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Consider you recently joined as a staff member in a training organisation.

During this time, you have observed the following:

-The amount of paper waste is quite high.

-Staff members print high volume of papers; a large chunk of them goes into bins.

-Energy bill which comes at the end of every month is also high, and nobody cares about it.

-High powered equipment's like large printers, computers and air conditioning machines stay on in classrooms even after scheduled hours.

-There is no monitoring on material usage and consumption.

-There is a high risk of non-compliance to WHS matters.

-There is no reporting system regarding the organization's impact to the environment.As you find there is no culture of recycle and reuse and there is no sustainability policy in the organization, you decide to take an initiative to improve. As part of your own initiative, you take these issues forward in your team meeting. After your presentation, management was convinced that there is a need to change the work practice and at the same time, there is also employee awareness on sustainability.

CEO Jane Barker has now instructed staff members to reduce waste, reduce energy consumption in order to improve environmental performance of the organization. Jane has named the initiative as 'Green office initiative'. She has asked you and your team to take up a project on sustainability and do the needful.

Your tasks can be broadly categorised into four areas as,

-To plan and develop a sustainability policy (your task for assessment 2)

-Communicate and promote sustainability policy (your task for assessment 2)

-Implement a workplace sustainability policy (your task for assessment 3)

-Review your policy and do the necessary adjustments (your task for assessment 3)Tasks relevant to A and B

-Questions

-Explain the concept of sustainability in relation to your business organization?

- What are the aspects you should consider before developing a sustainability policy?

-List the people you would consult for suggestions on sustainability matters.

-Produce an item (document production; it can be submitted as separate document or in continuation with set 1 questions )Develop a miniature sustainability policy for your workplace. You may include the following -Introduction, purpose, scope, legislations and industry standards, commitment from people, key policy issues, implementation and performance indicators, review and consultation.

-Questions

-Suppose, you have consulted the scope of sustainability policy with stakeholders. Now, develop recommendations to your sustainability policy in relation to costs, benefits and timeframes. (Please note: you can consult with your trainer or other fellow classmates)

-Who are the people you would inform about implementing the policy and also about the specific roles to be undertaken?

-How do you like to promote the sustainability policy and create awareness among employees?