Elements and Performance Criteria
- Investigate current workplace practices in relation to resource use.
- Environmental regulations applying to work conducted on client sites are identified.
- Procedures for assessing compliance with environmental legislation, regulations, and codes of practice are evaluated.
- Information on environmental and resource efficiency systems and procedures is collected and provided to work group according to organisational policies and procedures.
- Current resource use is measured and documented according to organisational policies and procedures.
- Current purchasing strategies and potential for influencing suppliers to take up environmental sustainability are analysed and documented.
- Current work processes are analysed to assist in identifying areas for improvement.
- Set targets for improvements.
- Implement performance improvement strategies.
- Techniques and tools are sourced to assist in achieving efficiency targets.
- Alternative solutions to workplace environmental issues are evaluated and applied.
- Continuous improvement strategies are applied to own area of responsibility, and ideas and possible solutions are communicated to work group and management.
- Environmental and resource efficiency improvement plans for own work group are integrated into other operational activities and are implemented.
- Recommendations for environment and resource efficiency management are sought from stakeholders and acted upon according to organisational policies and procedures.
- Costing strategies are implemented to fully value environmental assets.
- Monitor performance.
- Outcomes are documented and reports on targets are communicated to key personnel and stakeholders.
- Strategies and benchmark indicators are evaluated.
- New targets are set and new tools and strategies investigated and applied.
- Compliance with requirements of legislative standards or codes is monitored and reported according to company requirements.
- Successful strategies are documented according to company requirements.