Develop Workplace Policies and Procedures For Sustainability

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PROJECT
PORTFOLIO
STUDENT VERSION
BSBSUS511
DEVELOP WORKPLACE
POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES FOR
SUSTAINABILITY
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Contents
Project Portfolio – Part A 5
Section 1: Briefing report 6
Section 2: Stakeholder meeting 10
Section 3: Policies and procedures 11
Section 3: Policies and procedures 13
Section 4: Action plan 15
Project Portfolio – Part B (Option 1 – Grow Consultants) 23
Section 5: RTO Inspection (Grow Consultants) 24
Section 6: Best practice memo 26
Section 7: Sustainability register 27
Section 8: Sustainability Implementation Report 28
Project Portfolio – Part B (Option 2 – Own Business) 30
Section 5: Action Plan Implementation Report 31

Student name: Althea Santos
Assessor:
Date:
Business that this

assessment is based on:
Area of sustainability:
Description of policies and Grow Management Consultants' supportability strategy refers to

procedures: the use, improvement, and assurance of assets at a rate and in a
way that enables individuals to meet present demands while also
providing for the needs of future generations. As a business, we
are dedicated to the well-being of both financial and biological
systems, as well as people and other living things. Sustainability
approaches and strategies will be developed to target all aspects
of the business, including, but not limited to, travel, acquisition,
office vitality utilization, office supplies, and cleaning.
Policy and procedure 1 Procurement
Policy and procedure 2 Energy Efficiency

Project Portfolio – Part A
Use Part A of your Project Portfolio with Assessment Task 2.

Section 1: Briefing report
Introduction Grow Consultants specializes in management consulting and

has been in operation for 5 years.
State the purpose of the
report, including current We provide various services to support companies.
organisational sustainability
• Evaluate existing manager leadership behavior and its key
practices.
performance indicator
Attach copies of any
• Design and implement a customized leadership program based
relevant, current policies and
on your assessment.
procedures or company
information to this section of As a business, we are dedicated to the well-being of both
your portfolio. financial and environmental systems, as well as people and other
living things. However, no specific actions are highlighted within
the Vital Arrange, so the explanation appears to be giving lip
service at best. Paul is focused on developing a support
structure and tactics that cover all aspects of the business,
including, but not limited to travel, purchasing, office vitality
utilization, office supplies, and cleaning. Regardless, Paul has
specifically stated that he does not need to incur expenditures in
defining policy and technique, and that all work must be
developed in-house, and that specialists must not be used.
Sustainability facts and Current issues and hones inside the association are as takes
figures after.
Include information on
sustainability facts and
 There is more seasoned fashion florescent lighting in all
figures, as well as the
workplaces, staff room and lavatory. These lights are
benefits to businesses.
frequently cleared out on after the workday has wrapped up.
 The two central specialists have company vehicles. Both

Attach links to relevant vehicles are presently five a long time ancient and got to be
research, company overhauled.
information etc to this section
 There are no formal vitality utilization methods for staff or
of your portfolio.
signage to remind staff.
 The company does not have an arrangement for acquiring

gear and buys gear when required; frequently obtaining
anything is on uncommon at the time.
 Employees buy stationery on an ad hoc basis. As a result,

there is often a large inventory of notepads and A-grade
printer paper.
 There are trash cans and trash cans, most of which are used
correctly.

 The company holds regular meetings and workshops. An

external caterer is responsible for catering on all plates and
cups (plastic).
 The office is cleaned once a week by a contract cleaner that

uses regular cleaning agents.
Business planning, Current company strategies for creating arrangements and

opportunities and strategies are as follows:
sustainability
The need for the organization and approach should be
Describe how sustainability developed, and a preliminary briefing report should be
can be built into business generated. The primary plan has also just been updated. It
planning and can inform includes the following explanation as part of the mission
business opportunities to statement: As a trade, we are committed to the well-being of both
reflect the organisation’s financial and biological frameworks, of both people and other
commitment to sustainability. living things. Sustainability plans and strategies will be
developed to address all aspects of the business, including, at a
minimum:
Cleaning
Travel
Purchasing
Office vitality use
Office supplies
Example sustainability Policy 1

policies and procedures
Offer employees the opportunity to work from home once a week
Report on three sustainability
policies and procedures that
you have identified and
reviewed. Summarise the
areas that they address. Policy 2
Include copies of the policies Supplant most light bulbs with moo vitality light bulbs like LED’s
(or links) to this section of or CFL’s.
your portfolio.
Policy 3
Dodge the utilize of paper wherever possible. For case, sending
solicitations and cites through e-mail as PDF files.
Life cycle mapping A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) measures the natural
impacts of an item or service.
Explain life cycle mapping as

