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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Determine requirements of sustainability report
   • Establish purpose of report.
   • Determine compliance requirements of report.
   • Identify any commercial requirements which may be impacted by these requirements.
   • Determine benefits which may be obtained from report for the organisation.
2. Locate data sources and processes needed to generate required information
   • Identify sources of data currently available within the organisation.
   • Identify external sources of data required.
   • Identify any data gaps and develop strategies for obtaining required data.
   • Obtain necessary authority to access external data sources, as required.
   • Negotiate with relevant stakeholders to obtain necessary data which is not currently available.
3. Develop templates, protocols and procedures needed for report
   • Develop data collection and information reporting templates and procedures.
   • Implement systems and procedures for obtaining required information from collected data.
   • Develop templates and protocols for required report sections and appendices.
   • Ensure other report contributors have the required competencies and resources to draft their input.
   • Agree on timelines for preparation of report components.
4. Compile required report
   • Monitor the development of report components.
   • Take action to ensure timely completion of components to requirements.
   • Assemble components into report.
   • Complete report.
   • Review and adjust completed report, as required.

Range Statement

This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.
Compliance requirements include one or more of	regulatory requirements (e.g. energy efficiency, hazardous waste, National Pollutant Inventory (NPI), emissions and carbon) state/federal environment departments local government energy/water authorities Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) AS/NZS ISO 14001 Environmental Management Standards (or its authorised replacement or other relevant standard) other regulatory bodies.
Commercial reporting requirements include reports required by, or for one or more of	Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Board of Directors shareholders lending and insurance organisations employees community groups.
Sustainability impact includes one or more of	resource footprint (e.g. water, carbon and carbon equivalent) of product and process current and future availability of raw materials current and future availability of energy waste generation and disposal efficiency of process the extent to which the production process and product affects the environment relationship with the local and broader community extent of regulatory oversight and cost of compliance.

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Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include the ability, for one or more reports, to:

accurately identify compliance and commercial aspects of the report

ensure information collection and processing are appropriate for scope of required report

produce report to required format and timeline.

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Knowledge Evidence

Must provide evidence that demonstrates sufficient knowledge to interact with relevant personnel and be able to draft/develop sustainability reports including knowledge of:

sustainability related regulatory and other compliance reporting requirements

commercial reporting requirements

possible organisational benefits from sustainability reporting

internal and external data sources

organisational protocols and procedures for obtaining and using data

data manipulation and interpretation

project planning and control

editing and reviewing of report inputs by others

AS/NZS ISO 14001 Environmental Management Standards (or its authorised replacement or other relevant standard).

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