Tradeflex
FutureGreen
Tradeflex’s FutureGreen™ Program
FutureGreen™ is Tradeflex’s sustainability and wellbeing program. This innovative program helps us to deliver cleaner, healthier buildings, using more sustainable practices, and enables us to support our clients
Achieve their rating bids for WELL, Green Star - Performance and NABERS rating systems, Meet their corporate objectives for wellbeing, sustainability and recycling, and Deliver greater transparency and compliance through their supply chain.
FutureGreen Goals
To protect health and wellbeing
Our promise
We will take a ‘do no harm’ approach to our work, ensuring that building user health and wellbeing is at the forefront of our cleaning products and service offerings
Our key strategies
We use non-hazardous, GECA Certified cleaning products for all daily tasks
We use cleaning products that won’t pollute the air with harmful chemicals
We use cleaning equipment that fully captures dust and mould particulates
To deliver high-performance cleaning
Our purpose
We will deliver high performance cleaning outcomes that complement our FutureGreen approach, using methods proven to deliver maximum efficiency, quality and cleanliness
Our key strategies
We use metrics and workflows that optimise our cleaning performance
We use TGA Registered disinfectants on high-touch surfaces
We use cleaning systems and equipment that prevent cross-contamination
To make a positive social impact
Our purpose
We will ensure that our practices support and respect our staff, clients and the communities we work within, as we are conscious that our business practices can have an impact beyond Tradeflex
Our key strategies
We value and retain our staff via direct employment and career pathways
We purchase from organisations that support diversity, equal opportunity and ethical practice
We ensure our suppliers prevent slavery and exploitation in their supply chain
To support a zero-waste economy
Our purpose
We will actively support our customers to divert waste from landfill, and purchase materials that reduce waste through their whole life-cycle
Our key strategies
We provide waste auditing, data and initiatives to encourage recycling
We reuse or eliminate packaging waste from our cleaning products
We purchase consumables made from renewable or recycled materials
To reduce carbon emissions
Our purpose
We will strive for continual improvement of our energy consumption and carbon miles, through local procurement and smarter stock and equipment solutions
Our key strategies
Reduce – We program our services with energy consumption in mind, procuring locally and actively reducing the frequency of deliveries to reduce our carbon-miles
Replace – We use energy efficient cleaning technology and low carbon solutions
Offset – We seek carbon-offset solutions to compensate for emissions by our business
FutureGreen Systems
Policies and planning
The purpose
Our management policies serve to guide and drive the Goals we set, so that our FutureGreen Team can plan strategies that will achieve them
Our core policy and planning systems
Integrated Management System Policies direct the goals we set
Risk and compliance management procedures guide our actions
FutureGreen Team planning of strategies for all areas of our business
Sustainable Procurement
The purpose
Our Sustainable Procurement Guidelines ensure that we only source and supply items for our customers and services that align with our Goals
Our sustainable procurement systems
Product risk assessments and checklists for Standards, certifications, and data
Vendor agreements and product approval processes
Reordering software with restricted access to approved products only
Training and Engagement
The purpose
Our training and engagement systems motivate and empower our building communities and teams to reach our Goals and targets
Our training and engagement systems
The Tradeflex Learning Lab with digital training for all employees
Waste data messaging systems for building occupants
Reward and recognition systems for our front-line staff
Service Management
The purpose
Our digital service management and BI systems contain metrics for tracking the performance of all aspects of our services against our Goals
Our service management systems
Time/location tracking metrics for efficient scheduling and workflows
Digitisation of daily operations so managers can focus on our services
Business Intelligence (BI) data to track performance against our Goals
Auditing and reporting
The purpose
Our auditing and reporting systems provide data for NABERS ratings and ensures the accountability and success of our FutureGreen program
Our auditing and reporting systems
Waste auditing and reporting system provides essential data for NABERS ratings
Site auditing of cleaning quality and compliance with the WELL Building Standard
Annual review and reporting against our FutureGreen Goals and targets