it relates to one of your policy  How do products get created? What almost
areas (using Sustainability warming, water, ventilation?
Victoria resources from their
 How did the merchandise get transported? By
website), including lifestyle
means of truck, rail, or airplane?
stages, life cycle map, life
cycle matrix and identify and  Which crude materials were included within the
selecting the most effective generation handle, and where do they come from?
strategies to reduce What around soil, seeds, fertilizer?
environmental impact.
The goal of an LCA is to inspire decisions rather than
to generate information. It is designed with a specific
goal in mind, such as making a product more cost
effective. It serves as the foundation for any
supportability or CSR strategy within a corporation. A
Life Cycle Evaluation might be useful for item
management for two reasons.
Reason 1: Comply with Regulations
Reason 2: Unused Item Developments
Within the specific industry: first, supply chain
administration and acquisition: find far better
suppliers; second, marketing and sales: act on
customer requests for sustainability. Finally,
Executive Level & Strategic Management: Consolidate
maintainability throughout the entire firm.
Sustainability frequently appears to be a one-of-a-kind
development. Being more sustainable can mean using
less energy, reusing resources, or streamlining
processes - all of which can save significant sums of
money, rapidly increase the bottom line, and make a
business less reliant.
Legal requirements in  Australian and international standards relating to

relation to workplace corporate sustainability include:
sustainability
 The triple bottom line of environmental quality,
List and explain key social equity, and economic prosperity
legislation related to
 The GRI Standards: The global standards for
sustainability and that is
sustainability reporting o ISO14001 Environmental
relevant to the business.
management
 ISO 26000:2010 Guidance on social responsibility
 The AS/NZS 3598:2014 standards
 The United Nations Sustainable Development

Goals (SDG)

 Work Health and Safety Act 2011
 Corporations Act 2001
 Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act

2001
 Environment Protection and Biodiversity

Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act)
 Environment Protection and Biodiversity

Conservation (EPBC) Act Regulations
Sustainability actions Maintainability activities to advise the maintainability

activity to arrange for another 12 months:
Include example
sustainability actions to 1/ Need actions:
inform the sustainability
 Avoid the utilize of paper wherever conceivable.
action plan for the next 12
For illustration, sending solicitations and cites
months. You should identify
through e-mail as PDF files.
at least five ideas initially,
including identifying priority  Make utilize of moment informing, video and
actions and longer-term sound conferencing, phone, and email.
actions.
 Keep vitality utilization moo. For case, making
utilize of moo vitality light bulbs all through and
guaranteeing that computers are closed after
work.
2/ Longer-term actions:
 Use moo affect transport for travel to and from

work and travel for commerce. For illustration,
open transport, cycle to work, carpool.
 Purchasing arrangement: Buy items with a lower

natural affect. For case naturally secure cleansers
and detergents.
Performance indicators Key performance indicators (KPIs) provide

measurements from which to work and can reveal a
Provide recommendations on
movement's success in achieving its goal. Using
suitable performance
clever targets may be an approach for ensuring that
indicators that can be used to
these targets are specific, quantifiable, attainable,
measure environmental
pertinent, and timely.
performance once the
policies and procedures are  50% representatives work from domestic at
implemented. slightest 3 days per week by 2022.
 100% workers are mindful of the acquiring

arrangement by 2023.
 Reduction of vitality charge by 20% by 2023.

 Reduction of paper charge by 20% by 2023.
 50% representatives utilize moo affect transport to

work by 2023.
Continuous improvement Having a handle on continuous advancement is also

very important because it can help to ensure the
Discuss possible strategies
significance and viability of the supportability
for ensuring that resource
arrangement because it includes constantly
efficiency continues to occur.
observing, investigating, and checking forms,
frameworks, plans, and methods, as well as
compliance. Exercises for continuous advancement
may include:
 Supporting workers to require dangers or attempt

out unused ideas.
 Collaboration and group work.
 Improving practices
 Setting targets that can be monitored.
 Sharing data and collecting unused thoughts for

advance improvements
Policy options Following clarification of the nature of the issue or

issue, arranging options are given to bridge facts
Recommendations for policy
provided by investigation. Sustainability plans and
options including discussion
strategies will be developed to handle all aspects of
on likely effectiveness,
the industry, including, but not limited to travel,
timeframes and any costs.
purchasing, office vitality use, office supplies, and
cleaning.
Proposed scope Policy 1: Purchasing

Provide a scoping of the • Avoid the utilize of paper wherever conceivable. For
Sustainability Policies and illustration, sending solicitations and cites by means
Procedures, including a list of of email as PDF files.
headings to be included and
 The company holds regular get-togethers and
a brief description of each
workshops. Catering is provided by an outside
heading.
caterer, who provides all reusable plates and
glasses (paper).

