Assessment Tasks for Environmental Protection and Sustainability

Running head: ASSESSMENT TASKS
ASSESSMENT TASKS
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Assessment Task 1:
Answer 1
The Australian government’s central environmental legislation is the Environment
Protection and Biodiversity conservation Act of 1991. It is aimed towards the protection of
wildlife and natural environment of the country.
Answer 2
a) The appropriate process for policy development is to consider the impact of the various factors
that lead to certain negative circumstances and develop subsequent plans to address the identified
factors.
b) The general people that would be affected by the policies need to be consulted. Moreover, the
various levels of management need to be consulted before policy formation.
c) The strategies that can be used are the evaluation of certain goals that can be set as the
objectives of the policies.
Answer 3
 In the first barrier the need for the formation of policies need to be effectively
communicated with the employees that are reluctant to accept the policies. The positive
effects of the policies should be focused.
 In the second barrier the policy need to be clearly communicated and if necessary a large
diagram that can help to ease the understanding of the policies can be installed at the
workplace.

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 In this case policies that are the most economically feasible should be formed. Moreover,
meetings need to be held in order to understand the areas in which policies might be the
most required
Question 4
a) The company can find out the comparative monthly costs that they are able to save due to
the utilization of the energy saving bulbs and publish the same for all the employees to view.
b) Management- will have to ensure that all the employees develop an idea for sustainable
workplace development
Employees- employees have to ensure that they abide by the values of environmental
sustenance and use office electricity wisely and ethically
c) Total usage- 2383. The company has been able to save a total of 852 kilowatts in the three
quarters.
d) The company can display this achievement in billboard or wherever the company
advertises so that the people can know the initiative.