Climate Care Program
Get with the program!
AVEA’s Climate Care Program is Australia’s only veterinary-specific sustainability program. It’s practical, self-paced, and built for a busy clinic.
Developed by vets, vet nurses and their colleagues, for veterinary practice, the Program guides your clinic step by step through reducing its environmental impact — and running costs.
Most veterinary teams already want to make a positive difference. The challenge is knowing where to start, and finding the time to keep going. The Climate Care Program breaks the work down into small, manageable steps, refined by real veterinary teams and designed to fit around busy caseloads.
Clinics undergoing the Program earn recognition as Climate Champions and a place in our growing public directory of sustainable clinics.
Why clinics join
It’s good for business
Sustainability goals can support your business goals too — by reducing waste and costs, giving your team something positive to work towards together, and building trust with your clients.
Reduce costs
Energy, water, waste and consumables are some of a clinic’s biggest recurring expenses.
The efficiencies the Program guides you through can reduce your environmental impact and your overheads at the same time — not just this year, but every year into the future.
Attract and keep great teams
Give your team a shared sense of purpose and a practical way to contribute to a better future for the animals they care for.
The Climate Care Program also gives current and prospective team members a clear signal of what your practice values.
Build client trust
Caring for animals doesn’t stop at the clinic door.
The Climate Care Program gives your practice a practical way to demonstrate its commitment to caring for all animals — not just the ones visiting your clinic — and to share that commitment with your clients and community.
How it works
The secret to a successful sustainability program is getting your whole team engaged and enjoying the process. If they lose interest, not much happens.
At its simplest, sustainability is about not leaving waste for future generations to deal with. The Climate Care Program turns that big idea into practical, achievable actions your team can take now.
Led by your climate champion and their buddy, the Program provides your team with the strategy and processes to reduce all types of waste, especially carbon pollution.
Dashboards, rewards, games and competitions are designed to unlock the creative energy of your team and keep everyone engaged.
Work through it at your own pace
The Climate Care Program is delivered online, so your team can work through it at its own pace, around your roster.
You can subscribe to the full six-module Program or start with the single Veterinary Carbon and Cost-Saving Pathway if you’d rather begin with the quickest wins.
Every step is one that practising vets, nurses and their colleagues have helped shape and have already taken in their own clinics — which is why it’s realistic for veterinary practice.
Review, collaborate and share your progress
Every year, your team can take part in ZerOctober to review your progress, collaborate with other veterinary teams, celebrate what you’ve achieved and decide what to tackle next.
It’s a chance to re-energise the team and keep sustainability moving forward year after year.
Who it’s for
Any veterinary practice in Australia — small-animal, mixed, equine, rural or referral — at any stage of its sustainability journey.
The Climate Care Program is built for clinics beginning from scratch as much as those already well underway.
Getting started
Free one-month trial
Try the Climate Care Program before you commit.
Your free one-month trial gives you access to the online platform on mobile or desktop, so you can explore the Program and see how it works for your practice.
Book a call
Talk to our team about your practice and how the Climate Care Program could work for you.
Email [email protected] to register your interest and we’ll be in touch.
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