 Plan for acquiring equipment and purchasing

hardware as needed; obtaining anything is
frequently on special at the moment.
 Increase recurrence of purchasing stationary

necessities to keep a strategic distance from
expanded inventories of items like scratch pads
and A review printer paper.
Policy 2: Office vitality use
 Create a formal vitality utilization strategy for

personnel or use signage to remind them.
 Maintain a low level of vitality usage. For example,

using low-energy light bulbs throughout and
ensuring that computers are shut down after use.
 Replace most light bulbs with moo vitality light

bulbs.
 After the workday is through, ensure that all lights

are turned off.
Attach: Current policies and procedures ☐
Links to research ☐
Links to review procedures ☐
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Section 2: Stakeholder meeting
Summarise the stakeholder Supportability overview address comes about Six staff were
feedback given with the overviews, and all six reacted.
How will you implement the Which of the taking after activities are you mindful of within the
stakeholder feedback in your workplace?
policies and procedures?
 Staff 1: Reusing, turn down brightness on monitor.
Attach a recording of the
 Staff 3: Reusing, transport (ride, walk, capture open
meeting if your assessor did
transport to work), utilizing innovation to decrease impacts
not observe or participate in
e.g., proposed e-books.
the meeting.
 Staff 2: Spare water by not clearing out taps on for as well
Attach any notes from the
long.
meeting to this section of your
Portfolio.  Staff 5: Reusing, switch off lights, twofold sided printing.
 Staff part 4: Standard vitality audits.
 Staff part 6: Recycling.
How concerned are you almost maintainability by and large?
 Staff part 1: Exceptionally vital, we are all capable for

sustainability.
 Staff part 2: Exceptionally concerned but I think the

government have to be sort it out.
 Staff part 3: Very vital.
 Staff part 4: Truly concerned. I owe it to my children to do

as much as I can.
 Staff part 5: Sensibly concerned.
 Staff part 6: Not truly clear on the entire concept
How important is sustainability to you?
 Employee 1: Very important. We all have to play our part.
 Employee 2: Very important. The workplace needs to set an

example.
 Employee 3: Something important. The government must

clarify that.
 Employee 4: Very important. All of us are responsible for

sustainability.
 Employee 5: Somewhat important, but in the end we all

have to work.

 Employee 6: Very important. The feeling that what I do

every day has a direct impact on our company and its
success.
Scope Policy 1: Procurement

Use the feedback from the  The company has customary gatherings and workshops.
meeting to finalise the scope of Catering is given by an outside caterer with all reused
your sustainability policies and plates and mugs provided (paper).
procedures including:
 Develop an arrangement for acquiring hardware and buys
 required outcomes gear when required; frequently acquiring anything is on
extraordinary at the time.
 KPIs
 Improve recurrence of buying stationary prerequisites to
 methods of
dodge huge stocks of things such as scratch pads and A
implementation.
review printer paper.
 Avoid the utilize of paper wherever conceivable. For

illustration, sending solicitations and cites through mail as
PDF files.
Policy 2: Vitality efficiency
 Develop a formal vitality utilization method for staff or

signage to remind staff.
 Keep vitality utilization moo. For case, making utilize of

moo vitality light bulbs all through and guaranteeing that
computers are closed down after work.
 Replace most light bulbs with moo vitality light bulbs.
 Ensure that all lights are turned off after the workday has
wrapped up.
Recording of meeting (if relevant) ☐
Notes from meeting (if relevant) ☐
Policy and Procedure 1

Section 3: Policies and procedures
Purpose statement Grow Management Consultants' sustainability arrangement

alludes to the use, development, and assurance of assets at a rate
Explain the main reason for
and in a style that enables individuals to meet current needs while
the policy and the issue it is
also providing for future needs. The supportability strategy
designed to manage.
depicts our dedication to hones and benchmarks defined to
develop environmentally responsible operations. In particular, the
acquirement arrangement provides a clear explanation of goal in
relation to the organization's perspective on acquisition and
sustainability.
Scope All government divisions are currently focusing on lowering their

carbon footprint, reducing waste, and advancing sustainability.
Outline overarching policy
Sustainable procurement could be defined as a strategy by which
principles, for example,
organizations meet their needs for products, administrations,
organisational commitment
works, and utilities in a way that achieves esteem for cash on a
and compliance with
life-cycle premise while inclining to value standards for feasible
legislation.
improvement, thus benefiting social orders and the environment
over time and geographies.
Procedures Procedure title Responsibility

