The Range Statement provides advice to interpret the scope and context of this unit of competency, allowing for differences between enterprises and workplaces. It relates to the unit as a whole and facilitates holistic assessment. The following variables may be present for this particular unit:
Legislation, codes and national standards relevant to the workplace which may include:
award and enterprise agreements and relevant industrial instruments
relevant legislation from all levels of government that affects business operation, especially in regard to Occupational Health and Safety and environmental issues, equal opportunity, industrial relations and anti-discrimination
relevant industry codes of practice
Knowledge of legislation, codes, national standards, industry codes of practice and workplace policies and procedures must:
be strictly relevant to the particular workplace and is not intended to include detailed technical aspects of environmental science and
details of legislation must be directly relevant to the workplace
be consistent with the concept that people at this level, will be dealing with environmental concepts as part of an overall management responsibility and not as an environmental specialist
Environmental performance may be defined as:
a measure of an organisation's impact on the environment and of their ability to manage that impact
Environmental policies must be
relevant to organisation's operations and must be appropriate to the scope and scale of the business
Environmental policies may address:
local, national and international innovations, programs and ideas
triple bottom line principles i.e. the integration of environmental, commercial and social aspects of business operations
concepts of business sustainability
environmental load reduction and waste minimisation
tenders for the provision of goods and services that specify environmentally preferred selection criteria (eg. use of paper packaging rather than plastic)
protection of land and habitat and ecological considerations
procedures for media releases as a result of incidents
Environmental improvement plans may be established at management level and may include:
measuring, monitoring and recording environmental performance, and continually setting targets for measurable improvements
all aspects of environmental performance including energy and other resource use, waste minimisation, recycling, transport use etc
Environmental sustainability must be relevant to the organisation's operations and may include:
recognition of natural earth systems and how natural systems work
Environmental sustainability may affected by:
organisational culture and operations
internal or external economic climate
political climate
market focus/considerations
Business sustainability means:
A sustainable business in this sense is profitable and competitive in the foreseeable future. Effective management of environmental impacts and opportunities can contribute to business sustainability by reducing costs, differentiating goods and services and contributing to a better corporate image.
"Maximise opportunities to improve environmental performance" can provide opportunities to improve business operations including increases in:
corporate image/citizenship
staff morale
cost reduction
product differentiation/branding
identification of market potential
To "minimise environmental impact", means to minimise the organisations negative effects on the environment including:
waste minimisation and recycling
emissions/spills
resource efficiency including water, energy
alternative energy sources
reduction in use of non-renewable resources
Expert assistance and/or advice may be sought from:
internal or external sources/specialists
consultants or other experts or specialists
Monitor and report in this context means to maximise and continually seek to improve business performance by developing procedures which monitor and report on:
variances
deficiencies
improvements
trends
Products may include:
goods, including packaging
services
Life cycle impacts may include:
tendering and purchasing processes to include life cycle criteria
product design and manufacture
packaging policies
product use
product disposal
vehicle policies that include use of cleaner fuels/alternative energy sources and regular servicing intervals to reduce pollution and improve efficiency
Environmental procedures may include:
procedures that may have an influence on the organisation's environmental performance
Environmental management training program should be:
integrated into the organisation's existing training arrangements
Continuous improvement and innovation means:
consistently reviewing activities in search of a better way and improving the organisation in all aspects of its operation
Supply chain may include:
suppliers
contractors
others acting on organisation's behalf
supply should be identified as a key determinate of environmental performance
Recording and reporting systems may include:
internal and external reporting requirements
The Range Statement provides advice to interpret the scope and context of this unit of competency, allowing for differences between enterprises and workplaces. It relates to the unit as a whole and facilitates holistic assessment. The following variables may be present for this particular unit:
Legislation, codes and national standards relevant to the workplace which may include:
award and enterprise agreements and relevant industrial instruments
relevant legislation from all levels of government that affects business operation, especially in regard to Occupational Health and Safety and environmental issues, equal opportunity, industrial relations and anti-discrimination
relevant industry codes of practice
Knowledge of legislation, codes, national standards, industry codes of practice and workplace policies and procedures must:
be strictly relevant to the particular workplace and is not intended to include detailed technical aspects of environmental science and
details of legislation must be directly relevant to the workplace
be consistent with the concept that people at this level, will be dealing with environmental concepts as part of an overall management responsibility and not as an environmental specialist
Environmental performance may be defined as:
a measure of an organisation's impact on the environment and of their ability to manage that impact
Environmental policies must be
relevant to organisation's operations and must be appropriate to the scope and scale of the business
Environmental policies may address:
local, national and international innovations, programs and ideas
triple bottom line principles i.e. the integration of environmental, commercial and social aspects of business operations
concepts of business sustainability
environmental load reduction and waste minimisation
tenders for the provision of goods and services that specify environmentally preferred selection criteria (eg. use of paper packaging rather than plastic)
protection of land and habitat and ecological considerations
procedures for media releases as a result of incidents
Environmental improvement plans may be established at management level and may include:
measuring, monitoring and recording environmental performance, and continually setting targets for measurable improvements
all aspects of environmental performance including energy and other resource use, waste minimisation, recycling, transport use etc
Environmental sustainability must be relevant to the organisation's operations and may include:
recognition of natural earth systems and how natural systems work
Environmental sustainability may affected by:
organisational culture and operations
internal or external economic climate
political climate
market focus/considerations
Business sustainability means:
A sustainable business in this sense is profitable and competitive in the foreseeable future. Effective management of environmental impacts and opportunities can contribute to business sustainability by reducing costs, differentiating goods and services and contributing to a better corporate image.
"Maximise opportunities to improve environmental performance" can provide opportunities to improve business operations including increases in:
corporate image/citizenship
staff morale
cost reduction
product differentiation/branding
identification of market potential
To "minimise environmental impact", means to minimise the organisations negative effects on the environment including:
waste minimisation and recycling
emissions/spills
resource efficiency including water, energy
alternative energy sources
reduction in use of non-renewable resources
Expert assistance and/or advice may be sought from:
internal or external sources/specialists
consultants or other experts or specialists
Monitor and report in this context means to maximise and continually seek to improve business performance by developing procedures which monitor and report on:
variances
deficiencies
improvements
trends
Products may include:
goods, including packaging
services
Life cycle impacts may include:
tendering and purchasing processes to include life cycle criteria
product design and manufacture
packaging policies
product use
product disposal
vehicle policies that include use of cleaner fuels/alternative energy sources and regular servicing intervals to reduce pollution and improve efficiency
Environmental procedures may include:
procedures that may have an influence on the organisation's environmental performance
Environmental management training program should be:
integrated into the organisation's existing training arrangements
Continuous improvement and innovation means:
consistently reviewing activities in search of a better way and improving the organisation in all aspects of its operation
Supply chain may include:
suppliers
contractors
others acting on organisation's behalf
supply should be identified as a key determinate of environmental performance
Recording and reporting systems may include:
internal and external reporting requirements