Solid waste reduction and diversion

Kent Institute of Business and Technology

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VET Assessment Coversheet-Individual/October 2013, V1.2

Assume you have been appointed as a manager for sustainability at work, and your main duties are as follows:

a) Develop a policy for workplace sustainability

Task One: Develop Policy for Workplace Sustainability

Part One: Policy for Workplace Sustainability
Determine appropriate strategies for policy setting at all stages of the work. It emphasizes shortening the working time and promoting the reduction of the use of resources, the reduction of toxins and the use of hazardous chemicals, and the use of life cycle management.

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Getting one's internal "communications house" in order before investing heavily in external

Greater internal understanding and commitment, thus leveraging the entire workforce in the pursuit of strategic value creation.

Of course, the success of any communications campaign depends on the intended audience's interest in the subject. Do employees really care whether their companies practice sustainability? There are good indications that they do

2. Take your position

Once a suitable definition has been chosen, it's time to borrow a page from the marketing department and create a "positioning statement" that describes how you wish to be perceived -- "the core message you want to deliver in every medium, including elevators and airport waiting areas, to influence the perceptions of your service." The positioning statement is an extension of the value proposition and formalizes the language around key principles such as what the commitment is, who should be concerned with it, the advantages of sustainability over conventional business practices, and what benefits will accrue to society, the company and the individual.

Starting from the linguistic common ground, become conversant in the "languages" of other functions: human resources, purchasing, investor relations, sales and marketing, governmental relations, etc. Translate the general messaging into the discourses familiar to each function, thus conveying the value proposition to those who will take ownership and continuously improve corporate performance.

The concept of multilingualism can help the company as a whole better translate the value to both internal and external stakeholders. For example, the investor relations person who interfaces with various rating firms and indices can be a valuable translator for executives or shareholders. She can relate how the company's commitment to sustainability helped earn a Triple-A rating from Innovest, which in turn attracted the interest and praise of a number of socially responsible financial analysts and investors.

In applying the above concepts, the core team should draft a flexible strategy that can evolve over the years to both support and improve the sustainability value proposition. Too often, companies engage in ad hoc, fragmented communications practices that can not only squander resources, but also send harmful mixed messages. Every plan should follow some common steps.

Make sure the objective of the program is clearly defined at the start.

Part Three: Implement Workplace Sustainability Policy:

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 At the end of any training or information session, ask participants to complete a short quiz to show they have understood the information

 Incorporate a segment about the policies and procedures, and where to access them, into your induction and orientation programs, or into your volunteer handbook if you have one

In this case, a meeting request may be required. To adjust And check for the cause. And damage may occur.

Part Four: Review workplace sustainability policy implementation Selected method Document the results, actions, and feedback on the results.

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Document results and recommendations for key personnel and stakeholders. To provide feedback to key stakeholders such as local investors, employees. The organization will provide feedback directly from the feedback. To meet And how to modify and change the future.

The organisation needs to check if documentation is understandable, gets the message across, be concise, with appropriate words and relevant information.

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Finding a solution
• Checking to see if all staff understand the procedures.
• Check if there needs to be a meeting to solve this issue
• Have a supervisor responsible for checking employees
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Have informative posters close to elevators, bathrooms, canteen area to get employees to get familiar with the idea.

Task Two: Evaluate Workplace Sustainability Activities.

Comply with current environmental legislation;
• Consider, assess and take actions where necessary to continuously improve environmental practices;
• Emphasize to employees at all levels their own responsibility to the environmental well-being, giving training and information where applicable;
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Display and provide this Policy to all employees including Sub-contractors; • Audit environmental and sustainability performance;
• Review this policy taking in to consideration any audit findings annually as a minimum.

Our Director of Sustainability will be responsible for implementing this Policy and, as far as is reasonably practicable, ensure that all the projects are carried out in accordance with this Policy. Environmental & Sustainability Policy Statements

Sustainable Marketing Strategies

Objective: Engage all Earth Friendly Products stakeholders in our path toward sustainability. Actions: Develop products and services that challenge conventional construction paradigms and provide more sustainable alternatives. Work with the stakeholders to evolve the industry to a more sustainable model. Earth Friendly Products stakeholders include its members, customers, dealers, suppliers, field sales force, the media, trade associations, certifying organizations, and all communities in which a Earth Friendly Products facility operates. As a member of these extended circles of influence, Earth Friendly Products will conduct its day-to-day business using practices that result in the least environmental harm. Earth Friendly Products shall establish a system to promote environmental sustainability in our contracts and purchasing by including environmental sustainability as a criterion for the point evaluation of vendors and contractors doing business with Earth Friendly Products. We will encourage our suppliers, dealers, customers, and others to seek sustainable solutions in the choices they make every day by:

• Energy management
• Procurement practices
• Materials and resource management
• Landscaping and grounds maintenance
• Transportation
• Building construction, renovation and maintenance

Implementation

• Support sustainability related service and learning opportunities on and off manufacturing sites;• Encourage sustainability themed programming opportunities and events.

Pollution Prevention Strategies

 Maintaining an environmentally friendly and healthful working environment, including the maintenance of well-ventilated, chemical-free indoor airspaces that take into consideration;

 To reduce the impact of emissions / toxins from office equipment.

 To minimize carbon emissions and other impacts by avoiding unnecessary business travel;

 To minimize the impact of necessary staff business travel by maximizing the use of public transport, walking or cycling;

Source #4: Water Use
Objectives

 To minimize water usage in production and internal;

 Review measures that could be taken to reduce water use;

 Provide sustainability training for employees.

Policies and Targets

 All waste office paper and toner cartridges will be recycled;

 Continue and expand citywide recycling program;

 Increase onsite recycling;

 To minimize the impact of products purchased (including product miles).

Policies and Targets: All paper procured for use in Earth Friendly Products publications, promotional materials copies, classroom and office reproduction shall have a minimum of 30% Post-Consumer Waste or of comparably sustainable alternative fiber sources. Bulk copy paper for black-and-white document reproduction (e.g., printing and photocopying) shall be of 100% Post- Consumer Waste content or of comparably sustainable alternative fiber sources. Further, all bulk copy paper purchases shall minimize environmentally harmful bleaching agents. Within one year of the adoption of this policy, Earth Friendly Products shall have a plan to reduce or eliminate the use of petroleum-based inks in all contracted printing for Earth Friendly Products.

Reporting: An annual report on environmental programs and the implementation of this policy shall be presented to the Board by the end of the first calendar quarter of each year by the Director of Sustainability. This report shall include quantifiable measures of major sustainability goals including but not limited to electricity and gas use, water conservation, solid waste reduction and diversion, recycling implementation, LEED building and renovation certification and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reductions within Earth Friendly Products.

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The Total grade for this assessment task requires being Competent by achieving Satisfactory in each of the below marking criteria.

Criteria for evaluation: