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BSBSUS501 Develop workplace policy and procedures for sustainability
Assessment 1 - Written Questions
Written Questions
1 Identify the Commonwealth and Victorian state environmental legislation and regulations (if applicable), what they cover, and the body that regulates or administers each. Respond in no more than 50 words in total.
2 Briefly describe the following international and business agreements and policies that aim to reduce greenhouse gases, and identify Australia's participation, including the effectiveness of participation where relevant, in these agreements. Respond in no more than 250 words in total.
• Montreal Protocol
• Kyoto Protocol
• The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
3 Identify the environmental regulations applicable to the state you live in, relating to the following environmental and resource issues an organisation needs to follow:
a. Water
b. Energy
c. Waste
4 Identify how internal and external sources of information can be used to plan and develop the organisation's sustainability policy. In your response you must cover at least two internal and two external sources. Respond in no more than 100 words in
total.
5 Explain the process used by an organisation to develop policies, in no more than 200 words.
6 Outline the following organisational systems and procedures that organisations can use to ensure sustainability of their operations, in no more than 100 words each:
a. Triple bottom line reporting
b. Environmental management system (EMS)
7 Describe the steps involved in the management of organisational sustainability based on the PDCA cycle, in no more than 200 words in total.
8 In the table below, identify three common barriers to implementing sustainability policies and procedures in an organisation, and identify one strategy to overcome each barrier.