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Develop Workplace Policy and Procedures For Sustainability Assignment -
Assessment 1: Sustainability Policy Review - MacVille
Assessment description - You are required to examine and review the MacVille policy and procedure documents (in the additional resources of your Student Workbook) to determine the shortfalls between required sustainable practices and documented approaches to the same.
In doing this you will need to review current usage of resources to gain an understanding of potential for recommending change to organisational practices. After evaluation of this information, you will need to outline revised policy documents for MacVille together with a description of the approaches that can be taken to implementation of the revised policy documents.
Procedure - Review the case study information provided (attached), policy and procedure documents (in the Appendices of your Student Workbook) and legislative and regulatory documents that describe compliance requirements for the business sector.
1. Identify and describe required sustainability initiatives for MacVille.
2. Research and describe best practice models relevant to the business sector, especially as it relates to this case study.
3. Identify and describe shortfalls in the existing policy and procedure documents, by comparing research and information supplied.
4. Make recommendations for the existing policy options based on likely effectiveness, timeframes and budget.
5. Clearly identify and summarise the scope of changes and new documents required that will need to be made to the MacVille policy and procedure set to ensure compliance with requirements of future sustainability initiatives.
6. Identify and describe who could be consulted with to review and develop the revision and creation of policy documents. (This information should be included under the heading 'Personnel Requirements.' below).
7. Write an interim report, by providing two to three paragraphs of explanatory notes under each of the following headings:
a. MacVille sustainability initiatives
b. Best practice models
c. Shortfalls in existing policy
d. New policy requiring development
e. Personnel requirements for policy revisions.
8. Develop a revised set of policy documents including:
a. Completed changes to existing policy documents.
b. Outlines for recommended new policy documents.
9. Review the current resources usage for the organisation (as per the case study information attached).
10. An explanation of how you developed policy that reflects Macville's commitment to sustainability and as a business opportunity.
11. Develop an implementation plan for the new and revised policy documents that includes:
a. a description of the sustainability initiatives being implemented.
b. detail of how the new sustainability initiatives have been embedded in the new or revised policy documents.
c. an evaluation of the likely effectiveness of the initiatives.
d. implementation timelines and milestones.
e. strategies to minimise resource use, reducing toxic material and hazardous chemical use and employing life cycle management approaches.
f. sustainability or environmental targets and/or key performance indicators, compared to current resource usage.
g. organisational costs for implementing the required changes.
h. an outline of the monitoring approaches to gather reporting information throughout the implementation stage.
i. a description of individual and team responsibilities throughout the implementation stage and procedures to help implement workplace sustainability policy.
j. an ongoing method to identify and consult with a diverse range of stakeholders as a key component of the policy development process.
k. a description of how continuous improvement for the process will be implemented and managed.
Assessment 2: Sustainability Presentation - Sydney Opera House
Assessment description - Using the Sydney Opera House Environmental Sustainability Plans and Annual Reports, and from information gathered from other sources, develop a 10-15 minute presentation to all employees of the Sydney Opera House outlining the Environmental Sustainability Policy and how it has evolved from 2009 until 2013.
Discuss its achievements and drawback and how the Sydney Opera House is planning to achieve greater sustainability in the future.
You also need to describe how the revised processes will be implemented and managed.
Procedure
1. Review the Sydney Opera House Environmental Sustainability Plan 2009 - 2013. To assist in your review, source additional information from the Sydney Opera House Annual Reports 2009 - 2013.
2. In your presentation;
a. identify and describe how the Sydney Opera House is promoting its expected outcomes of the sustainability policy and who you believe are the key stakeholders for the policy and plan.
b. describe the environmental sustainability commitments being implemented and suggested timelines.
c. describe those involved in implementing the policy, the outcomes expected, the activities to be undertaken and responsibilities assigned.
d. detail procedures to communicate and implement the policy to all stakeholders involved.
e. explain how the new sustainability initiatives have been embedded in the new or revised policy documents.
f. describe the new energy management system to be implemented by the Sydney Opera House.
g. outline the sustainability or environmental targets for use of resources within the organisation.
h. identify potential shortfalls to the plan and implementation strategies for continuous improvements in resource efficiency.
i. describe individual and team responsibilities within the sustainability plan.
j. suggest who should be responsible for tracking continuous improvements in the sustainability plan.
Provide a copy of the following for your trainer to review. PowerPoint presentation that meets the objectives described in the procedures above.
Assessment 3: Sustainability Review - Sydney Opera House
Assessment description - You are required to complete a review of the implementation of the Sydney Opera House Environmental Sustainability Policy. As part of the review process you will:
- monitor and review records of implementation.
- identify trends or areas requiring ongoing action.
- evaluate the successfulness of the implementation process.
- recommend modifications to incorporate the shortfalls that have been identified.
Procedure
1. Review the information provided in the Sydney Opera House Environmental Sustainability Plan from 2009 to 2013 and the Sydney Opera House Annual Reports 2009 - 2013.
2. Describe any possible outcomes and shortfalls of the implementation process so far.
3. Prepare graphs or charts that could describe or summarise progress towards or against established targets or KPIs.
4. Provide an evaluation of the graphs or charts to identify trends in data.
5. Create an audit process to help identify and describe further action areas from the information provided.
6. Develop a plan to address identified action areas.
7. Identify and describe areas of successful implementation (from information provided).
8. Develop a written report for the Sydney Opera House management that:
a. includes all information collected above.
b. recommends changes or revisions to policy and procedure.
c. outlines which legislation the Opera House complies with.
9. Summarize the progress the Sydney Opera House has made in its' ability to become a sustainable workplace.
Attachment:- Workplace Policy and Procedure Assignment Files.rar