The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording in the performance criteria is detailed below. Add any essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts.
Compliance includes: | meeting relevant federal, state or territory, and local government laws, by-laws, regulations and codes of practice. |
Purchasing strategies may include: | influencing suppliers to take up environmental sustainability. |
Stakeholders, key personnel and specialists may include: | individuals and groups both inside and outside the organisation that have some direct interest in the enterprise's conduct, actions, products and services, including: employees at all levels of the organisationcustomerssuppliersother organisationskey personnel within the organisation, and specialists outside it who may have particular technical expertise. |
Techniques and tools may include: | examination of invoices from suppliersmeasurements made under different conditionsexamination of relevant information and dataothers as appropriate to the specific industry context. |
Environmental and resource efficiency improvement plans may include: | addressing environmental and resource sustainability initiatives such as Environmental Management Systems, action plans, surveys and auditsapplying the waste management hierarchy in the workplacedetermining enterprise's most appropriate waste treatment including waste to landfill, recycling, re-use and wastewater treatmentinitiating and/or maintaining appropriate enterprise procedures for operational energy consumption, including stationary and non-stationary (transport) energyreference to standards, guidelines and approaches such as:ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systemslife cycle analysesglobal reporting initiativeecological footprintingtriple bottom line reportingproduct stewardship. |
Suggestions may include ideas that help to: | prevent and minimise risks and maximise opportunities such as usage of solar energy where appropriatereduce emissions of greenhouse gasesreduce use of non-renewable resourcesmake more efficient use of energymaximise opportunities to re-use and recycle materialsidentify strategies to offset or mitigate environmental impacts e.g. purchase of carbon creditsexpress purchasing power through the selection of suppliers with improved environmental performance e.g. purchase of renewable energyeliminate the use of hazardous and toxic materials. |