Develop workplace policy and procedures for sustainability
Part 1.
This activity requires you to take responsibility with an organisation for developing workplace sustainability policy. You are provided with case study /scenario in the "Additional Information" at the end of the project. You must use this information to complete the project tasks.
- Task 1
a) Conduct a review of the organisation's current position in terms of sustainability practices. This could include a review of:
- Management commitment
- Planning & communication processes
- Waste management (water & solid)
- Air emission management
- Hazardous materials management
- Environmental emergencies and response
- Site security
- Visual impact (greening of site, maintenance)
- Cultural & biological impacts
- Energy use
b) Identify and describe required sustainability initiatives for Market World Shopping Centre
c) Research the following and describe best practice models relevant to the business sector (in this case shopping centre).
i. information gathered from above task
ii. relevant laws, standards and guidelines for the industry
iii. Government initiatives iv. ISO 14001:1996
v. Organisation's strategic & business plans
vi. Best practice models applied by other shopping centres
d) Describe who could be consulted with in the development of policy
e) Make recommendations for policy options based on the likely effectiveness, timeframe and cost. This could include barriers to changing policy, costs for changes, timeframes for implementation and responsibilities for implementation.
f) Develop sustainability policy with the following headings:
i. Purpose (the context of the policy, why it is required)
ii. Scope (the application of the policy - particular location, workgroups, coverage etc.)
iii. Procedure (how the policy is implemented)
iv. Roles and responsibilities (who is responsible for the implementation of the policy)
v. Communication (how the policy is communicated to the stakeholders)
vi. Review (how frequently the policy will be reviewed)
vii. Legislation (reference any legislation that the policy specifically complies with)
g) Explain how you developed policy that reflects Market World Shopping Centre's commitment to sustainability and as a business opportunity
h) Prepare an implementation plan for the new policy
i. Description of sustainability initiative being implemented
ii. Implementation timelines and milestones
iii. Strategies for minimising resource use, reducing toxic material and hazardous chemical use, and employing life cycle management approaches
iv. Sustainability or environmental targets or key performance indicators
v. Organisational costs for implemented the required changes
vi. An outline of the monitoring approaches to gather reporting information throughout implementation
vii. A description of how continuous improvement for the process will be implemented and managed
Task 2
a) Prepare and deliver a presentation to your team mates and assessor. Include the following information:
- Brief overview of the process you followed to draft the policy
- Recommendations for policy options
- Compliance with relevant legislative requirements
- The process you will use to communicate and implement the policy
- The benchmark indicators you propose to use to measure improvement
- Stakeholders who are responsible for the implementation
Part 1. Checklist and Scope of Submission
Before you hand in part 1, use the checklist below to make sure you have completed all the tasks and have included all relevant information.
- Conducted a review of existing sustainability practices
- Described required sustainability initiatives for the Market World Shopping Centre
- Described best practice models relevant to the business
- Described who could be consulted
- Made recommendations for policy options
- Developed sustainability policy
- Explained how the policy reflects the centre's commitment to sustainability and as a business opportunity
- Prepared an implementation plan
- Delivered a presentation
- Submitted PowerPoint slides
Part 2
To complete this part, you will be using the information from part 1 and also the Additional Information at the end of the project, specifically the "Sustainability Results".
Task 1
a) Describe any possible outcomes and shortfalls of the implementation process so far
b) Prepare graphs or charts that could describe or summarise the progress towards or against the established targets and KPIs
c) Provide an evaluation of the graphs or charts to identify any trends
d) Describe further action areas from the information provided
e) Recommend changes or revisions to the policy
Part 2. Checklist and Scope of submission
Before you hand in these assessment tasks, use the checklist below to make sure you have completed all the tasks and have included all relevant information.
- Described possible outcomes and shortfalls of the implementation
- Prepared graphs or charts to summarise the progress
- Provided evaluation of the graphs or charts to identify trends
- Described further actions areas
- Recommended changes or revisions to the policy
Attachment:- Assessment Resource-Assignment.rar