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In rescuing food, Foodbank Victoria not only aims to create a
sustainable food source to help the hundreds of thousands of
Victorians experiencing hardship every year, but we are also deeply
committed to ensuring that as our organisation grows, we are
mindful of our own impact on the environment.
In the course of our normal business activities we source, rescue
and redistribute millions of kilograms of food every year. A
crucial function considering approximately 3 million tonnes of food
waste goes to landfill each year in Australia.
For the past two financial years, Foodbank Victoria has received
support from Swinburne University’s Carbon Accounting course staff
and students, housed within the National Centre for Sustainability,
to report and measure our ecological footprint as an
organisation.
 VicRelief
Foodbank Eco Report 2010
Supported and Co-authoured by Glenn
Bailey, Green Box Consulting
 VicRelief foodbank
Carbon Report 2009
Supported and independantly verified
by John Downie, Carbon
Coach
Foodbank Victoria would like to
extend its heartfelt thanks to the National Centre for
Sustainability teachers and students from Swinburne
University’s Carbon Accounting course for their ongoing commitment
and support in helping us create our reports.
To find out more about this
partnership visit Swinburne University's Media Centre for a
comprehensive article, "Swinburne
supports non-profit to go green"
Useful Information Resources
 Fruit
and vegetable consumption and waste in Australia
A VicHealth report which makes recommendations towards a food
supply system framework that will deliver healthy food in a
sustainable way.
 The National Centre for
Sustainability
An organisation providing leadership, partnerships, programs and
resources to support the development of sustainable practices.
 www.foodwise.com.au
A website commited to reducing the $5 billion dollars Australians
spend per year on food wastage and the 3 million tonnes of food
that ends up in landfill throughout Australia every year.
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