Epson Australia has been recognised as a CitySwitch Champion for the third consecutive year, affirming the company’s long-term commitment to sustainability leadership, carbon management, and practical climate action across its Australian operations.
The CitySwitch Awards celebrate businesses demonstrating genuine progress in areas such as emissions tracking, waste reduction, sustainable procurement and staff engagement.
Epson was formally honoured at the North Sydney Council Champion Lunch with the award presented by North Sydney Mayor Zoe Baker.
This achievement reflects Epson’s sustained commitment to transparency, data-driven carbon reduction and continuous environmental improvement.
Since joining CitySwitch as a signatory in 2023, Epson has reported annually on energy use, emissions and waste across its five Australian workplaces and built a robust foundation for long-term carbon management.
Key achievements to date include:
- Transitioning all Australia and New Zealand offices to 100% renewable electricity.
- Reducing landfill waste at its primary warehouse facility by more than half compared with FY2023 levels.
- Shifting inbound freight from road to rail, cutting logistics-related emissions.
- Developing a full Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions framework, aligning local goals with Epson’s global science-based targets.
- Enhancing energy efficiency at its Sydney head office, reducing overall electricity use.
- Improving recycling processes across its Sydney offices and the recyclability of consumer product packaging.
While continued emissions reduction remains a priority, Epson is equally focused on building robust systems, data quality and organisational capability to support meaningful, long-term progress.
By applying this pragmatic approach, Epson continues to strengthen its operational sustainability, while supporting the company’s broader global target of achieving carbon negativity and underground resource-free status by 2050.
“Being recognised for a third time as a CitySwitch Champion is a valued acknowledgement of the commitment and hard work of our teams across Australia,” said Craig Heckenberg, managing director of Epson Australia and New Zealand.
“It reinforces our approach of connecting sustainability to everyday decisions from how we source electricity and manage waste, to how we design systems and ship products. Every improvement brings us closer to a low-carbon future.”
CitySwitch is Australia’s flagship decarbonisation program for businesses. Run by council partners and NABERS, the initiative supports office-based organisations to measure, manage and reduce their carbon footprint on the path to net zero emissions.
The annual CitySwitch Champions Forum brings together participants to share practical insights into carbon management. This year, Epson presented on building a practical approach to carbon tracking, drawing from its own journey of “progress over perfection”.