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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Evaluate workplace sustainability requirements
   • Assess existing organisational policies and procedures for sustainability.
   • Conduct research to define scope of organisational sustainability requirements.
   • Consult stakeholders as a key component of the research process.
   • Document recommendations based on research outcomes and provide feedback to appropriate personnel and stakeholders.
2. Design policy
   • Design policy that reflects organisational commitment to sustainability as an integral part of business planning.
   • Develop and circulate draft policy to stakeholders and appropriate personnel for feedback.
   • Review and revise policy, based on feedback.
   • Agree, document and communicate appropriate strategies for implementation to stakeholders
3. Manage policy implementation
   • Establish timelines and budget for implementation.
   • Allocate resources to the implementation process, in line with timelines and budget.
   • Assign implementation responsibilities to appropriate personnel and advise expected outcomes.
   • Establish targets and indicators to maximise policy outcomes.
   • Establish processes to facilitate policy implementation.
4. Review policy
   • Evaluate changing trends and consider opportunities for improved workplace sustainability policy.
   • Monitor reports for feedback that supports continuous improvement of sustainability practices.
   • Regularly evaluate policy and modify to enhance sustainability practices.

Performance Evidence

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy all of the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, and must be able to provide evidence that they can:

Manage the policy development and implementation process for one of the following types of sustainability policies:

economic

social

environmental.

Produce a detailed written policy.

Determine, document and communicate key targets and performance indicators for the success of the sustainability policy.

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Knowledge Evidence

A person competent in this unit must be able to demonstrate knowledge of:

Purpose and key content of environmental or sustainability laws applicable to the forest and wood products industry and organisation.

Key content of current government and industry sustainability initiatives, codes of practice and guidelines.

Features, at an in-depth level of understanding, of different aspects of sustainability, including:

economic

social

environmental

Impacts of forest and wood products industry production process on the environment and environmental protection practices, at an in-depth level of understanding, for:

reducing water and energy use

cleaning of plant, tools and equipment

disposing of, recycling and reusing timber and other waste

reducing use of toxic materials and hazardous chemicals

minimising resource use through changes in process, facility design and management.

Processes and practices for managing sustainability in the workplace, including:

internal and external consultation

gathering and responding to feedback

policy development

policy implementation

evaluating and modifying policy.

Format, content and use of policy documents.

Targets and performance indicators for effectiveness of sustainability practices and methods of communicating these to team members.

Methods to monitor and respond to organisational performance in managing sustainability.

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