Information and Resources for Businesses / Corporate
National Water Week provides an opportunity for businesses and organisations across Australia to do their part in promoting water as a limited and valuable resource. In a time where we have been battling water shortages, taking part in National Water Week may encourage increased understanding by staff, stakeholders and the broader community of what we can do, both individually and collectively, to secure our water future.
Benefits of Participating in NWW Activities
Businesses and organisations who have participated in NWW activities in the past have found there to be many benefits, including:
- An opportunity to promote the organisation as having a commitment towards water conservation, management and awareness
- An understanding of employees and stakeholders about the organisation's attitude towards water conservation
- An opportunity for staff to participate in team-building activities
- Potential for networking within and across the organisation
- An opportunity to encourage water saving practices within the workplace
Get Your Organisation Involved
Get your comprehensive guide to planning and running a National Water Week event for your organisation.
Steps to get your organisation involved:
- Nominate a coordinator who is willing to oversee preparations for the activities
- Decide what outcome you would like to achieve as a result of running your event
- Pick a location to carry out your National Water Week activities
- Pick a day to run your activity/event
- Register your activity/event on the National Water Week website
- Structure the experience around the planned outcomes
- Ask staff and stakeholders for assistance
- Hold your event/ activity
- Upload photos of your event/activity on to the National Water Week Photo Gallery.
Organisations involved in National Water Week are supported through:
- National branding under the National Water Week program
- Newsletters and information
- National Water Week Guide to running your own event.
- National Water Week events calendar
- National Water Week poster
Ideas for events and activities that can be run to promote National Water Week
- Invite staff from within the organisation to talk about their relevant projects
- Undertake an audit of water use across the organisation
- Promote National Water Week through internal communication channels
- Partner with local environmental groups to participate in a variety of activities
- Organise short presentations and encourage staff to share water saving suggestion
