Environmental Sustainable Practices
ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES
Contents Page Part 1: Investigate current practices in relation to resource usage. | Page Number | 1.1 Outline the government and regulatory bodies both internationally, nationally and in Victoria that have devised environmental laws. Explain what they do and what laws and regulations they have implemented and outline each law and regulation briefly. | 4,5 | 1.2 Explain the role of the local government in devising environmental laws and regulations, research your own local council and outline what laws and regulations they have implemented. | 5 | 1.3 Briefly outline the role of Industry bodies in devising and managing environmental laws and regulations. | 6 | 1.4a) Discuss why organisations comply with environmental regulations and best practice. | 6 | 1.4b) Outline how organisations would go about assessing their compliance to environmental regulations and best practices, attach documentation that they would use to do this. | 7 | 1.4c) Explain how an organisation would go about developing an Environmental Management Plan, what is the purpose of the plan and what should be incorporated in the plan and how will the plan be monitored? | 7 | 1.4d) Outline how organisations would measure resource usage and what benefits such measures would bring about in the long term for the organisation. | 8 | Part 2: Set targets for improvements | Page Number | 2.1 Discuss why organisations need to engage and seek input from a wide range of stakeholders when implementing effective sustainable work practices. | 8 | 2.2 Outline some of the key stakeholders that an organisation would seek input from and explain the type of input they would provide. | 8 | 2.3 Discuss the consultation methods that organisations can use to maximize the stakeholder feedback. What are the benefits or each? | 9 | 2.4 Outline external sources of information and data that an organisation may access and how it could utilise the information to
SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES
Contents Page Part 1: Investigate current practices in relation to resource usage. | Page Number | 1.1 Outline the government and regulatory bodies both internationally, nationally and in Victoria that have devised environmental laws. Explain what they do and what laws and regulations they have implemented and outline each law and regulation briefly. | 4,5 | 1.2 Explain the role of the local government in devising environmental laws and regulations, research your own local council and outline what laws and regulations they have implemented. | 5 | 1.3 Briefly outline the role of Industry bodies in devising and managing environmental laws and regulations. | 6 | 1.4a) Discuss why organisations comply with environmental regulations and best practice. | 6 | 1.4b) Outline how organisations would go about assessing their compliance to environmental regulations and best practices, attach documentation that they would use to do this. | 7 | 1.4c) Explain how an organisation would go about developing an Environmental Management Plan, what is the purpose of the plan and what should be incorporated in the plan and how will the plan be monitored? | 7 | 1.4d) Outline how organisations would measure resource usage and what benefits such measures would bring about in the long term for the organisation. | 8 | Part 2: Set targets for improvements | Page Number | 2.1 Discuss why organisations need to engage and seek input from a wide range of stakeholders when implementing effective sustainable work practices. | 8 | 2.2 Outline some of the key stakeholders that an organisation would seek input from and explain the type of input they would provide. | 8 | 2.3 Discuss the consultation methods that organisations can use to maximize the stakeholder feedback. What are the benefits or each? | 9 | 2.4 Outline external sources of information and data that an organisation may access and how it could utilise the information to