ICT50118 - BSBSUS501: Workplace Sustainability Policy for Aussie Food

This project outlines a comprehensive workplace sustainability policy designed for Aussie Traditional Food. The policy's primary aim is to enhance resource efficiency and address sustainability concerns within the workplace. It establishes five key objectives: minimizing resource utilization, maintaining resource efficiency, reducing toxic material usage, employing life cycle approaches, and fostering continuous improvement. The policy sets specific targets, including reducing electricity and gas consumption, minimizing plastic and Styrofoam use, decreasing the use of conventional cleaning products, reducing air conditioning usage, and engaging and training staff in sustainable practices. Actions to achieve these targets include shutting down computers, lowering thermostats, reusing containers, utilizing fans, and implementing staff training programs. The project details the resources needed for each action, timelines for completion, and assigns responsibilities for implementation. Key performance indicators (KPIs) are defined to monitor progress, and data collection methods such as surveys and observations are suggested. The policy also emphasizes the importance of recording resource usage and provides a list of relevant references.

Workplace Sustainability
Policy for Aussie
Traditional Food
Name of the Student
Name of the University

Aim of the Workplace
Sustainability Policy
 Aussie Traditional Food should
implement the workplace sustainability
policy for better improvement of
resource efficiency and effectiveness.
 The main aim is of this policy is to
reduce issues related to lack of
sustainability.

Five Objectives of Workplace
sustainability policy
 Minimising resource utilization.
 Resource efficiency maintenance.
 Reduction of toxic materials and
hazardous chemical utilization.
 Employing life cycle management
approaches.
 Continuous improvement.

Targets of the workplace e
sustainability policy
 To reduce the usage of electricity by 5%.
 To reduce usage of gas by 6%.
 Reducing usages of plastic and
Styrofoam materials and increase reuse
and recycling.
 Reducing usages of conventional
cleaning toxic products.

Targets Contd..
 Reducing usage of air conditioning.
 Engaging staff members to support
subsequent sustainability targets.
 Training staff to implement sustainable
practices.
 Recording resource uses on a monthly
basis.

Actions for addressing each
target
 To reduce the usage of electricity by
5%: Shutting down of computer systems
when work gets completed and turning off
the AC as well as electronics unplugging.
 To reduce usage of gas by 6%:
Lowering the thermostat, whenever
required and saving conventional energy
with the help of radiator valves.

Actions Contd..
 Reducing usages of plastic and Styrofoam
materials and increase reuse and
recycling: Not using plastic straws for serving
beverages and also reusing containers for
storage of food materials.
 Reducing usages of conventional cleaning
toxic products: Reduction of usage of extra
fossil fuel and not utilizing plastic materials.

Actions Contd..
 Reducing usage of air conditioning:
Utilization of fans and air blowers and also
utilizing natural air.
 Engaging staff members to support
subsequent sustainability targets:
Making a legal campaign to make staff
understand about sustainability and
implementing laws to maintain sustainability.

Actions Contd..
 Training staff to implement sustainable
practices: Arrangement of training
programs and involving professional trainer.
 Recording resource uses on a monthly
basis: Maintenance of database to record
resource usage and assigning an officer for
noting such utilization.

Resources needed for
implementing each action
 Shutting down of the computers
and turning off AC: LED lights, power
strips and air blower.
 Lowering thermostat and using
radiator valves: Heat measuring
instrument and radiator valves.

Resources Contd..
 Not using plastic straws and reusing
containers for storage: Wooden
straws and eco friendly materials.
 Reduction of use of extra fossil fuel
and not utilization of plastic
materials: Eco-friendly materials and
non carbon products.

Resources Contd..
 Utilization of fans and air blowers
and even using natural air: Fans and
air blowers.
 Making campaign to make employees
understand about sustainability and
implementing laws and rules: Policies
and procedures and agreement with all
employees.