Procedures will contain
Create a strategy for Operations Manager
enough detail to enable
purchasing equipment and
action, so the procedure is
purchase equipment as
supported and applied. If
needed; frequently, getting
there are consequences
anything is on sale at the
relating to not following a
moment.
procedure, these must be

stated clearly in this section. Make a habit of purchasing Administration Officer

stationary requirements to
Roles and responsibilities avoid stockpiling items like
should be documented. scratch pads and A review
The following table should be printer paper.
used. Numbering should be
As much as possible, avoid Office Manager
used.
using paper. Send an invoice or
offer, for example, as a PDF file
via email.
The company holds regular get- Office Manager

togethers and workshops. An
outside caterer provides
catering, and all reused dishes
and cups are provided.
Policy and Procedure 2
Section 3: Policies and procedures
Purpose statement The sustainability policies of Grow Management Consultants are

concerned with the use, development, and protection of
Explain the main reason for
resources at a rate that allows individuals to meet their current
the policy and the issue it is
requirements while also considering the needs of future
designed to manage.
generations. The Sustainability Policy emphasizes our
commitment to policies and standards that encourage
ecologically responsible behavior. Energy efficiency initiatives, in
particular, can promote economic growth, reduce emissions, and
increase energy security. Energy efficiency has numerous
advantages. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions, lowering need
for energy imports, and lowering domestic and economic
expenses.

Scope All government divisions are currently focusing on lowering their

carbon footprint, reducing waste, and advancing sustainability.
Outline overarching policy
Energy proficiency fundamentally suggests using less vitality to
principles, for example,
complete the same task - that is, eliminating vitality waste. Energy
organisational commitment
efficiency serves a variety of roles in long-term financial growth.
and compliance with
As a result, it contributes to carbon reduction, which results in
legislation.
less climate change. It also results in job creation, which reduces
destitution and improves economic livelihoods.
Procedures Procedure title Responsibility

Procedures will contain
Maintain a low level of vitality Office Manager
enough detail to enable
usage. For example, using low-
action, so the procedure is
energy light bulbs throughout
supported and applied. If
and ensuring that computers
there are consequences
are shut down after use.
relating to not following a
procedure, these must be
Most light bulbs should be Office Manager
stated clearly in this section.
replaced with moo vitality light
bulbs.
Roles and responsibilities
should be documented.
Ensure that all lights are Administration Officer
The following table should be switched off when the workday
used. Numbering should be has ended.
used.
Create a structured vitality Operations Manager
utilization strategy or signage
to remind employees.

Section 4: Action plan
Sustainability Action Plan

Current: (insert month & year here)
Issues Comments
All workspaces, staff rooms, and restrooms have more mature fashion fluorescent lighting. These lights are usually turned off once the
1 workday has ended.
However, there are no options for e-books. The firm holds regular gatherings and workshops.
2
The organization does not have a strategy for acquiring hardware and purchases hardware as needed; typically, obtaining anything is
3 difficult at the moment.
All employees drive their own automobiles to work, and there is on-site parking. The nearest train station is a 10-minute walk from the
4 office.

Employees purchase stationary necessities on an ad hoc basis, resulting in large inventories of items like scratch pads and A review
5 printer paper. The books are shipped on non-recycled paper.
Future: (insert month & year here)
No. Objectives Measures of Performance
Avoid the utilize of paper wherever conceivable. For illustration, Reduction of paper charge by 20% by 2023.
1 sending solicitations and cites through e-mail as PDF files.
Make utilize of moment informing, video and sound conferencing, 50% representatives work from domestic at slightest 3 days per
2 phone, and email. week by 2022.
Keep vitality utilization moo. For case, making utilize of moo vitality Reduction of energy charge by 20% by 2023.
3 light bulbs all through and guaranteeing that computers are closed
down after work.
Use moo affect transport for travel to and from work and travel for 50% representatives utilize moo affect transport to work by 2023.
4 commerce. For illustration, open transport, cycle to work, carpool.


