The aim of the scheme is to promote the sensitive and responsible uptake of wind energy in Australia by ensuring that the development and operation of wind farm projects is consistent with best practice standards.

CWFA provides participating organisations with access to a suite of environmental and stakeholder management resources that will be continually improved throughout the life of the scheme. These resources are based on ISO14001, the internationally recognised framework for environmental management, but are specific to wind energy developments. Participants will be audited, allowing an independent assessment of their wind farm planning processes or operations against best practice, as defined by the CWFA specification and Clean Energy Council Best Practice Guidelines.

The Clean Energy Council has been working with RABQSA to develop an online examination tool for certified ISO 14001 environmental auditors to undertake to ensure that they possess the appropriate competencies and knowledge to audit wind farms. It is expected that this will be in place by the end of March 2008.