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Question 1: Explain the importance of environmentally sustainable work practices?

Question 2: Name 2 international environmental agreements that Australia is a signatory of?

Question 3: Which legislation governs the environment at Federal Level? What does this cover?

Question 4: Which authorities govern environmental practices at state and territory levels?

Question 5: How are environmental practices governed at local government level? What does this commonly include?

Question 6: What is the Green Globe Program?

Question 7: Provide 5 examples of support tools which are provided by Green Globe to members to develop their own code of practice?

Question 8: Which type of accreditation system is available for the accommodation industry? By whom is this provided and what does this entail?

Question 9: Restaurant and Caterers Association of Australia has developed their own program, called Green Table Australia. What does this program require from its participants?

Question 10: What type of information could you obtain from the Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre (STCRC)?

Question 11: One of the major considerations for event staging is environmental impact and sustainability. List 4 measures and references that should be considered?

Question 12: Why is it important to take stock of existing environmental policies and procedures?

Question 13: Give a description for each analysis tool?

Question 14: List 4 potential sources of information on efficiency?

Question 15: Give a description for each of the aspects you should consider when communicating about environmental sustainability?

Question 16: Which factors would you need to analyse to measure the efficacy of the following resources?

Question 17: What is the purpose of analysing and documenting current purchasing strategies?

Question 18: What are the efficiency ratings for appliances using water and/or energy? How do these work?

Question 19: List 6 areas the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Green Globe Program recommends that accommodation operations should address?

Question 20: Provide an example for each of the following types of impact on the environment?

Question 21: Provide 5 suggestions for how an organisation could make improvements to water usage?

Question 22: Provide 4 examples of renewable energy?

Question 23: Suggest 5 actions to improve energy usage in an organisation?

Question 24: What are the likely impacts from waste on the environment?

Question 25: List the 4 most common causes of waste in the TH&E industry?

Question 26: List 8 policies that could be implemented in an organisation to reduce waste effectively in all of its
operations?

Question 27: List 6 hazardous substances that are found commonly in TH&E businesses?

Question 28: List 6 examples for improving land use and building design to reduce energy consumption and
enhance sustainability?

Question 29: Give a description of each of the following stakeholders that should be involved in environmental
consideration?

Question 30: List the 4 steps to initiate an Environmental Management Plan?

Question 31: Who should be involved in a "Green Team"? What are the key principles to make a Green team a
successful one?

Question 32: What is the importance of communication when implementing environmentally friendly work
practices? What should be considered?

Question 33: List 4 examples of processes which you could use to identify current consumption of energy, gas or water?

Question 34: List the procedure to conduct a waste audit in order?

Question 35: Once energy, water and waste usage have been analysed, the results should be compared with
industry standards or best practice models. Provide examples where you could access information for
benchmarks in the T&H industry?

Question 36: Indicate whether the following sentences relating to setting targets for improvement are true or
false?

Question 37: Efficiency targets should be set following the SMART principle. What does the acronym SMART
stand for?

Question 38: What is continuous improvement? What is the purpose of applying continuous improvement
strategies in a business?

Question 39: Provide 4 suggestions for how staff can be actively involved in achieving improved environmentally sustainable outcomes?

Question 40: Describe the following methods used for environmental improvement?

Question 41: Provide an examples what each of the following actions of waste management would require

Question 42: What is the purpose of quality assurance? How should it be formalised?

Question 43: Which factors must be considered and evaluated when implementing costing strategies for
environmental programs in an organisation?

Question 44: What are the essential steps for monitoring and improving environmental practices in an
organisation?

Question 45: Describe how each of the following methods can be used for monitoring environmental practices
implemented by an organisation?

Question 46: List 5 actions you might take if you observe a staff member acting in a non-compliant manner?

Question 47: List 3 considerations when evaluating outcomes of implemented programs and procedures to
improve environmental practices?

Question 48: Explain how you can use the following methods for communicating results?

Question 49: What is the purpose of preparing a final report? Which details must be included and to whom
would this report be distributed?