Interplast is committed to becoming a more environmentally conscious organisation and to operating in an environmentally sustainable way across all facets of the organisation and its activities – including the delivery of its programs across the Asia Pacific region. Interplast acknowledges the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation in many of the countries where we work, including in Australia where Interplast is based. Interplast understands that its work in Australia and overseas can impact on the environment. Consequently, Interplast works with partner organisations, local stakeholders and the Australian public to reduce and, where possible, mitigate the environmental impact of its work, and ensure it has the information required to make informed, environmentally-sustainable choices.

Interplast works to ensure that it is:

  • complying with all applicable legal and other environmental requirements
  • developing an effective system to monitor the environmental impact of Interplast’s development work wherever feasible and appropriate;
  • ensuring its in-country programming is implemented with an understanding of the environmental impact and, as much as possible, in an environmentally sustainable way;
  • ensuring its Australian domestic operations operate in an environmentally sustainable way and reduces its environmental impact; and
  • continuing to support the development of relationships with suppliers who have environmentally-sustainable products and ways of operating.

Interplast’s environment policy

Links to useful resources

United Nations (UN) Environment Program has published a series of publications and tools relating to environmental management, including related to chemicals, waste and the health sector, which can be found here.

The Australian Government’s Department of Environment Waste and Resource Recovery program information can be found here.

The Royal Melbourne Hospital has a comprehensive environmental sustainability program, which includes a number of useful reports and strategies.

The following organisations (to which Interplast is not affiliated) work in many of Interplast’s partner countries, with a focus on environmental protection. They may be able to assist in developing policies, processes and other resources which are specific to local needs:

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Program

World Health Organisation

United Nations Development Program

The Asia Foundation