Environmental Audit at Sydney Opera House

Running head: ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT
Environmental Audit
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Running head: ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT
Table of Contents
Part 1..........................................................................................................................................3
Environmental Audit Checklist..................................................................................................3
Part 2..........................................................................................................................................7
Resources...................................................................................................................................7
Introduction................................................................................................................................8
Environmental Sustainability.....................................................................................................8
The mission............................................................................................................................9
Goals..................................................................................................................................9
Commitments...................................................................................................................10
Key factors-Sustainable Development at Sydney Opera House..............................................11
Electricity.........................................................................................................................12
Water................................................................................................................................12
Resource Usage................................................................................................................12
Waste reduction................................................................................................................13
Climate change.................................................................................................................14
Conclusion................................................................................................................................14
Literature..................................................................................................................................15
Theory of sustainable development.....................................................................................15
REFERENCES.........................................................................................................................16
APPENDIX..............................................................................................................................18

Running head: ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT
Part 1
Environmental Audit Checklist
Environmental policy
Requirements
Compliance
Y N N/A
1. Has the organisational policy been defined and documented? ×
2. Are the environmental policies based on sustainable environmental aspects?
3. Are the policies relatable to the nature of operations of the organisation?
4. Is there significant commitment to continuous improvement, compliance with
the environmental regulations and the guidelines?
5. Are there established aims and targets within the policy?
6. Are the policies communicated directly to the stakeholders?
7. Are the policies visible to the public?

Running head: ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT
Environmental aspects
Requirements
Compliance
Y N N/A
1. Have there been processes that documented and catered to gain identification
of the current environmental components and that in the past?
×
2. Does the Environmental Sustainability Plan take into consideration the various
environmental aspects? ×
3. Are the legal and environmental aspects related to monitoring and regulation
considered significant? ×
4. Have the following aspects been paid due attentions to?
Air pollution
Wastage of Water
Efficient management of Waste
Usage of resources
Resource, energy and utility
×
×
×
×
Wastes
Requirements
Conformity
Y N N/A
1. Have the non-hazardous waste streams been identified?
2. Does the organisation monitor trends regarding the generation of non-