BSBSUS501 Student Assessment V1.1

Imagine Education Student Assessment Cover Sheet Course Code BSB50215 Unit Code BSBSUS501 Procedures for

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Diploma of Business Develop Workplace Policy and Sustainability

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Assessment Name Business Portfolio Part A: Short answer questions Part B: Case study Part C: Project

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Imagine Education Assessment Questions Part A Course Code and Name: BSB50215 Diploma of Business Unit Code: BSBSUS501 Unit Title: Develop Workplace Policy and Procedures for Sustainability For this assessment you are required to answer all of the questions. You are permitted to research the answers by reading your text book, theory notes and accessing the internet. If more room is needed label each task with the question number and use headings or dot points to make your work clear for your trainer and assessor. Please follow the Referencing Guide contained on your Course handbook. PART A – Questions: Research the following TERMS and PHRASES these are linked with your assessment. Attach your definition or explanation to each word. Please remember to Reference. Question 1 a) Key component b) Strategies c) Global reporting initiative d) Toxic material e) Life cycle management f) Sustainability policy g) Green Purchasing h) Continuous improvement i) Remedial action j) Life cycle Analysis k) ISO 14001 l) Ecological foot print /var/www/apps/conversion/tmp/scratch_7/337299013.docx

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Sustainability Principles

Question 2 What are the steps involved in developing a workplace sustainability policy?

Question 3 Sustainability is beneficial to the workplace and the environment. Communication is a vital tool to ensure success of the workplace sustainability policy. When promoting a new policy including its expected outcome how will this action be achieved and reported to key stake holders

Question 4 Implementing any new policy is and can be challenging task. What tools, systems and recording processes are required to track the success and continuous improvement of the Sustainability policy? Who will be assigned to take responsibility for this policy?

Question 5 Good business practices and compliance of all policies are to be reviewed periodically, how this will be actioned, what tools are required to ensure we report on the following: 

Monitoring of records to identify trends (positive and negative)

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Continuous improvement

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Feedback to key personnel and stakeholders

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Imagine Education Assessment Case Study Part B Course Code and Name: BSB50215 Diploma of Business Unit Code: BSBSUS501 Unit Title: Develop Workplace Policy and Procedures for Sustainability Imagine Education has recently made a business decision to become a Green Business. As part of this you have been given the role of Environmental Officer at Imagine Education. Your task is to analyse the resources that are currently used at Imagine Education. Below is the resource usage for a three month period (May, June & July 2015). Resource Electricity Water Toner Photocopy paper Plastic sleeves Manila folders ea) Folders (small) Folders (large) Coffee Tea ea) Milk Sugar

May 2015 June 2015 July 2015 6135KW 6032KW 5816KW 318KL 295KL 286KL 11 10 9 95 reams 102 reams 97 reams 2 boxes (300 ea) 2 boxes (300 ea) 1 box (300 ea) 1 box (50 ea) 2 boxes (50ea) 1 box (50 48 6 1 tin (500g) 4 boxes (100bags ea) 26L 1kg

56 35 8 5 1 tin (500g) 1 tin (500g) 4 boxes (100bags ea) 3 boxes (100bags

28L 1kg

23L 750g

1. Select four (4) types of resource from the above list and create at least two (2) different varieties of charts to display the resource usage over the three months to show usage trends. (For example, line graph, bar chart etc.) 2. From your completed charts analyse the trends of resource usage over the three month period and make a short comment of one paragraph about the trends. 3. Recommend at least four (4) strategies to improve and reduce resource usage for each area of energy, water and waste. (I.e. 4 for energy, 4 for water and 4 for waste) 4. Make a short comment on your expectations about the resource efficiency improvement strategies you recommended in Question 3 based on their 

Effectiveness (impact on usage)

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Cost efficiency Timeframe to implement.

5. Create an official separate 1-page memorandum (memo) with the Imagine Education logo on it (this can be sourced from Google images) to communicate the resource efficiency improvement strategies you recommended above to the staff at Imagine Education. Include what outcomes you expect, responsibilities that should be assigned and suggestions about how the staff will be able to implement them within their own job roles. 6. How will you highlight the benefits of the new strategies for any staff that may challenge the resource efficiency improvement strategies you recommend be implemented?

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Imagine Education Assessment Project Part C Course Code and Name: BSB50215 Diploma of Business Unit Code: BSBSUS501 Unit Title: Develop Workplace Policy and Procedures for Sustainability Working with industry is a major part of the strategy for improving the sustainability of our business. Part of your project is to develop a workplace sustainability policy and procedures. You can use Imagine education or your own workplace to complete this project. Layout instructions for Part C: 

The first page of your Environmental Sustainability Report must be a title page including the title of your report, your name, student number and date it will be presented.

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The second page of your Environmental Sustainability Report must be a contents page outlining each section (as per the below inclusions) and the respective page numbers.

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Use the below section headings as headings in your Environmental Sustainability Report.

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Begin each section on a new page.

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Include a header on each page with your name and student number.

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Ensure that each page is numbered.

Your task is to write an Environmental Sustainability Report in which you make recommendations for a sustainability policy in your workplace. You must follow the layout instructions above and include the six (6) sections below in your report: 1. Write the sustainability policy and procedures for this organisation or section of the organisation to ensure improvement in sustainability processes. Include at least 10 procedures. /var/www/apps/conversion/tmp/scratch_7/337299013.docx

2. Discuss the methods you will use to communicate your policy to your internal and external stakeholders include in your communication tools (hand outs, meetings, training) the benefits to the business and the community to gain support from all stakeholders.

3. Outline the methods you will use to track/monitor continuous improvement in sustainability processes.

4. List and describe the methods you will use to review the success of the sustainability policy and procedures.

5. Provide feedback to key personnel and stakeholders regarding the success or otherwise of the policy. Include discussion of investigations you have undertaken to identify trends that may require remedial action.

6. Identify any aspect of sustainability procedures that may require revision to comply with the organisation’s commitment to continuous improvement.

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