Sustainability in Grow Consultants: Training on Sustainability Policy and Procedure

This presentation discusses sustainability policies and procedures for Grow Consultants, including the benefits of adopting sustainable policies, new policies, and expected outcomes. It also explores the legal requirements for workplace sustainability in Australia, such as the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and the National Clean Air Agreement.

Sustainability in
Grow Consultants

Training on Sustainability Policy and Procedure
 The staff members of Grow Consultants
should be trained on the adoption of
sustainable policies.
 The staff would be trained on the use
resources aligned with the sustainability
policies established.
Policy nos Details
1 CEO, MD and all the departmental heads should
hold meetings on existing policies monthly
2 The sustainable policies should be subject to
change from time to time
3 Marketing department should form new
marketing strategies emphising on sustianbility
4 Training of employees
5 All employees would be responsible for
implementation of sustainable policies

Benefits of Sustainability policy and
Procedure
 Better legal compliance.
 Reduction of costs of operations
 Reduction of wastes
 Increase in profits.

New Sustainability policy and
procedure
 Purpose statement: The main reason of
the policies to gain sustainability
 Scope of the policy: The scope of the
policies would include all the above
mentioned stakeholders
 Policy principles: The principles guiding
the sustainability policies would be
achievement of sustainability and
compliance with the Australian
sustainability laws.
Issues Comments
1
Supervisors and departmental heads hold meetings on
sustainability issues of Grow Consultants
2
Minimising consumption of energy
3
Minimising wastage of paper
4
Acquiring modern plants
5
Minimising staff conflict

Expected Outcomes
Strategies Step by Step Plan Due Date(months) Name
Making the sustainability specific
a. Formation of specfic strategies 1
Management and
employees
b. Holding meetings with the departmental heads 1
Management and
employees
c. Departmental heads hold meetings with their employees 1
Management and
employees
d. Subordinates give feedback and ideas 1
Management and
employees
e. Final plan made specifying the substainabilty goals to be
achieved 1
Management and
employees
Making the sustainability measurable
a. Formation of specfic strategies to measure the achievement of
objectives 1
Management and
employees
b. Holding meetings with the departmental heads on deciding on
measuring the objectives 1
Management and
employees
c. Departmental heads hold meetings with their employees on
deciding on measuring the objectives 1
Management and
employees
d. Subordinates give feedback and ideas 1
Management and
employees
e. Final plan made specifying the substainabilty goals to be
achieved on deciding on measuring the objectives 1
Management and
employees
Making the sustainability Actionable a. Formation of specfic strategies to act on objectives 1
Management and
employees
b. Holding meetings with the departmental heads o act on
objectives 1
Management and
employees
c. Departmental heads hold meetings with their employeeso act
on objectives 1
Management and
employees
d. Subordinates give feedback and ideas 1
Management and
employees
e. Final plan made specifying the substainabilty goals o act on
objectives 1
Management and
employees
Making the sustainability relevant in
terms of business aims
Management ensures the sustainability objectives are aligned
with business goals 1
Management and
employees
Making the sustainability time bound
in terms of business aims
Management ensures the sustainability objectives are achieved
within time 1
Management and
employees

Planned Sustainability Actions plan Roles and Responsibility
Strategies Step by Step Plan Due Date(months) Name
Making the sustainability specific
a. Formation of specfic strategies 1
Management and
employees
b. Holding meetings with the departmental heads 1
Management and
employees
c. Departmental heads hold meetings with their employees 1
Management and
employees
d. Subordinates give feedback and ideas 1
Management and
employees
e. Final plan made specifying the substainabilty goals to be
achieved 1
Management and
employees
Making the sustainability measurable
a. Formation of specfic strategies to measure the
achievement of objectives 1
Management and
employees
b. Holding meetings with the departmental heads on deciding
on measuring the objectives 1
Management and
employees
c. Departmental heads hold meetings with their employees
on deciding on measuring the objectives 1
Management and
employees
d. Subordinates give feedback and ideas 1
Management and
employees
e. Final plan made specifying the substainabilty goals to be
achieved on deciding on measuring the objectives 1
Management and
employees
Making the sustainability Actionable a. Formation of specfic strategies to act on objectives 1
Management and
employees
b. Holding meetings with the departmental heads o act on
objectives 1
Management and
employees
c. Departmental heads hold meetings with their employeeso
act on objectives 1
Management and
employees
d. Subordinates give feedback and ideas 1
Management and
employees
e. Final plan made specifying the substainabilty goals o act
on objectives 1
Management and
employees
Making the sustainability relevant in terms of
business aims
Management ensures the sustainability objectives are
aligned with business goals 1
Management and
employees
Making the sustainability time bound in terms of
business aims
Management ensures the sustainability objectives are
achieved within time 1
Management and
employees

Kyoto Protocol and Australia’s obligations under
the Protocol
 Annex 1. The Annex 1 members are developed nations
which are subject to binding targets to GHG output and
required to report greenhouse inventory along to
supporting information on annual basis. This furnishing
of annual report would show that the compliance of the
countries concerned with the Kyoto Protocol. The
furnishings of the documents would also show that
contribution of the developed markets in supporting the
developing countries in reducing environment pollution.
 Non-Annex 1 countries are exempted from these
compliance requirement but may adopt the
commitments to contribute towards reduction of the
global warming rate.
 The obligation of Australia under the Kyoto Protocol is
reduce the target GHGs by more than 8 percent. The
target GHGs to be reduced to meet the obligation of 8
percent as the Kyoto Protocol agreement are carbon
dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons,
perfluorocarbons and surplus hexafluoride.

Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean
Development and Climate
 The purpose of the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development
and Climate (AAP) is to create a non-legally binding framework to
facilitate participation of countries to reduce environmental pollution.
 The scope of the AAP stands on eight pillars namely, fossil energy,
renewable energy forms and distribution of generation of the
renewable energy, mining of steel, mining of aluminium,
manufacturing and use of cement, mining of coal and building and
appliances using energy.

Environment Protection and
Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
(EPBC Act) Protect and reduce damage to the biodiversity and heritage
 The scope of the act includes protection of Australian flora, fauna,
heritage sites and environmentally important regions

The Environment Protection and
Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act
Regulations
 The purpose of Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
1999 is to protect the biodiversity of Australia through the central
environmental laws enacted by the Government of Australia. Thus, the law
mandates that the companies operating in Australia to take steps to reduce their
economic impacts.
 The scope of the act includes environmental assessments to be carried out by
companies before initiating operations which are likely to impact the
environment, gaining approval from the concerned government body, protect
the Australian biodiversity and manage the conservation of naturally as well as
culturally important sites.
 The regulations under the act in fact require companies to intimate the
Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy if their
operations are likely to impact the environment. The regulations also empower
the government to initiate legal actions against the non-compliant organisations.

National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting
Scheme
 The scope of the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Scheme
is to achieve three objectives.
 The first objective of the act is to educate the Australians about the
environmental policies.
 The second objective of the act is to meet the targets assumed by
Australia under international commitments like the Kyoto Protocol.
 The third objective is to provide a single nationwide reporting
infrastructure for reporting energy and emissions.

Australian Packaging Covenant
voluntary code of practice.
 The purpose of the Australian Packaging Covenant voluntary
code of practice is to minimise the negative impacts of packaging of
goods on the environment.
 The scope of the Australian Packaging Covenant voluntary code
of practice can be divided into four parts.
 The first component of the scope of the body is to recycling of wastes.
 The second scope is to design packaging of goods which enable easy
recycling while the third scope is to introduce more sustainable
alternatives to non-recyclable materials.
 The fourth scope of the the Australian Packaging Covenant
voluntary code of practice is to minimise transfer of wastes to
landfills.

The Australian Ecolabel Program
voluntary code of practice
 The purpose of the Australian Ecolabel Program voluntary code of
practice is to provide certification of environmental sustainability to the
products carrying the labels. The scope of the Australian Ecolabel
Program voluntary code of practice spans across three types.
 The type 1 category consists of a multiple third party program that
entitles companies to use eco-labels on their products. The type II
certification provides companies using the same to provide information
on environmental sustainability of the products concerned. The type III
certification allow companies to provide environment related data
regarding the products concerned based on pre-determined key
performance indicators. The data furnished on the labels are provided
by a qualified third party entity based on life cycle assessment. The life
cycle assessment is verified by another third party company.

Key steps in a policy development process
 Determining the agenda:
 The agenda show the problems which have necessitated formation of the policy.
The agenda also mentions that aim which the policy implementation aims to
achieve.
 Formulation of the policy:
 The bodies making the agenda at this stage recognise the different policies
which can be formulated to meet the issues recognised. The apex managers
discuss and consider the recognised policy options to recognise the most
appropriate policy.
 Adoption or decision making:
 This is followed by adopting the final set of policies which the policy making
body choose for adoption. For example, the management board of a certain
company recognise the challenge which is dwindling profits. The body considers
between three available solutions which it can use to boost its profits. The first
strategy is increasing promotion. The second strategy which the management
can consider is introducing innovation versions of the existing profits while the
third strategy is introduction of new products. The management after
considering these three options recognise that the strengthening of promotion
of the current products as the most feasible policy.
 Implementation of the policy:
 The fourth stage of policy development process is implementation of the policy
adopted. This stage requires participation of the lower level steps as well.
 Monitoring and reviewing of policies:
 The last stage of policy development is monitoring and reviewing of policies.
The management takes steps if the adopted policies fail to meet the target.
Management forms
policies
Finance
department head Marketing
department head
HR department
head
Finance
department
executives
Marketing
Department
executives
HR
departmental
executives

Sustainability facts and figures
 Fact 1. Gross domestic products of Australia
and its impacts on sustainability:
The official website of the Parliament of Australia
defines the term gross domestic product as the total
market value of finished goods and services
produced within Australia with a specific time period
like a year. The graph below mentions that the GDP
figure of Australia is currently around $1432.20
billion as on 2018 while in 2017, the GDP was
around $ 1330.8 billion. This means that the country
has experienced growth in its production of finished
products. This high level of industrial productivity in
Australia has negative impacts on the environment
in Australia. As per the official website of the State
of Environment, Government of Australia, the high
rate of air pollution alone is responsible for over
2000 deaths annually in the country. The positive
gross domestic product in the country indicate that
there is increase in industrial productivity which has
led to large scale water and land pollution. Thus, the
first fact which transpires from the discussion is the
rising GDP has negative impacts on the
sustainability in the country.

