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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Develop workplace sustainability policy
   • Define scope of sustainability policy
   • Gather information from a range of sources to plan and develop policy
   • Identify and consult stakeholders as a key component of the policy development process
   • Include appropriate strategies in policy at all stages of work for minimising resource use, reducing toxic material and hazardous chemical use and employing life cycle management approaches
   • Make recommendations for policy options based on likely effectiveness, timeframes and cost
   • Develop policy that reflects the organisation’s commitment to sustainability as an integral part of business planning and as a business opportunity
   • Agree to appropriate methods of implementation, outcomes and performance indicators
2. Communicate workplace sustainability policy
   • Promote workplace sustainability policy, including its expected outcome, to key stakeholders
   • Inform those involved in implementing the policy about expected outcomes, activities to be undertaken and assigned responsibilities
3. Implement workplace sustainability policy
   • Develop and communicate procedures to help implement workplace sustainability policy
   • Implement strategies for continuous improvement in resource efficiency
   • Establish and assign responsibility for recording systems to track continuous improvements in sustainability approaches
4. Review workplace sustainability policy implementation
   • Document outcomes and provide feedback to key personnel and stakeholders
   • Investigate successes or otherwise of policy
   • Monitor records to identify trends that may require remedial action and use to promote continuous improvement of performance
   • Modify policy and or procedures as required to ensure improvements are made