Sydney Opera House Sustainability: Implementation, Policy & Outcomes

This report details the sustainability implementation plan for the Sydney Opera House in Australia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and international center for performing arts. It outlines the Opera House's vision, mission, goals, and environment-sustainable policies aimed at reducing pollution and benefiting society. The report discusses the organizational structure, including internal and external staff, and identifies the appropriate audience for sustainability initiatives. Key implementation procedures to improve resource efficiency involve employee training in technical skills, environmental awareness, and resource handling, with continuous evaluation. The plan includes sustainable policies focused on culture, community, and the country, with expected outcomes benefiting management, customers, and employees. Noteworthy sustainability projects include the use of sea water for air conditioning, improvement of building management systems, and heritage-sensitive lighting. The Sydney Opera House Building & Development team is central to these sustainability systems. The report references various sources on sustainability, environmental impact, and renewable energy, providing a comprehensive overview of the Opera House's sustainability efforts.

SUSTAINABILITY
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN OF THE
SYDNEY OPERA, AUSTRALIA

The Sydney Opera
 International centre of
performing arts
 Situated in Sydney,
NSW, Australia
 Owner-Government of
NSW
 Is a UNESCO World
Heritage Site
 Visited by millions of
tourists

Visions, missions, goals and policies
Vision: To be more courageous and inspire
more operas
Mission: Sustainability enhancement
Goals: Inspire creativity, engage the entire
community in its business operations, gain
sustainability and generate more revenue.
Environment sustainable policies: To bring
about reduction in pollution and benefit the
society.

Organisational structure of the Sydney Opera and
appropriate audience
Internal staffs-dirctors,
F&B staffs, office
staffs, maintenance,
gift shops
External staffs-
electricians, bars and
café staffs, artists,
accounts, performers
and plumbers
Review-accounts staffs
should be internal
staffs
Audience-Both internal
and external staff
members

Implementation and procedure to improve
resource efficiency
Employees to
be trained to
improve
resource
efficiency.
Procedures to
achieve
implementation
plans:
1. Technical
training
2. Environmenta
l training
3. Resource
handling
training
4. Continuous
evaluation

Implementation and procedure to improve
resource efficiency contd…
Employees to
be trained to
improve
resource
efficiency.
Procedures to
achieve
implementatio
n plans:
1. Technical
training
2. Environmenta
l training
3. Resource
handling
training
4. Continuous
evaluation

Monitoring strategy, Environmental sustenance policy,
sustainability systems and procedures and expected outcomes
for stakeholders
 Sustainable
policies:
1. culture,
2. community
3. the country
 Outcome of
the policies:
Benefits of
stakeholders
1. Management
2. Customers
3. employees

Monitoring strategy, Environmental sustenance policy,
sustainability systems and procedures and expected outcomes
for stakeholders contd...
 Sustainability
project outlines:
1. Air
conditioning
systems by
using sea water
2. Improvement of
building
management
3. Heritage
sensitive
lighting.
 Sustainabi
lity
systems
1. Sydney Opera
House Building
& Development
team

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