Strategy for Achieving Objectives

Strategies Step by Step Plan Due Date Name
a. Employees purchase stationary necessities on an ad hoc basis, resulting in

Operations
large inventories of items like scratch pads and A review printer paper. The Q1, 2023
Manager
books are shipped on non-recycled paper.
b. Make strides recurrence of buying stationary necessities to dodge expansive Administration

Q1, 2023
stocks of things such as scratch pads and A review printer paper. Officer
Insert into here each of the
objectives which you listed
above.
c. Avoid using paper as much as possible. For example, send an invoice or offer
Q1, 2023 Office Manager
by email as a PDF file.
d. The company has customary gatherings and workshops. Catering is given by

Q1, 2023 Office Manager
an outside caterer with all reused plates and mugs provided
a. Keep vitality utilization moo. For case, making utilize of moo vitality light
bulbs all through and guaranteeing that computers are closed down after Q1, 2023 Office Manager
work.
b. Supplant most light bulbs with moo vitality light bulbs Q1, 2023 Office Manager

Strategies Step by Step Plan Due Date Name
Administration
c. Guarantee that all lights are turned off after the workday has wrapped up. Q1, 2023
Officer
Operations
d. Create a formal vitality utilization method for staff or signage to remind staff. Q1, 2023
Manager
a. To eliminate needless travel, utilize instant messaging, video and audio Operations
Q3, 2023
conferencing, the telephone, and email. Manager
b. Use low-impact transportation to and from work and for business trips. For Administration
Q3, 2023
example, public transportation, cycling to work, and carpooling. Officer
Operations
c. Encourage staff to work from home Q3, 2023
Manager
d. Use renewable energy in corporate cars Q3, 2023 Office Manager

Resourcing plan
Strategies Resources required Source Name
a. Human, financial, physical Operations

Human, financial, physical
b. Procurement Policy Manager
c. Human, financial, physical Administration

d. Buying stationary requirements Officer
Insert each strategy here.

e. Human, financial, physical
Human, financial, physical Office Manager
f. Computer, internet for online paper
g. Human, financial, physical

h. Conference rooms, internet, equipment for online Human, financial, physical Office Manager
conferences
a. Human, financial, physical

b. Low energy light pubs

c. Human, financial, physical

d. Low energy light pubs
e. Human, financial, physical Administration

f. Low energy light pubs Officer
g. Human, financial, physical Operations

h. Formal energy usage procedures Manager
a. Human, financial, physical Operations

b. Equipment for online meetings Manager
c. Human, financial, physical

Administration
d. Public transport, low impact transport (bicycle, carpool, Human, financial, physical
Officer
walking, etc.)
e. Human, financial, physical Operations

f. Online platforms for distance working Manager

g. Human, financial, physical

h. Upgrade company vehicles

Continuous improvement Having a handle on continuous advancement is also very

important because it will help to ensure the significance and
Explain your strategy for
viability of the maintainability approach because it includes
continuous improvement
constantly checking, checking on, and checking forms,
frameworks, plans, and strategies, as well as compliance.
Exercises for continuous improvement can include:
 Improving practices
 Setting targets that can be monitored.
 Sharing data and collecting modern thoughts for assist

improvements.
 Supporting workers to require dangers or attempt out modern

ideas.
 Collaboration and group work.
Tracking and monitoring Continuous improvement requires monitoring, assessing, and

success checking processes, systems, strategies, and procedures to
ensure that the policy remains relevant and effective.
Outline your strategy for
tracking and monitoring the This could be accomplished by conducting audits, reviewing
success of the policy invoices, monitoring records, examining training outcomes,
determining whether efficiency targets have been met, consulting
with system and procedure users on a regular basis, observing
key performance indicators, and monitoring key performance
indicators.
Supporting implementation To improve the execution of workplace supportability strategies,

the management team should lead by example and excite and
What support will you
retain partners throughout the process. We need a well-organized
provide to others during
plan or structure that can be used to guide usage. A
implementation?
communication plan can also be used to discuss the plan and
how it will be implemented. During communications, usage can
also be supported by:
 Encouraging feedback
 Creating possession through open communication
 Being positive and getting to be a part show.

