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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Determine data requirements
   • Identify current thresholds required for reporting in each category.
   • Locate sources of required data.
   • Identify measurement and calculation techniques required to meet reporting obligations.
   • Establish systems to collect and process required data and information.
2. Monitor data collection and processing
   • Develop procedures and templates for data collection and processing.
   • Identify key indicators of data collection and processing proceeding according to plan.
   • Identify data collection/processing which is not to requirements.
   • Take appropriate action to bring data collection/processing back to requirements.
3. Draft report
   • Determine regulatory report requirements.
   • Negotiate other organisation requirements for report.
   • Develop a report format which complies with requirements.
   • Determine required information from available data.
   • Collate all required data and information.
   • Prepare any required charts, tables and other graphics.
   • Draft report to meet agreed needs and standards.
   • Discuss draft report with key stakeholders.
   • Identify key action items arising from report.
4. Complete regulatory report
   • Complete the regulatory report.
   • Obtain required authorisations and submit report according to procedures.
   • Prepare recommendations for improvements to regulatory reporting process.
   • Prepare improvement recommendations for identified action items.
   • Submit recommendations for implementation in accordance with organisation’s procedures.

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.
Reporting category includes one or more of	greenhouse gas emissions energy production energy consumption waste generation and disposal water use, sources and disposal other information specified under legislation.
Sources of data include one or more of	existing reports (internal and external) process metrics purchasing, sales and accounting data test results and other measurements specifically undertaken to produce the required data.
Measurement and calculation techniques are defined by one or more of	regulations Australian (or other) Standards industry codes and protocols standard mathematical, statistical, science or other techniques for converting raw data into the required information.

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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 sustainability reports, to:

identify information required for regulated report, including sources and any additional measurement or calculation required to meet report content requirements

establish data collection procedures

draft regulated report and obtain appropriate stakeholder approvals

complete report to requirements

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Knowledge Evidence

Must provide evidence that demonstrates sufficient knowledge to interact with relevant personnel and be able to draft reports that meet sustainability regulatory reporting requirements including knowledge of:

National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) Act 2007 and other current reporting requirements (or their equivalent)

graphics and other means of presenting data

report writing and grammar

data sources both internal to and external from the organisation

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

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