PERFORMANCE OF THE

ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY AND
RESOURCE USAGE
Areas of RTO & practices reviewed

- Use of consumables, materials, technology, equipment

- Usage of electricity, gas or water
- Disposal of waste materials and consumables
- Recycling/reusing
 Use of consumables, materials,
technology, equipment

◦ printers at work
◦ 3 printers, 20 people
Usage of electricity, gas or water

◦ forget to turn off the light

◦ > 1 hour / room
Disposal of waste materials and
consumables

◦ Garbage bags are placed in the

recycle bins
◦ 2 bags/day
Recycling / reusing

◦ one-time-use cups
◦ 30 cups / day
ADVICE ON ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABLE WORK PRACTICES

◦Waste Management Association of Australia

◦Australian Association for Environmental
Education
ADVICE ON ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABLE WORK PRACTICES
2 practices in workplace from expert sources:
◦Indoor air fresh
◦Glasses instead of paper cups
According to Sciencedirect.com

The use of smart devices to control air quality

According to https://www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/

Use glasses instead of paper cups

What the management wants?
- Raise awareness of the sustainability in the
workplace.
- Reduce the use of garbage in the workplace.
- Save the energy, turn off electronic devices
when they are not needed.
Raise awareness of the sustainability in
the workplace.

◦ You?
◦ Co-workers?
◦ Internal competition: Best saving team in the office. Which
team obey to the “3R” rules: REDUCE, REUSE,
RECYCLE best in each week could be rewarded a free
meal
Reduce the use of garbage in the
workplace

◦ Using your bags to purchase or bring

food to the workplace
◦ Divide the garbage into 2 kinds: one
type can be recycled and the other is
not
Save the energy, turn off electronic
devices when they are not needed

◦ Do not let the laptop in “sleep”

mode when not using
◦ Check the light before going home
using smart devices for re-checking
 Together we can change the world!

◦ More fun, more experience: Doing good work together

and receive the office reward each week, free lunch
together, sharing happiness and make your life at work
more meaningful
◦ Receive the recognition of other organizations
◦ Faster process, less effort
Competition between teams
◦ Ideas for innovation and sustainability at work
◦ More activities together
◦ Understand corporate culture

Any ideas?
Challenges
◦The lack of employee in the workplace
which leads to inefficient use of human
resources.
◦The miscommunication of hierachial
authority.
 Value of innovation process
◦All the team on a
personal
◦Professional level