Reviewing implementation The end strategy for implementing workplace supportability ways
is to perform a survey, count and record results, provide
Describe your strategy for
feedback, carry out any therapeutic activity for exhibition
reviewing implementation.
advancement, and make any alterations to consolidate
How will outcomes be
improvements. All outcomes from the records used to track
documented? How will
execution and continuous change of the supportability
feedback be provided? How
arrangement should be disclosed to any relevant partners and
will trends be identified and
key individuals. This is done so that the data recorded and
recorded?
compiled is straightforward, providing a clear picture of:
 how targets are being met
 improved efficiencies
 how endeavours are being realised
 how well the approach is being implemented.
The findings can be documented in a report that is delivered at

staff meetings, published on-site, messaged to employees, or
advertised through other essential communication channels.
Reports are frequently a wonderful way to communicate this type
of material because they may be properly arranged and provide
visual representations of statistics and data. Record keeping,
survey, and change forms should be in areas for record keeping
so that exercises, execution, toll, and timings may be tracked and
then used to survey. Keeping track of power bills, reviews
attempted, criticism received, or advance reports, for example.
Feedback Giving feedback can support the long-term commitment to the

sustainability policy while also increasing motivation and
Describe the process that
enhancing success. Consultation with partners is crucial to
you used to seek feedback
eliciting as much criticism as possible. With appealing
on your action plan.
communication, it is possible to gain vital feedback on natural
Summarise the feedback that hones while also establishing engagement so that partners are
you received and describe engaged to the method and so more inclined to support the
how you incorporated it. approach destinations when it is applied. Furthermore,
Attach a copy of the communicate with the intended to influence and seek opinion so
feedback that you received that the technique is beneficial and meaningful. When presenting
to this section of your to significant partners, the information should be given in the
portfolio. most important format.

Project Portfolio – Part B (Option 1 – Grow Consultants)
Use this section of the Project Portfolio if you are completing Option 1 with Assessment Task 3 (that is, if
you are working with the case study business).
Note: If you are completing Option 2 for Assessment Task 3, you should not complete this template. A
separate template has been provided for you later in this document.

Section 5: RTO Inspection (Grow Consultants)
Areas of RTO and practices Area of sustainability: Environmental

reviewed
 Purchasing
 Energy efficiency
 Travel
Use of consumables/  Identify gear that utilize vitality and decide which hardware
materials/ technology/ employments the most/least vitality? – computer
equipment
 Are switches cleared out on overnight/weekend? – no
 Identify equipment that
 Do staff utilize the rest mode/screen saver? – yes
use energy and determine
which equipment uses the  What hones are right now in put to assist limit vitality
most/least energy? wastage?
 Are switches left on  Replace most light bulbs with moo vitality light bulbs.
overnight/weekend?
 Ensure that all lights are turned off after the workday has
 Do staff use the sleep wrapped up.
mode/screen saver?
 What practices are

currently in place to help
minimise energy
wastage?
Energy usage e.g. water, How is energy used on a daily basis? water, electricity, and
electricity gas gas.
 How is energy used on a  What things/tasks use up the most energy? – a power
daily basis? source
 What things/tasks use up  Are switches left on overnight/weekend? – no

the most energy?
 Are staff using energy sensibly? – yes
 Are switches left on
 Keep energy consumption low. For example, use a low-
overnight/weekend?
energy light bulb to ensure that your computer shuts down
 Are staff using energy

sensibly? after work.
 Create formal energy usage procedures for staff or signs to

 What practices are in
remind staff.
place to support effective
energy use?
Waste Describe workplace waste.
 Describe workplace  Paper & printing products

waste.
 Office equipment
 How is it disposed of?
 Miscellaneous waste
 Are staff conscious of
How is it disposed of?
waste management
practices e.g. recycling,  Paper & printing products - the use of paper bins
reuse, disposal?
 Office equipment - hiring pass bin.
 Miscellaneous waste - imparting cleaning
Date of inspection/review:
Completed by:

Section 6: Best practice memo
Memorandum
To RTO facility’s staff
From Management
1. Paper and printed matter
 Paper and printed matter are used for paperwork, from simple meeting notes to corporate
inventory.
 Here are some tips to help you reduce wasted paper and printed matter in your office.
 Use both sides of the paper.
 Reuse paper by shredding waste documents and reusing cardboard boxes from shipments
and packaging.
 Separate recyclable paper products.
 Distribute memos and draft documents by email.
 Store instructions such as employee handbooks online.
 Reduce the use of paper towels by providing air dryers or reusable towels.
2. Office equipment
 Office hardware can be everything from work areas to computers that needs an upgrade.
 Here are a few tips to form office gear final longer and give more esteem to the office:
 Buy utilized furniture.
 Buy utilized or more seasoned models of copiers, faxes, and printers.
 Recycle contraptions and equipment.
 Acquire high-quality tough equipment.
 3. Random waste
 Most workplaces have common regions such as a wash room or water station. These
places moreover get a part of activity amid break times and can create a part of squander
as a result.
 Here are a few tips to reduce the different squander within the office:

 Providing reusable utensils and dishware.
 Providing drinking water stations to reduce utilization of water bottles.

