247theme

Pickup & Return: Driveway hire from Factory, 34 Annie St Rocklea Brisbane

Operating Hours: Monday – Thursday 9am – 3pm  Friday *2pm close

Hire Prices: Are based on a 24hr hire period (1 day) Pickup date of hire commencement from 10am – Hire return date by 12pm

Weekend Hires: can be picked up Friday, returned Monday

Installation & removal: Services available 24hrs 7days

Our values and guiding principles

247Theme recognise the role we play in contributing to a sustainable future for all. The aim of this Events Sustainability Policy is to articulate our commitment to environmental and socially sustainable practices in all areas of our event design and management systems.

Our commitment includes an overarching understanding of sustainability:

1. Living within the limits of what the environment can provide
2. Understanding the interconnections between economy, society and the environment
3. The equal distribution of resources and opportunities to all members of society

Through implementation of this policy, we intend to maximise the positive environmental, social and economic legacies of our activities and to minimize any negative impacts. To achieve this, sustainability considerations will be given equal importance to logistical, creative and financial aspects of our event planning and business practices.

Our Commitment

• We conduct our event operations with integrity and with regard for the law.
• We support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights and ensure we are not complicit in human rights abuses, including forced, compulsory or child labour. This is enacted through choices made in our product, materials and supplies procurement.
• We ensure responsible use of natural resources and management of waste created.
• We include consideration for local ecological protection and localised community and environmental impacts. This can include sound and lighting, traffic congestion, or other human and event activities
• We ensure respect for, and acknowledgment or traditional owners.
• We ensure issues of heritage and archaeological sensitivity are addressed
• We aim to leave a lasting impression within the host community, throughout the supply chain and with event attendees through our commitment to sustainability.
• We produce our events with the highest levels of safety
• We ensure timely management reviews of all event sustainability activity, performance measurement and reporting, and planning for continual improvement.

Sustainability in Action at our Events

The following summarises how sustainability is included in the operational aspects of event production.

Environmental sustainability

• The event aims to reduce total energy used, maximise the use of renewable energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
• The event works to reduce total waste produced, maximise recovery of waste resources and diversion to landfill
• The event aims to reduce water used and waste water produced
• The event does not use or produce toxic substances residue.
• The event aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions resulting from event related travel and transport
• The event ensures all products and materials procured are the most sustainable options available.
• We engage local producers and services.
• We work to reduce food kilometres.
• We discourage use of bottled water.
• We require best practice methodology from our suppliers in engaging the most energy efficient infrastructure and materials for our event.

Social sustainability

• The event experience for the workers should be positive, stress-free, fulfilling and meaningful.
• Wherever possible, repeat work experience will be provided to trainees in consecutive events.
• Our long-term aim is to establish a core group of employees that are responsible and can be relied upon to work independently but within a supported environment.  We want this event experience to enrich our employee’s lives through meaningful employment.
• Wherever possible we channel production and sourcing through not-for-profit, community or remedial organisations
• We have a zero alcohol and drug policy for all employees, and we discourage smoking.

Compliance

All Clients and product and service suppliers will be made aware of our Event Sustainability Policy at the time of engagement. Compliance with the policy is a contractual obligation on their behalf.  Where relevant, suppliers may be required to complete Performance measurement reviews and data to assist in determining an events footprint.

Monitoring and Review

The event will carry out a quantitative and qualitative assessment of sustainability performance.

Sustainability issues will be included in the external and internal debrief after each event. These reviews will be considered in the annual appraisal and reassessment of 247 Theme  Sustainability Policy.

Continual improvement is built into performance review and future targets.