b'It is our responsibility to care for our community. This means caring for both the people and the local environments in which we operate. As a leading notforprofit organisation, which continues to grow and expand, Ozcare is committed toensuring we are doing all we can to protectOur Sustainablethe environment.ActionsCaring for our CommunityOzcare is taking a number of steps toWater, waste & energy efficiencyStaff at Magdalene Villa - Trebonnereduce our carbon footprint and weOzcare is committed to integrating sustainable building will continue to seek ways to minimisepractices into our new developments and we work closely with our architects and builders to ensure all of our any negative environmental impactnew buildings are designed and constructed to achieve from our operations.maximum energy optimisation. In support of this, we have developedAll new Ozcare developments include energy efficiency an Environmental Policy Statementassessments with all new sites incorporating lighting that outlines our commitment tocontrol/sensors, LED lighting, water tanks and the use of environmental sustainability. various other energy efficiencies. Our goal is to extend this to include environmental impact assessments as part of future preproject planning.Ozcare strives to incorporate best practice principles of ecological sustainability into all areas of our operations.Further, we regularly monitor energy, waste and water We believe it is only through a unified approach both withinconsumption and are on a continued path to improve our the business and the wider community that we will be ableenvironmental efficiency in these areas. Our most recent to achieve a more sustainable future. new development saw the inclusion of solar energy for our Hervey Bay Aged Care facility. Generated solar power is Environmentally friendly productsstored for reuse by the facility in times of peak load and Whilst our vision is one of zero harm to the environment,is proving to be highly energy efficient. the nature of our operations, particularly in hospitalWe have adopted the use of imops for the cleaning of and aged care, is such that we are required at times tofloors across our facilities which consumes significantly less use products that are not 100% in line with this vision.water and chemicals than traditional cleaning methods. The Notwithstanding, wherever possible, we have convertedimop is reported by its manufacturer (iteam Global) to the use of such products to those that are environmentallyreduce environmental impact by over 75%. friendly and/or biodegradable. Annual Report 2022 P21'