Carbon Compass is a place where small and medium businesses can find knowledge, share information and get practical advice on how to reduce their carbon footprint. This website has been developed to help you understand what carbon is, where it exists in your business and how you can reduce your carbon emissions.

How does Carbon Compass work?

Carbon Compass makes relevant information on carbon easy to find, with a range of Resources and Actions. The sustainability advice we have on offer is recommended by businesses for businesses. Through Carbon Compass, you can:

• read other business’s reviews of the resources we host
• find the top rated Actions, and resources as recommended by business
• ask questions and provide answers to other users
• rate and review the Resources you try and;
• upload your own carbon reduction Hints & Tips and resources We try to ensure our advice is valuable and relevant to small businesses in Victoria.

 Therefore, we encourage you to get involved, share your sustainability experiences and add knowledge to the community. For more information about Carbon Compass, visit our Frequently Asked Questions page.

The Carbon Down program has now come to a close.

Carbon Down operated from 1 July 2008 until 30 June 2011 with the aim of reducing the carbon footprint of small and medium business in Victoria. Over the course of the program, Carbon Down provided business and government with knowledge on behaviour change, carbon reduction and the SME sector. Three years of insights and knowledge gained from the program will help inform the future of the state's climate change related policy and activity.

Results of the Carbon Down program can be found here

The team involved in developing the program have accumulated a great deal of expertise in this field, which makes them uniquely positioned to share the successes and lessons learnt about how to drive behaviour change, resource efficiency and carbon emissions reduction activities among SMEs for the mutual benefit of both business and the environment.

Carbon Down has made significant inroads to reducing the carbon emissions of the Victorian small business community. We are extremely proud of our achievements and would like to thank all partners, vendors, stakeholders and all of the small businesses who have taken action themselves and helped us achieve our ultimate goal.

If you would like more information, please contact VECCI Sustainability Services on 03 8662 5196.