14 sustAInABIlIty AnD CoRPoRAtE soCIAl REsPonsIBIlIty EnvIRonMEnt CoMMunIty EDuCAtIon Fairfax makes an important contribution to environmental sustainability by educating  and informing the community about environmental issues through editorial coverage  of important issues such as climate change and water conservation. The media has a unique opportunity to influence others to take positive action  towards reducing energy consumption, as well as the ability to responsibly  manage its own carbon footprint. The Sun-Herald was the only newspaper to board the supertrawler Abel Tasman as part  of reporting on the related environmental and political debate. When the Coonabarabran  fires happened, Fairfax sent a reporter and photographer to cover the events. The same  team tracked progress as the community began to rebuild. Over the year, The Sun-Herald  reported on issues at Sydney Water, the Department of Health and NSW Police, and  worked with Taronga Zoo to raise awareness of animal conservation and animal adoption.  The same masthead also raised awareness of organ donation by following six recipients for  12 months and telling their stories. In Canberra, politicians and decision-makers have found The Canberra Times’ ‘Send Them  Home Safe’ campaign on workplace safety impossible to ignore. The campaign began in  November 2012 with a page-one exclusive revealing the extent to which the ACT WorkSafe  inspectorate’s funding, staff and capacity had been downgraded over recent years, and  had possibly contributed to the ACT losing four workers to shocking construction accidents  in the space of a year, and recording the nation’s worst serious injury rate. The Canberra Times’ campaign raised public awareness of the issues and helped to  prompt the ACT government to take action and accept all 28 recommendations arising  from its independent inquiry into construction industry safety standards. Consistent with its strong editorial stance on sustainability and water conservation,  The Age worked with RMIT to showcase environmental awareness initiatives. Energy efficiency is a cost saving measure and a key part of our carbon footprint reduction. Fairfax is on target to meet its emissions reduction commitments through office and  print facility consolidation, recycling and waste minimisation programs, energy reduction  through the use of efficient lighting and service equipment, and changes to its technology  infrastructure and usage. In 2011, Fairfax made a commitment to reduce its carbon emissions by 20 to 25 per cent  by 2020. Under the NGER Act 2007, Fairfax reported to the Clean Energy Regulator  that, from 2011 to 2012, it had already achieved a 9.6 per cent decline of its Scope 1 and  Scope 2 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. The Company is achieving its overall target through a number of key projects, which include: EnERgy AuDIt & EMIssIons tARgEt • Replacement of high-energy-use lighting at 10 of its regional printing sites with low- energy CFL and LED lighting. The project attracted 33 per cent Government funding  under the Clean Energy Investment Program. We will replace more than 1,070 light  fittings and reduce our carbon emissions from high-energy lighting by about 67 per cent  at those sites. • Consolidation of printing assets, including the closure of the large-scale Tullamarine  and Chullora print sites by mid-2014 and moving printing to smaller, more energy- efficient regional sites which will contribute to a reduction in our carbon emissions.