Section 7: Sustainability register

Develop a sustainability register here. Remember that your sustainability register will be used for recording and tracking all continuous improvements in resource
efficiency. Your register should be able to include, as a minimum:
 the ability to record the reported opportunity
 the action to be taken
 the person with responsibility for the action
 timelines
 outcomes.

Section 8: Sustainability Implementation Report
Analysis of staff survey results Supportability overview address comes about Six staff were
and achievements against given with the overviews, and all six reacted.
targets
Which of the taking after activities are you mindful of within the
workplace?
 Staff 1: Reusing, turn down brightness on monitor.
 Staff 3: Reusing, transport (ride, walk, capture open

transport to work), utilizing innovation to decrease impacts
e.g., proposed e-books.
 Staff 2: Spare water by not clearing out taps on for as well

long.
 Staff 5: Reusing, switch off lights, twofold sided printing.
 Staff part 4: Standard vitality audits.
 Staff part 6: Recycling.
How concerned are you almost maintainability by and large?
 Staff part 1: Exceptionally vital, we are all capable for

sustainability.
 Staff part 2: Exceptionally concerned but I think the

government have to be sort it out.
 Staff part 3: Very vital.
 Staff part 4: Truly concerned. I owe it to my children to do

as much as I can.
 Staff part 5: Sensibly concerned.
 Staff part 6: Not truly clear on the entire concept
How important is sustainability to you?
 Employee 1: Very important. We all have to play our part.
 Employee 2: Very important. The workplace needs to set an

example.
 Employee 3: Something important. The government must

clarify that.
 Employee 4: Very important. All of us are responsible for

sustainability.

 Employee 5: Somewhat important, but in the end we all

have to work.
 Employee 6: Very important. The feeling that what I do

every day has a direct impact on our company and its
success
Analysis of energy audit data Sustainability targets:

and achievements against
 Reduce power use by 20% within six months as a
targets
sustainability goal.
 Raise awareness of sustainability activities among all

employees.
The following are the findings of the energy audit:
 replace halogen downlights with energy-efficient

downlights and transformers.
 connect to natural gas, switching to an energy source with

one-third the greenhouse gas emissions of coal-fired
power.
 replace an electric storage hot water heater with an

immediate solar hot water heater; and
 replace an air conditioner with a more energy-efficient

inverter unit. Prior to doing an energy audit:
 Annual energy bill: $2,415
 Annual greenhouse gas emissions: 18 tonnes After six

months:
 Annual energy bill: $1,800.
 Annual greenhouse gas emissions: 10.2 tonnes After a

year:
 Annual energy bill: $2,215
 Annual greenhouse gas emissions: 14 tonnes
Recommendations for Supportability activities actualized include:

additional actions that need to
 Energy audit and all suggestions executed, including notice
be taken based on a review of
regarding energy consumption (switch off lights at night,
the data
dim brightness, turn off taps)
 Green buying policy produced (on staff intranet, email

addressed to employees to advise)
 Green transportation policy prepared and implemented (on

staff intranet, email sent to staff to advise) (on staff intranet,
email sent to staff to advise)

Recommendations for further measures to be performed based

on data analysis:
1. Assess the effectiveness of sustainability policies and
practices.
2. Determine the causes of success/failure.
 The addition of four additional employees may account

for the rise.
 Energy objectives were not modified to accommodate

for new employees.
3. Revise the sustainability policy and processes to account for
the stated factors.
Summary of success of Prior to 6 months 1 year later

sustainability policy and energy audit later
procedure based on analysis.
Annual $2,415 $1,800 $2,215
energy bill
- 25% - 8%
Annual 18 tonnes 10.2 tonnes 14 tonnes

greenhouse
- 43% - 22%
emissions
Evaluation:
 6 months later: Higher performance - goal achieved (20 %)
 1 12 months later: Higher performance in comparison to

previous to electricity audit however much less
performance in comparison to six months later
 Awareness of sustainability tasks among all personnel

individuals are ensured: 100%
Reasons:
 Four new personnel individuals hired can also additionally

account for increase.
 Energy goals have been now no longer adjusted to account

for the brand new personnel.