Sustainability facts and figures
 Fact 2. International pressure to attain environment
sustainability:
The second fact is that the environmental sustainability has attracted
international concerns and has deep impact on international
relationships of the Australian government. Australia is a member to the
Kyoto Protocol was formed in 1997 at the 3rd convention of the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change or UNFCCC in
Devember in Kyoto, Japan. The country is a member listed under Annex
1 which means it has to restrict greenhouse gases output. Thus, it is
clear that sustainability has gained importance in international
relationships of Australia

Life Cycle Matrix – Glow Management Consultant
 The Government of Victoria, Australia
has introduced a step by step life
cycle mapping process which can be
used by business organizations to
map their production process. As
shown below in the life cycle matrix,
the life cycle mapping consists of
five stages. They are raw materials
which is followed by production or
manufacturing stage. The third is the
sales and distribution phase which is
followed by usage. The system
comes to end with the ‘end of life’
when the packages are transported
to be recycled.
Impacts
Stage of life cycle
Land and ocean
degradation/hab
itat destruction
Potentially
hazardous
materials
Energy
use Water use
Greenhouse
gas
emission(GH
G)
Other
emissions
Solid
wastes
Raw materials
Leads to ocean
pollution
Leads to
ocean
pollution
Leads to
ocean
pollution
Leads to
ocean
pollution
Leads to
ocean
pollution
Leads to
ocean
pollution
Leads to
ocean
pollution
Production/
manufacturing
Effluents during
production
pollutes ocean
Effluents
during
production
pollutes
ocean
Effluents
during
production
pollutes
ocean
Effluents
during
production
pollutes
ocean
Effluents
during
production
pollutes
ocean
Effluents
during
production
pollutes
ocean
Effluents
during
production
pollutes
ocean
Sales &
distribution No No No No No No No
use
Consumption
causes ocean
pollution
Consumpti
on causes
ocean
pollution
Consumpti
on causes
ocean
pollution
Consumpti
on causes
ocean
pollution
Consumption
causes ocean
pollution
Consumpti
on causes
ocean
pollution
Consumpti
on causes
ocean
pollution
End of life
Consumption
causes ocean
pollution
Consumpti
on causes
ocean
pollution
Consumpti
on causes
ocean
pollution
Consumpti
on causes
ocean
pollution
Consumption
causes ocean
pollution
Consumpti
on causes
ocean
pollution
Consumpti
on causes
ocean
pollution

Legal requirements in relation to workplace sustainability
 The analysis of the case study clearly shows that the
operations of Growth Consultants breach legal
requirements pertaining to workplace sustainability.
As already mentioned above business organisations
operating in Australia are mandated to comply with
Environment Protection and Biodiversity
Conservation Act 1999 which is the central
environmental law of the country. The case study
succinctly mentions that the company used non-
recyclable paper in its operations which means that
paper wastes emitted by the company was not
reusable. In fact it can be established that the paper
wastes which the consultant gave out as the outcome
of its publication business damaged the environment
in Australia. Secondly, the company personnel did not
use proper illumination strategies which resulted in
wastage of electricity. Thus, it is clear from this
description that the present operations of the
company attracted penalties from the government
under the act mentioned above. The directors of the
company used old fashioned cars which used a lot of
fuel, thus adding to the level of air pollution. This
means that the company breached the National
Clean Air Agreement. Thus, it is clear from the
discussion that the company was required to adopt
policies to meet the legal requirements determined
for the workplaces in Australia. The company in order
to comply with the legislations should form codes of
practices to operate in sustainable ways. The
company should initiate the practice of using
recyclable paper in typing letters and install efficient
illumination system to reduce electricity consumption.
These two laws are driven by Kyoto Protocol
internationally
Sustainable action plan for Grow Consultants
Strategies Timeline Responsibility Cost
Effectiveness
Apex managers and departmental heads hold
meetings on sustainability strategies 0.5 Apex management NA
High
Departmental managers present reports on
proposed strategy 0.5 Apex management NA
High
Apex managers and departmental heads hold
meetings on proposed sustainability strategies 0.5 Apex management NA
High
Apex managers aporove and approves release of
funds 0.5 Apex management NA
High
Personal employed 2 Apex management 880000
High
Resources acquired 2 Apex management 93000
High
Training of employees 0.5
Apex management
NA High
Implementation of plan 0.5
Apex management
NA High
Monitoring and evaluation 3
Apex management
NA High
Further action 2
Apex management
NA High

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