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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Evaluate environmental sustainability of current practice
   • Assess source of materials used in current practice, taking account of their origin and abundance
   • Investigate and evaluate resource use and sustainability issues in current practice
   • Identify and evaluate relevant legislation, codes of practice, and national standards that impact on workplace sustainability to ensure compliance
   • Analyse and address existing and potential environmental risks and hazards in the workplace
2. Use resources sustainably in own practice
   • Use sustainable work practices across all areas of activity
   • Explore use of alternative sources of materials, including recycled products where possible
   • Source and use more sustainable approaches in work, including sustainable materials in preference to materials in short supply
   • Maximise use of waste products arising from the creative process
   • Monitor and measure use of resources in own practice on an ongoing basis, and make changes that reduce usage where practicable
3. Make sustainable design decisions
   • Evaluate choice and use of materials in design briefs, whether generated by self or others
   • Assess impact of user needs and preferences on sustainable design options
   • Assess environmental impact of intended production processes
   • Determine opportunities to enhance sustainability by asking pertinent questions
   • Positively influence the sustainability of design process within scope of own responsibility
   • Include explicit reference to sustainability issues in design and production documentation
4. Maintain currency of sustainability issues and options
   • Maintain currency of specialised knowledge of sustainability issues relevant to own area of expertise
   • Proactively identify sources of information and professional development to build own sustainability skills
   • Integrate current and emerging ideas into own practice

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

develop new ideas for developing sustainable practices within own creative work

develop a set of actions to enhance the environmental sustainability of individual practice

work with others to positively influence the sustainability of the design process where appropriate

apply varied knowledge of key aspects of sustainability to those areas of creative practice that can be made more sustainable

monitor, measure and reduce (where practicable) use of resources in own practice.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

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Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

identify sources of raw materials used in the relevant area of creative practice

outline specific sustainability issues that impact on the relevant area of creative practice in terms of both design and production

summarise ways to positively influence sustainability in the design and production of own work

outline tools, techniques and strategies used by practitioners to build sustainable practice

explain legislation, codes of practice and standards about sustainability in the relevant areas of practice.

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