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BSBSUS501 Develop workplace policy and procedures for
sustainability student assessment tasks
Task 1

1 Outline the Kyoto protocol and Australia’s obligation under the protocol, as well as its current
targets and the adequacy of these targets.

The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change, which commits its Parties by setting internationally binding emission
reduction targets. In December 1997 in Kyoto, Japan, following a series of submissions by Parties to
the UNFCCC and talks held by the Ad Hoc Working Group established after COP-1 held in Berlin,
1995.

The Protocol's first commitment period started in 2008 and ended in 2012. A second commitment
period was agreed in 2012, known as the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol, in which 37
countries have binding targets: Australia, the European Union (and its 28 member states), Belarus,
Iceland, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, and Ukraine.

The parties to the Kyoto Protocol can meet their obligations either by reducing their greenhouse gas
emissions or increasing their removals sinks or both. Removals sinks are limited to direct human-
induced land-use change and forestry activities (afforestation, reforestation and deforestation since
1990). The Australian Government has agreed a target of 26-28 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030.
The target is a step up from Australia’s current target to reduce emissions to five per cent below
2000 levels by 2020. Australia’s 2030 target is a strong, In August 2015, the Australian Government
committed to reduce emissions by 26 to 28 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030.

2 Outline the purpose and the scope of the asia-pacific partnership on clean development and
climate.

The Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate, also known as APP, was an
international, voluntary, public-private partnership among Australia, Canada, India, Japan, the
People's Republic of China, South Korea, and the United States announced July 28, 2005 at an
Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum meeting and launched on January
12, 2006 at the Partnership's inaugural Ministerial meeting in Sydney. The conclusion of the APP and
cancellation of many of its projects attracted almost no media comment.

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Foreign, Environment and Energy Ministers from partner countries agreed to co-operate on the
development and transfer of technology which enables reduction of greenhouse gas emissions that
is consistent with and complementary to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and
other relevant international instruments, and is intended to complement but not replace the Kyoto
Protocol.,[1] Ministers agreed to a Charter, Communique and Work Plan that "outline a ground-
breaking new model of private-public task forces to address climate change, energy security and air
pollution."

Member countries account for over 50% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, energy
consumption, GDP and population

3 Outline the purpose and scope of the environment protection and biodiversity conservation act
1999(EPBC Act)

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the Australian
Government's environmental legislation. It covers environmental assessment and approvals,
protects significant biodiversity and integrates the management of important natural and cultural
places. It provides a legal framework to protect and manage nationally and internationally important
flora, fauna, ecological communities and heritage places

4 Outline the purpose and scope of the environment protection and biodiversity conservation act
1999(EPBC) Act Regulations.

The EPBC Act regulation enables the Australian Government to join with the states and territories in
providing a truly national scheme of environment and heritage protection and biodiversity
conservation.

The EPBC Act focuses Australian Government interests on the protection of matters of national
environmental significance, with the states and territories having responsibility for matters of state
and local significance.it enhance the protection and management of important natural and cultural
places, which helps to promote the use of Indigenous peoples' knowledge of biodiversity with the
involvement of, and in cooperation with, the owners of the knowledge.

EPBC Act regulation such as:

 Manage litter and illegal dumping

 vehicle and vessel
 commercial fishing

5 Outline the purpose and scope of the national greenhouse and energy reporting scheme.

The National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) scheme, established by the National
Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 (NGER Act), is a single national framework for reporting
and disseminating company information about greenhouse gas emissions, energy production, and
energy consumption. The National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Scheme contributes to the
objective of reducing Australia's net greenhouse gas emissions by providing a national framework for
reporting and publishing company information about greenhouse gas emissions and energy
production and consumption.

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The National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 introduced a single national framework for
reporting on emissions and energy.

6 Outline the purpose and scope of the Australian packaging covenant code of practise.

The Australian Packaging Covenant (‘Covenant’) is an agreement between companies in the supply
chain and all levels of government to reduce the environmental impacts of consumer packaging. The
Covenant is based on the waste hierarchy: that is, it puts high priority on avoiding and minimising
packaging waste, followed by reuse, recycling, recovery and finally, disposal.

