Workplace Sustainability: Policy Development and Implementation

This report details the development of a workplace sustainability policy and its associated procedures. It covers key aspects such as conducting a cost-benefit analysis, outlining timeframes for policy implementation, incorporating sustainability into business planning, implementing resource efficiency, minimizing resource use, reducing toxic materials, and employing life cycle management approaches for continuous improvement. The report further addresses communicating and implementing the policy, promoting it, outlining procedures, assigning responsibilities, and presenting information appropriately to the audience. It also focuses on monitoring and reviewing the policy's implementation, investigating outcomes, identifying areas for remedial action, and providing feedback to stakeholders. The document emphasizes the importance of continuous improvement, stakeholder consultation, and risk assessment for successful sustainability implementation in the organization. Desklib provides a platform to explore similar documents and study tools.

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TABLE OF CONTENT
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Section 1: Plan and develop a sustainability policy.........................................................................3
2. Make recommendations for policy options:............................................................................3
3. Develop a sustainability policy. The policy must:...................................................................3
Section 2: Communicate and implement the policy........................................................................5
Section 3: Monitor and review the sustainability policy.................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

MAIN BODY
Section 1: Plan and develop a sustainability policy
2. Make recommendations for policy options:
a. Conduct a cost–benefit analysis.
Cost benefit analysis is the evaluation by which it processes the projects in the
organization and estimate to cost and their benefits by which it determines the business
perspective and it includes the all type of cost by which organization determine and take decision
according to it. Cost benefit is also driven up the decision-making power and use business
according to it. This cost benefits is used in the both when company establish and when the start
up is going to start (Thorlakson, de Zegher, . and Lambin, 2018).
In organization by establish the framework according to the organization and establish it. After
that analysis the cost and their benefits. Which can be indirect cost, opportunity cost, etc.
organization should tally the value of benefits and compare the cost from it.
b. Outline time frames for implementing the policy.
Policy implementation are described as the separate division and st5ages by which organization
can analyse the policy and their implementation. During this factor of policy development both
the political and technical issue are measure and addressed. Political issue of the organization
analyse the factor which include the vision and how will the company manage their opposition.
In technical issue this includes all the data and work operation of the organization. Other frame
which require in the organization are government policy which required to implement and
development according to it (Milliman, and Clair, 2017). Policy implementation make
difference because it priorities and access the work of the organization. The policy
implementation is crucial and it may occur some efforts and create the success of the
organization through this .
3. Develop a sustainability policy. The policy must:
A. Incorporate the organization’s commitment to sustainability as a part of business
planning.
Incorporate sustainability in business by communication such as internally communication and
consistent the sustainability and come forward and take initiative towards that it become the part
of the company culture. By communication outside of the business such as stakeholders of the

outside party, supplier, and those provide service to the organization. Organization also
successfully commitment towards the sustainability with communicate tot heir customers and
demonstrate the share to your customers which will help the environment with that organization
will become more recognizable among the consume4r and in the market by which their
profitability is also increases. When organization develop sustainability they should have
published it and promote their plan by which people get to know about their work and effort they
make for betterment of the organization.
B. Implement resource efficiency, minimizing resource use, and reducing toxic material and
use of hazardous chemicals.
If company operate something therefore it is basic that they will obvious produce some wastage
also for this organization have to make efforts and take initiative to reduce this by; conducting a
waste assessment, improve the factor by which they will reduce the wastage and conserving the
energy also organization also can improved the purchasing prat icing of the organization and
after that their wastage will also reduce because of this. Waste assessment in the organization
help identify and manage the wastage to enhance the organization productivity and help the
environment as well. By improving the reporting and reducing the toxic material by renewable
product and recycle them with the help of the organization it can be very helpful. For better
performance the strategic this and implement such effort to enhance the and reduce the wastage.
C. Employ life cycle management approaches and continuous improvement.
Life cycle management approach used in the business by which it improves the sustainability in
the business and their performance. The life cycle management is used in the both type of firms
which can be large and small firms. The life cycle management approach can be used for the
target and operations, analyse the product related and the activities which is done in the
organization. Life cycle management is about the product sustainability and operation that aim
for the continuous improvement and it minimizes the footprints which will; help the organization
and help them in order to manage the life cycle management and enhance organization by this.
Life cycle management also analyse the operations and the tool of the organization by which it
analyses the productivity of the organization.
Communication plan and presentation notes.
Communication planning in the organization is needed and very useful for better understanding
organization can bring and understand the objective of the organization and try to clear the issues