Updates to sustainability policy Sustainability Policy and Procedure Updates for 4 New
and procedure to account for Employees: Old Sustainability Goals:
recommended improvements
 Reduce power consumption by 20% within 6 months.
 Raise all employee awareness of sustainability initiatives

Updated Sustainability Goals:
 Reduce power consumption by 10% within a year.
 • Raise awareness of all employees, especially four new

employees, to sustainability initiatives

Project Portfolio – Part B (Option 2 – Own Business)
Use this section of the Project Portfolio if you are completing Option 2 with Assessment Task 3 (that is, if
you are working with your own business).
Note: If you are completing Option 1 for Assessment Task 3, you should not complete this template. A
separate template has been provided for you earlier in this document.

Section 5: Action Plan Implementation Report
Resources
Were the resources that you
identified and sourced in your
action plan adequate to
implement the sustainability
policy?
 How did you

measure/monitor
resources?
 Describe any
gaps/shortfalls.
 Describe any
oversupplies.
 How might you resource

your next implementation
differently to improve
sustainability?
Providing support
Describe the support that you
provided to others to
implement the policy.
Attach notes, correspondence
and other evidence of support
that you provided to this
section of your portfolio.
Tracking and recording

sustainability improvements
Describe the strategies that
you used to track and record
sustainability improvements.
 How did these comply

with organisational
policies and procedures?

 How did you document

outcomes?
 What trends did you

identify?
Attach copies (or screen shots)
of your tracking, recording and
documentation to this section
of your portfolio.
You should also attach or link
to relevant policies and
procedures.
Stakeholder
feedback/consultation
How did you provide feedback
to relevant stakeholders about
the implementation and results
of the policy and procedure?
How else did you engage with
stakeholders during
implementation?
Attach copies of feedback
correspondence and/or results
to this section of your portfolio.
Sustainability results
Summarise the sustainability
gains that were made as a
result of implementation.
 Is there anything that you

could have done
differently to improve the
sustainability gains?
 What changes did you

make to the policy as a
result of the
implementation?
Attach a final copy of the policy

with changes highlighted to this
section of your portfolio.

Attach: Evidence of support provided ☐
Copies (or screen shots) of tracking, recording and

☐
documentation
Copies (or links) of relevant policies and procedures ☐
Feedback correspondence/results ☐
Final policy ☐

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Training for Knowledge & Livelihood (TKL college)

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Student name: Althea Santos

Business that this

Description of policies and Grow Management Consultants' supportability strategy refers to

Policy and procedure 1 Procurement

Policy and procedure 2 Energy Efficiency

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Project Portfolio – Part A

Use Part A of your Project Portfolio with Assessment Task 2.

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Section 1: Briefing report

Introduction Grow Consultants specializes in management consulting and

 The two central specialists have company vehicles. Both

 The company does not have an arrangement for acquiring

 Employees buy stationery on an ad hoc basis. As a result,

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 The company holds regular meetings and workshops. An

 The office is cleaned once a week by a contract cleaner that

Business planning, Current company strategies for creating arrangements and

Office vitality use

Example sustainability Policy 1

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Legal requirements in  Australian and international standards relating to

 ISO 26000:2010 Guidance on social responsibility

 The AS/NZS 3598:2014 standards

 The United Nations Sustainable Development

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 Work Health and Safety Act 2011

 Corporations Act 2001

 Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act

 Environment Protection and Biodiversity

 Environment Protection and Biodiversity

Sustainability actions Maintainability activities to advise the maintainability

 Use moo affect transport for travel to and from

 Purchasing arrangement: Buy items with a lower

Performance indicators Key performance indicators (KPIs) provide

 100% workers are mindful of the acquiring

 Reduction of vitality charge by 20% by 2023.

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 Reduction of paper charge by 20% by 2023.

 50% representatives utilize moo affect transport to

Continuous improvement Having a handle on continuous advancement is also

 Supporting workers to require dangers or attempt

 Collaboration and group work.

 Setting targets that can be monitored.

 Sharing data and collecting unused thoughts for

Policy options Following clarification of the nature of the issue or

Proposed scope Policy 1: Purchasing

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 Plan for acquiring equipment and purchasing

 Increase recurrence of purchasing stationary

Policy 2: Office vitality use

 Create a formal vitality utilization strategy for

 Maintain a low level of vitality usage. For example,

 Replace most light bulbs with moo vitality light

 After the workday is through, ensure that all lights

Attach: Current policies and procedures ☐

Links to review procedures ☐

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Section 2: Stakeholder meeting

 Staff part 4: Standard vitality audits.