Environmental Assessment Tasks Report - Detailed Analysis

This report presents an analysis of environmental assessment tasks, covering key aspects of environmental protection and sustainable practices within a workplace context. The assessment delves into the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act of 1991 and explores policy development processes, including stakeholder consultation and strategy implementation. It examines barriers to policy adoption, focusing on effective communication and the use of visual aids. The report includes practical applications, such as energy-saving initiatives and waste management strategies, with measurable outcomes and recommendations for improvement. The assessment also addresses the role of various stakeholders, from employees to management, in fostering a sustainable workplace. Furthermore, it outlines approaches for monitoring and evaluating environmental performance, including data collection and the use of reward systems. Finally, the report highlights gaps in sustainable practices, such as irresponsible water usage, and suggests improvements through data-driven monitoring and employee engagement.

Running head: ASSESSMENT TASKS
ASSESSMENT TASKS
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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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.

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Assessment Task 2:
Answer 1-
a) The piece of legislation is the Australian environmental protection act 2017. The
regulation is the protection of environment at workplaces. The code of practice is the
sustainable usage of resources.
b) The information can be used as an effective guideline across all the major organizational
environment for the implementation of effective environmental plans.
Answer 2-
c) The waste management policy states that all waste need to be recycled effectively. The
problem that arises is in regards to the implementation of the policy
d) The general procedure requires an official permission mail to be addressed to the
management and getting approval only after an official meeting.
e) The stakeholders are, 1. Employees, 2. Managers, 3. CEO, 4. Waste management teams, 5.
Local administration
Answer 3-
Three approaches that can be applied are:
 Monthly hygiene chart
 Employee hygiene data publishing
 Workplace environmental evaluation plans

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Answer 4
Paper- this can be measured by the number of papers used
Electricity- measurable through the monthly bills
Transportation- usage of vehicles and emission control systems
Wastage- monthly wastage chart
Answer 5
The approach that can be taken is group session with projectors being used to make
employees understand the value of office environments.
Answer 6
I will motivate the employees and fix guidelines for each of the employee depending on
their individual wastage.
Answer 7
f) The monitoring techniques will be implemented though maintenance of data charts for
waste management.
g) Five pieces of information will be-
1. Individual wastage data
2. Team wastage data
3. Individual hygiene

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4. Team hygiene
5. Individual team member behavior data
Answer 8
Three strategies that can be implemented for the project are-
 Implementation of penalty systems in team for non-compliance
 Implementation of reward system for hygiene maintenance
 Publishing of monthly charts for the achievements of environmental goals

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Assessment task 3
Part-A
Energy
Energy requirements are most in the coffee machines, printers, lighting and Air conditioning. It
is least in the microwave in the pantry. Sometimes some of the lights are left on overnight. There
is no existing policy for minimizing wastage. There is an existing policy of using less paperwork.
Water
The levels of water usage are high. Water is used in the washroom. Staffs do not use water
sustainably.
Waste
The waste is considered to be the waste paper, the food leftovers, the paper plates and cups.
More wastage is caused by the printing department as most paper waste is generated from these
areas.
Chemicals
The chemical substances are glues, computer cleaning fluids, printer ink, etc.
Overall comments
It can be said that the overall the office is not environment friendly as a lot of wastage
and irresponsible usage of resources occurs starting from the food items to normal things like
paper and water supply. The office can install energy saving bulbs and devices that can be

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automatically disabled after long periods of non-usage. The office needs a cleaner waste disposal
policy.
Part-B
1. One area of sustainable practice gap
One gap is the irresponsible usage of water. This can be improved by creating water
wastage charts and regular monitoring of the washroom or pantry areas of the workplace.