Sustainability
Mary MacKillop Place works to ensure our operations and business practices are socially and environmentally responsible, and firmly anchored in sustainable economics, in alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Safety and support of the community remains our primary consideration.
Environmental sustainability:
Mary MacKillop Place is committed to taking positive actions to support and advocate for the protection and sustainability of our earthly environment.
Our aim is to ensure that as we exist on this side, it must not be at the expense of the environment. We make mindful choices regarding water, energy, food and products that we are using or considering purchasing to limit our impact.
We ask everyone who visits Mary MacKillop Place to be aware of their environmental impact and be mindful of waste.
Nature cannot be regarded as something separate from ourselves or as a mere setting in which we live.
LAUDATO SI # 139
Preservation of sacred artefacts:
Mary MacKillop Place is committed to the conservation, preservation and storage of both artefacts and the buildings for future generations, to ensure the stability and sustainability of the collection is in line with the historical and spiritual significance.
Good governance:
Mary MacKillop Place is committed to ethical and values-based governance in all its operations and how it makes decisions.
Financial sustainability:
Mary MacKillop Place is committed to achieving and maintaining financial self-sufficiency. Every endeavour will be made to deliver this objective.
Support the ongoing mission of Mary MacKillop Place – a place of welcome, reflection, and hope.
“Living in harmony with nature and with God gives us full happiness and purpose.”
FR JULIAN TENISON WOODS | 1887
