Elements and Performance Criteria
- Develop workplace sustainability policy
- Define scope of sustainability policy
- Gather information from a range of sources to plan and develop policy
- Identify and consult stakeholders as a key component of the policy development process
- Include appropriate strategies in policy at all stages of work for minimising resource use, reducing toxic material and hazardous chemical use and employing life cycle management approaches
- Make recommendations for policy options based on likely effectiveness, timeframes and cost
- Develop policy that reflects the organisation’s commitment to sustainability as an integral part of business planning and as a business opportunity
- Agree to appropriate methods of implementation, outcomes and performance indicators
- Communicate workplace sustainability policy
- Implement workplace sustainability policy
- Review workplace sustainability policy implementation
- Document outcomes and provide feedback to key personnel and stakeholders
- Investigate successes or otherwise of policy
- Monitor records to identify trends that may require remedial action and use to promote continuous improvement of performance
- Modify policy and or procedures as required to ensure improvements are made