BSBSUS501: Developing Sustainability Policy & Procedures in Workplace

This document provides a detailed solution to an assignment focused on developing workplace policies and procedures for sustainability. It addresses various aspects including the Kyoto Protocol, Asia-Pacific Partnership, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act 1999 and Regulations 2000, National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Scheme, Australian Packaging Covenant, and Ecolabel Program. The solution also discusses internal information sources for sustainability policy development, key steps in policy development, components of a policy document, and strategies for overcoming resistance to new policies. Furthermore, it explores the implementation of environmental management systems (EMS), their key components, the use of environmental sustainability indicators, life cycle management, and barriers to introducing new policies and procedures. This comprehensive solution offers valuable insights into creating and implementing effective sustainability policies within a workplace environment.

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1.
Kyoto Protocol is an extension of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change (UNFCCC) and is concerned with the reduction of the emissions of the Greenhouse
Gases on the basis of the concept Carbon dioxide has been the main cause of the global
warming.Australia, being party to the Kyoto Protocol has the obligation to make reduction
with respect to their emissions relating to the greenhouse gases and making the removal sinks
increase. Australia has made a commitment of limiting the rise in the level of emissions of
the Greenhouse gases to 99.5% of the level prevalent in 1990 for the period 2013-2020. It has
been ratified in 2015 by the Prime Minister of Australia. The target has been adequate as it
has previously aimed at reducing the emission by 108% of the emissions from the level in
1990 during the period of 2008-2012.
2.
The purpose of the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development andClimate permits
the nations to accelerate and form a cleaner as well as efficient technologies relating to the
efficient energy technologies.The scope of the partnership is to satisfy the reduction of the
national policy, change in climate and energy security concerns, which will lessen the
poverty and uplift the development of the economy.
3.
The purpose of this Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act
1999 is to protect the environment and the biodiversity prevailing all over Australia. The
scope of this Act is to extend protection towards the environmental concerns, which are of
national significance.

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4.
The purpose of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act
Regulations 2000 is to supplement the EPBC Act. It has been enacted for the purpose of
covering the areas that has been left by the EPBC Act. The scope of this Regulation is to
extend protection towards the environment and conservation of the biodiversity with respect
to the matters that are not covered by the EPBC Act.
5.
The purpose of the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Scheme is to extend
accounting and data with respect to the emissions of greenhouse gases and production and
consumption of energy. The scope of the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Scheme
are the policy-making information to the public of Australia, meeting the obligations relating
to the international reporting of Australia and to extend a single framework relating to the
national reporting of emissions and energy.
6.
The purpose of the Australian Packaging Covenant voluntary code of practice is to take
part in the memorandum that conveys among the industries, which are appropriate and covers
the business to business packaging. The scope of the Australian Packaging Covenant
voluntary code of practice covers the decisions as well as actions that are based on evidences
extract the knowledge and skill that are available of supreme quality that results in the proper
conducting of the practice in Australia as well as overseas.
7.
The purpose of the Australian Ecolabel Program voluntary code of practice is a code that
controlling the ethical as well as the behavioural conduct of the individuals involved in the

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Australian Ecolabel Program. The scope of this code of practice is to ensure that the
individuals engaged in the Australian Ecolabel Program are not involved in any unethical and
unfair activities.
8.
One of the internal information source that can be used to plan and develop a company’s
sustainability policy are the supply-chain partners. One of the internal information source that
can be used to plan and develop a company’s sustainability policy are the company
sustainability report. The supply-chain partners will provide the information of the quality of
the supplies that the company is required to use for the purpose of maintaining sustainability
and aid in the company’s sustainability policy. On the other hand, the company sustainability
report provides for all the information that the company to be aware of while planning and
developing a company’s sustainability policy.
9.
The key steps in a policy development process are:
 Identifying the issue: The issue for the addressing of which a policy has been
developed needs to be identified.
 Identifying the individuals taking the main responsibility: The individuals taking
the main responsibility in the policy development are required to be identified.
 Gathering of information: All the relevant information is required to be gathered.
 Drafting of policy: The draft of the policy is required to be prepared.
 Consultation with appropriate stakeholders: Proper consultation with the
appropriate stakeholders is required to be effected.
 Approval of the policy: The policy is required to be approved.

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 Considering the procedures that are required to be adopted: the procedures that are
required to be adopted will be considered.
 Implementation: The policy is to be implemented.
 Monitoring, review and revise: There needs to be proper monitoring, review and
revise of the policy.
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The main components of a policy document are:
 Purpose of the policy: It describes the purpose of the policy.
 Scope of the policy: It prescribes the scope of the policy.
 Features of the policy: It would enumerate the features of the policy.
 Critique of the policy: It criticises the policy.
 Recommendations: It will make recommendation with respect to the policy.
11.
The policy development practices that may be used in response to the resistance to the
introduction of policies are:
 To get people posing the resistance to participate.
 Understanding and addressing of the resistance’s true nature.
 To remove the preoccupation of the staffs with the technical aspects that blocks the
acceptance of the new ideas.
 Concrete steps by the management.
 Discussion of the new policy with the staff.

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12.
The reasons for which a company may choose to implement an environmental
management system (EMS) are:
 A company may choose to implement an environmental management system for
better regulatory compliance.
 A company may choose to implement an environmental management system for
more effective use of resources.
 A company may choose to implement an environmental management system
forMarketing.
13.
The three key components of an EMS are:
 Agencies and organizations (both private and public)
 Communications and transportation networks
 Highly trained professionals
14.
A business can use environmental sustainability indicators for the purpose of channelizing
the suggestion of the indicators towards the achieving of desired results. An example of
indicators that can be used is the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). It will aid the company to
know the current position of the company and act accordingly.
15.
Life cycle management can be construed to be a management concept in relation to a
company that is applied in the service and the industrial sector for the purpose of improving

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services and products for the purpose of enhancing the overall sustainability performance
with respect to the business as well as its value chain in entirety.
16.
The two barriers to introducing policies and procedures are:
 The enquiry of the issue for a considerably long time without taking any actions is
a barrier in introducing policies and procedures.
 The attempt to avail everyone’s approval prior to the implementation is a barrier in
introducing policies and procedures.
For the purpose of combating listed barriers, the problem needs to be defined along with
the target population. The treatment strategies in this furtherance is required to be defined and
procedural guidelines are required to be established. The goals are required to be measured
and set. Effective changes in the system and interventions are required to be defined.
Development of the system change strategy and leadership.