The Code and Guidelines apply to the packaging of all products manufactured or consumed in
Australia. The Code is an integral part of the Covenant; however the Code and Guidelines are also a
tool intended to assist organisations that are non-signatories to the Covenant to minimise the
environmental impacts of their packaging. The purpose of the Code and Guidelines is to
demonstrate environmental stewardship in packaging design and selection. Its application will be via
packaging designers and manufacturers, brand owners, retail buyers and product importers.

7 Outline the purpose and scope of the Australian Eco label program voluntary code of practice.

This verification report was prepared by the Good Environmental Choice Australia Ltd (GECA).The
report details the level of compliance of the verified products against each criterion detailed in the
Australian Environmental Labelling Standard, GECA 28-2005 – Furniture and Fittings. The verifying
assessor was Mr. Petar Johnson supported by Ms Moy Mon. The Australian Eco label Program is the
national environmental product life cycle Eco labelling program for Australia. Following standards
have been adapted to the programs requirements, ISO 14024, the 14020 series, 14 031
environmental performance evaluation, 14040.

Voluntary codes are codes of practice and other arrangements that influence, shape, control or set
benchmarks for behaviour in the marketplace. They encourage companies and organizations to
conduct themselves in ways that benefit both themselves and the community.

8 Identify one internal information source and one external information source that can be used
to plan and develop a company’s sustainability policy. For each source, explain how this source
can be used to develop the sustainability policy.

Sustainability is the capability to equitably meet the vital human needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs by preserving and
protecting the area’s ecosystems and natural resources.

Internal information source is internal newsletter, employee and the external informational source is
government department that can be used to plan and develop a company’s sustainability policy.

The organisation’s regular newsletter for internal investor’s shareholders is a useful medium to
uphold the new sustainability policy. Some company may decide to prepare a special issue of the
newsletter that focuses on sustainability. Employees completed an online survey investigating what
they knew and thought about sustainability, and the sources of their information

9 Explain the key steps in a policy development process.

1 Identify and define the problem or issue that necessitates the development of a policy

The organisation also needs to know and understand the purpose of policies and to recognise that
the issue or problem can be effectively dealt with by the creation or modification of a policy.

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2 Appoint a person or person(s) to co-ordinate the policy development process

The policy development process may take place over several months. There needs to be someone or
perhaps a committee who is "driving" the process.

3 Establish the policy development process

The process requires research, consultation and policy writing tasks. The co-ordinator should
develop a plan of what tasks need to be done, by whom and when.

4 Conduct research

Read policy documents created by other organisations on the same topic

Research legislation on the Internet

Conduct a meeting with staff and other people with experience

Survey participants or a particular group of participants such as coaches

5 Prepare a discussion paper

The purpose of the discussion paper is to explain the nature of the problem or issue, to summarise
information yielded by research and to suggest a number of policy options. The discussion paper will
be an important tool in the process of consultation.

6 Consultation - Stage 1

Circulating the discussion paper to all stakeholders (interested parties) is a first step in the
consultation process. It may also be necessary to telephone stakeholders and send notices to remind
stakeholders to read the discussion paper. It is then important to gain as much feedback from
stakeholders as possible. This may be effected through workshops, open meetings, your web site
and by meetings with individuals. Several months may be required to ensure that this stage of
consultation is thorough.

7 Prepare a draft policy

When there has been sufficient time for consultation processes to be completed the next step is to
prepare a draft policy.

8 Consultation - Stage 2

When the draft policy is completed it should be circulated to key stakeholders, published in the
organisation's newsletter and web site, discussed in further meetings and forums. At this stage it is
necessary to seek help from stakeholders to fine tune the wording, clarify meaning and make
adjustments to the policy before it is finalised.

9Adoption

When the co-ordinator of the policy development process is reasonably satisfied that all issues and
concerns about the policy have been aired and dealt with, it is time to finalise the policy. The final
policy document needs to be formally adopted by the management of the organisation
(management committee) with an appropriate record entered in to the minutes.

10 Communication

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Following formal adoption of the policy it should be communicated far and wide throughout the
organisation and stakeholders. Training sessions may need to be conducted to ensure that
organisation personnel are fully informed and able to implement the policy. If the policy is not well
communicated it may fail.

