so lovely, supportive and helpful. I found the experience a lot of fun and having someone make further suggestions was very helpful.
— Ali SlotemakerCafé Owner, White Whale Coffee Roasters
After our ecoBiz coaching session, we made some adjustments and have since reduced our power bill.
— Kris DavidsonCafé Owner, Driftwood Café