by the way of communication. For better understanding organization should have to analyse and
evaluate their audience and what they want. For promoting the organization and the product that
company produce help them to promote their product on the right channel and clarified them by
the help of communication. Organization can promote their product via email, instant message
try to object clear communication towards the audience they target for. In communication plan
organization should also plan their communication how will they send their message and
promote the brand to their consumer what communication channels should they have to use.
Section 2: Communicate and implement the policy
A. Promote the policy and outline the expected outcomes.
Organization’s can bring out the outcome and promote their policy. Expected outcomes in short
describe the customers and targeted market by the company and achieve the changes of the
organization by which they will occur the programme and operation level of the organization.
The expected outcome also describe the department of the organization and implement of the
organization (Atanda, 2019). Policy outcome also analyse the health policy of the organization,
implementation plan and barriers which organization need to understand. This will also
determine the company and set the priorities in the organization what the organization need to do
first in order to maintain and sustain the availability in the organization. This will also analyse
the criteria in which organization need to do and based on the issue that company faces in their
business.
B. Outline the procedures required to implement the policy.
For the better understanding and promote the organization company need to implement the
policy and procedure in the organization by which they will easily establish the business
properly. For the better implementation organization need to study the requirement which needed
in the organization according to them implement the policy and procedure of the organization.
Even after the study organization also need to evaluate the risk and take a initiate for this to
assess and optimize all the documents which require in the organization by which they will
legally solve the issues that company faces. After all this company need to structure the
document by which they take a look and estimate. Document approved should the main part of
the implementation of the organization after this the training and awareness of the employee
should be started.

C. Assign responsibilities for implementing the policy to track continuous improvements in
sustainability approaches.
Assigning responsibilities is important to indicate the reflection that who will be responsible for
the sustainability tracking and recording and get the achievement through this. Compliance the
legislation and code of practices in the organization also important and in the company
organization should implement this (Ramanathan, Ramanathan, and Bentley, 2018). This also
include the achievement and records, KPI's and targets of the organization. This also include the
environmental record where the organization set up the plan of the sustainable organization in
their product.
D. Present the information using language appropriate to the audience.
Effective use of the language to the audience of the organization by which they attract towards
the organization and implement the languages and methods for this. Like, concrete and specific,
company should not use vague works and obvious concise about what they will say to their
audience. Precise and clear which will not be inaccurate and ambiguous. And in appropriate
formal communication.
Section 3: Monitor and review the sustainability policy
Review the implementation of the policy and procedures. This includes:
A. Investigate and document the outcomes, including successes.
Investigate success of the organization and implement the policy and by which it will anticipate
the planning. Organization sho0uld investigate the feedback from their employee and suppliers,
consumer as well. What type of procedure they should implement in their organization they have
to focus on that as well. Organization also need to improve the non-compliance and the new
procedure of the company. Skills and acknowledge the employee should be beneficial for the
organization.
B. Identify areas that require remedial action for continuous improvement of performance.
In organization many areas require the improvement such as manufacturing, procedure, accounting etc. for
this organization need to take action for the continuous improvement apply the approach such as PDCA
cycle and in this organization has to doing plans for the change and what is essential thing need to do and
checking the changes which is required and acting and formalizes the change in the organization for better
performance and implementation.

C. Provide feedback to key stakeholders, such as in a meeting or presentation. That
individual will be observed participating in discussions when you provide the feedback.
Feedback should be the perfect and trust full for the organization and need to be very
confidential for the organization and that will help the stakeholder and organization also in order
to maintain and sustain the company procedure and policy for the new sustainability product and
implementation.
Recommendations
Individual need to make the policy and procedure, time frames and effective changes that will
need in the organization for the betterment of the organization and take the initiative according to
this (Neutzling, Land, Seuring, and do Nascimento, 2018). This will be applicable and according
to the policy of the organization and implementation company should consult with their
stakeholders in order to maintain this and also conduct the risk assessment after the
implementation of the sustainability in the organization.
Sustainability policy.
Sustainability policy implementation the organization are ecological footprint, environmental
management system and triple line reporting for the better sustainability implementatio0hn
policy in the organization (Venkatesh, and et.al 2020).
Evidence of agreement.
Evidence of agreement indicate the rule of governs that may introduce the evidence to the court
of the organization if something bad happens.

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