10. Explain the main component of a policy document.

The main point of a policy document

1. Context

2. Purpose

3. Benefits

4. Principles

5. Responsibilities

6. Related Documents

Context is typically boilerplate text that explains the nature of the organisation and its overall
strategic direction. This is often included in the organisation's policy template document.

Purpose explains the business objectives of writing and enforcing this policy, eg "This policy aims to
implement a just-in-time spare parts inventory system at Joe's."

Benefits outlines the benefits of realising the policy, eg "The JIT system will reduce administrative
costs and expenditure on unused parts that cannot be returned to the manufacturer."

Principles provide business-level guidelines in the form of testable propositions. When a manager
wants to implement a new initiative to streamline procedures, they should be able to check against
each principle for a policy and quickly determine whether their new procedures are compatible.
Responsibilities outlines who is responsible for what. Assignments should be made on the basis of
Functional Role, not by staff name.

Related documents should list all related policy documents, and any procedures manual being used
for implementation.

11 Outline policy development practise that may be used in response to resistance to the
introduction of policies.

Policy development practise that may be used in response to resistance to the introduction of
policies such as follows:

 Do change management right the first time

 Address resistance formally
 Identify the root causes of resistance
 Engage the “right” resistance managers
 Expect resistance to change

12 outline why a company may choose to implement an environmental management system

(EMS), and outline at least three key components of an EMS

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Environmental Management System or EMS can be a powerful tool to help businesses improve their
environmental performance and reduce their carbon footprint. ... However, they soon discover that
implementing a robust EMS is beneficial and adds value to their business.it will helps in increase
sustainable development and gain a better relationship with investor.

13 Outline at least three key components of an EMS.

Three key components of an EMS:

 Human resources and training Human Resources product category is a collection of

information, product listings and resources for researching Human Resource solutions. It
covers a variety of hiring, scheduling, billing and other personnel software and resources as
well as automated tools.
 Key supporting processes, such as those for maintaining awareness of legal requirements,
ensuring competency of employees, providing infrastructure, communicating EMS
information, and monitoring and evaluating environmental performance
 Management system supporting processes, such as document control, record control, and
internal auditing

14 Outline how a business can use environmental sustainability indicators and two examples of
indicators that can be used.

Environmental sustainability is about making responsible decisions that will reduce your business'
negative impact on the environment. It is not simply about reducing the amount of waste you
produce or using less energy, but is concerned with developing processes that will lead to businesses
becoming completely sustainable in the future. It’s used to measure a company’s performance and
to monitor and report on future progress.

The examples of indicators that can be used Environmental performance indicators water
consumption, waste output.

15 Outline how a business can use life cycle management procedures to assist with implementing
sustainability practise.

Life cycle management is a business management concept applied in industrial and service sectors to
improve products and services, while enhancing the overall sustainability performance of the
business and its value chains. Life cycle thinking and product sustainability is operational for
businesses that are ambitious and committed to reducing their environmental and socio-economic
burden while maximizing economic and social value. In this regard, life cycle management is used
beyond short-term business success and aims at long-term achievements.

LCM is mainly a business management concept for sustainable products that can be applied in the
industrial and service sectors with the aim of improving specific goods and services and enhancing
the overall sustainability performance of the business and its value chains in general. It makes life
cycle thinking and product sustainability operational for businesses that are ambitious and are
committed to reduce their environmental and socio-economic burden, while maximizing economic
and social values. Definitions of life cycle management as currently found in literature and as
extending it from focusing on implementation of life cycle sustainability assessment into business
practice to include it as part of sustainable consumption and production strategies and policies.

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Methods and tools used and the general framework for life cycle sustainability management
covering economic aspects in business practices.

16 Outline at least two barriers to introducing policies and procedures and strategies that can be
used to address each of the barriers your identify.

Barriers to introducing policies and procedures may include

Legal and institutional barriers - lack of legal powers to implement a particular instrument, legal
responsibilities which are split between different agencies Financial barriers - include budget
restrictions limiting the overall expenditure on the strategy, financial restrictions on specific
instruments and limitations on the flexibility with which revenues can be used to finance the full
range of instruments

If finance for investment in new infrastructure is justified, the financial rules can be adjusted.
Barriers should be treated as challenges to overcome, not simply impediments to progress

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