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Digital-first service delivery
Use secure electronic records, signatures and partner submissions where lawful and appropriate, reducing avoidable printing, copying and courier use.
Approved and effective — 1 August 2026
UNILINK Education
Environmental sustainability, built on evidence
As a digitally delivered professional-services business, UNILINK does not operate manufacturing facilities, industrial equipment or a transport fleet. Our expected direct operational footprint is therefore limited; this policy focuses on the purchased and indirect impacts most relevant to our work.
Policy status
In force
Effective 1 August 2026
First baseline
FY2026/27
Planned, not yet completed
Reduction target
Not adopted
Decision after baseline review
Certification
None
No assurance claim
Our approach
Measure first. Improve what matters. Report honestly.
UNILINK is a service business with predominantly digital delivery. Our policy focuses on the sources we can influence directly or through proportionate supplier choices: office energy, business travel, AI and cloud services, electronic records, equipment, e-waste and material procurement.
We will not treat missing records as zero, combine unlike emissions factors without a justified method, or describe UNILINK as carbon neutral, net zero, climate positive, science-based or environmentally certified without reliable evidence and approval.
Operational priorities
Six practical areas of action
The plan is designed for a nationally delivered, online-first education service with operating teams in Australia and China.
02
Responsible AI and cloud use
Review material AI, cloud, software and data-centre suppliers, favouring credible environmental information and proportionate resource use.
03
Energy-efficient operations
Collect relevant electricity information for operations in Australia and China and apply practical switch-off, equipment and office energy-saving measures.
04
Lower-impact travel
Consider remote participation before approving business travel, then record material travel booked or reimbursed by the covered entities.
05
Equipment and e-waste
Extend device life where security and service quality permit, and use appropriate reuse, donation or recycling routes for centrally disposed electronics.
06
Proportionate procurement
Include relevant environmental questions when reviewing material technology, office and service suppliers, without making unsupported claims about them.
2026–2028 roadmap
From adoption to an evidence-based target decision
- 1
Effective 1 August 2026 / first 30 days
Approval and ownership
Director approval completed. Baining Wu is ESG Owner and China Operations Lead; Mavis Xiaomao Wang is Australia Operations Lead. Staff briefing, evidence register and monthly collection routine follow.
- 2
FY2026/27
Data collection
Collect electricity, business travel, material cloud and AI, equipment, waste and relevant supplier evidence across the defined boundary.
- 3
Jul–Dec 2027
Baseline and review
Prepare the first baseline using approved methods, document gaps and exclusions, and complete Director review of material reduction opportunities.
- 4
By the first half of 2028
Target decision and update
Decide whether the evidence is reliable enough for a quantitative reduction target, then publish a proportionate progress update.
Reporting boundary
Two legal entities, operations in two countries
The framework covers controlled operations and material activities of the Australian and China entities, including nationwide online delivery in China.
Australia
UNILINK EDUCATION PTY. LTD.
ABN 50 152 187 650
Operations in Australia
China
盘否教育科技（北京）有限公司
Panfou Education Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
USCC 91110105MA01M1Y31U
Operations in China, including
nationally delivered digital services
Current questionnaire position
What we can accurately state today
These answers distinguish the policy now in force from future measurement, targets and certification that do not yet exist.
- Written environmental policy currently in force
- Yes — effective 1 August 2026
- Quantitative emissions-reduction target
- No — not adopted
- Current completed emissions measurement
- No — first baseline planned for FY2026/27
- Intention to measure within the next 1–2 years
- Yes
- Environmental staff awareness and learning
- Included in the action plan
- Third-party environmental certification or assurance
- None
Part of a wider framework
These environmental commitments are the E pillar of UNILINK's Responsible Business & ESG Policy. The social, human-rights and governance commitments, the voluntary Modern Slavery & Human Rights Statement and the ESG Action Plan 2026–2028 are on the Responsible Business & ESG page. The environmental detail is kept here only, so there is one source for it rather than two.
Approved documents
Download the policy and action plan
Both documents were approved by Baining Wu, Director, and took effect on 1 August 2026.
Governance and references
Designed for defensible reporting
The Director remains accountable for approving the policy, boundary, methods, any quantitative target and any public result.
Method references
- GHG Protocol standards and guidance — organisational boundaries and emissions accounting reference.
- Australian National Greenhouse Accounts Factors 2025 — provisional Australian factor source.
- China MEE and NBS 2023 electricity CO₂ factors — provisional Fujian electricity factor source.
Claims and supplier context
- ACCC guidance on environmental claims — clear, accurate and substantiated business statements.
Frequently asked questions
Plain answers, no green claims by implication
Is this policy currently in force?
Yes. The Environmental Sustainability Policy and the 2026–2028 action plan were approved by Baining Wu, Director, and took effect on 1 August 2026.
Does UNILINK currently have a quantitative emissions-reduction target?
No. UNILINK will first establish a defensible FY2026/27 baseline, review data quality and material sources, and then decide whether the evidence supports a quantitative target.
Is UNILINK carbon neutral, net zero or environmentally certified?
No. UNILINK does not currently make any carbon-neutral, net-zero, climate-positive, science-based-target or environmental-certification claim.
What operations are covered?
The boundary covers UNILINK EDUCATION PTY. LTD. in Australia and 盘否教育科技（北京）有限公司 in China, including controlled remote and digital delivery, business travel and selected material suppliers.