Comprehensive Analysis of Sydney Opera House's Sustainability Policies

This report examines the sustainability initiatives of the Sydney Opera House, focusing on its environmental commitments and policy reviews. It explores the key stakeholders involved and the organization's dedication to sustainable practices, highlighting the 2009 sustainability policy aimed at reducing waste and conserving resources. The report identifies shortfalls in the existing plans, such as funding issues and reliance on excessive energy consumption, and proposes new sustainability incentives including sustainable lighting, air conditioning, and waste management. It also details the implementation plan, the responsibilities of the senior management team, and the current resource usage through graphs depicting electricity, water, and gas consumption from 2006 to 2009. The report concludes with an overview of successful implementation areas and provides recommendations for future improvements in resource efficiency and environmental targets.

Sustainability In Business

Introduction to Sydney Opera
House
• The Sydney Opera House is known as
the greenest building and it is known
for its sustainable practices.
• The Sydney Opera House is a
multiverse performing stage for
different artist and the centre provides
best performance experience in
Australia.
• The building is known for its sustainable
practices which was introduced initially
in 2009 focusing primarily in saving
energy

Key Stakeholders for Policy
• The key stakeholders of the Sydney Opera House are the
government.
• The visitors, the big multinational companies and private
individuals who have constantly supported this not for
profit organisation are also key stakeholders of the
business
• The new policy is also introduced considering their
interests as well.

Environmental Sustainability
Commitments
• The SOH is dedicated towards sustainable practices and
ensure protection of the environment from pollutions.
• The company took a sustainability policy in 2009 which
aimed at building going green in its design and also using
the natural resources for the overall operation of the
building which would help to reduce waste.
• The business also has commitments towards the society
and its development.

Shortfalls of the Plan
• The main shortfall in the plans of the business which
would affect the implementation of the plan is the
requirement of significant amounts of funds. Therefore the
main issue is the shortfall of funds in the business.
• The management is thinking of making continuous
improvements in the reporting framework which is
followed by the business.

Shortfall in Existing Strategy
• The existing plan which is followed by the business is not
sustainable fully and there is also one major problem that
the existing plan relied on excessive energy consumption
which affects the sustainability practice in a business.

New Sustainability Incentives
• The new sustainability incentives would not be solely
thinking the environmental aspect of the project but for
sustainable resource maintenance.
• Some of the key plans which were included in the
environmental Sustainability plan included sustainable
target lighting, sustainable air conditioning system, Waste
Audit, sustainable usage of office equipment.

New Sustainability Incentives
Embedded
• The new sustainability practices and policies would be
embedded in the existing policies of the business.
• Environmental Sustainability plan included sustainable
target lighting, sustainable air conditioning system, Waste
Audit, sustainable usage of office equipment. This would
be an effective sustainability plan for the business.

New Policy Document
• The organisation has emphasised on responsible and
sustainable usage of resources by the management as well
as focuses to minimise.
• The business is trying to get into clean energy production
business so that the level of environmental pollution can
be kept under check.

Requirement of New Policy
• The management of the company plans to use energy in a
minimum manner so that the activities of the business are
sustainable and eco friendily.
• The energy management system is installed in SOH to
ensure that not excessive energy is utilized by the
management of the company.
• The new policy would also be focusing on emission of air
pollutants in the air.

Current Usage of Resources
2008/
09
2007/
08
2006/
07
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
18,000
20,000
Electricty Usage
(MWh) with
Sydney Opera
House
Electricty Usage
within Office
Leases (office and
storage)
2008/
09
2007/
08
2006/
07
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Water Usage
(ML)3 within the
Sydney Opera
House

2008/09 2007/08 2006/07
2,340
2,350
2,360
2,370
2,380
2,390
2,400
2,410
2,420
Gas Usage (GJ)2 with the Sydney Opera
House