BSBSUS411 — Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices

Elements & performance criteria

Performance evidence

• implement and monitor at least three environmentally sustainable work practices.
• identify current procedures, practices and compliance requirements in relation to environmental and resource sustainability in the workplace
• engage and consult with relevant stakeholders to develop and implement sustainability improvements, encourage feedback and to report on outcomes
• plan and organise work group activities to: measure current resource usage, evaluate alternative solutions to workplace environmental issues, resolve workplace sustainability issues and generate ideas for improvements, evaluate and implement strategies to improve resource usage, comply with environmental requirements
• apply continuous improvement approaches to enhance organisation’s sustainability performance
• apply change management techniques to support sustainability performance

Knowledge evidence

• compliance requirements for the work area with reference to legislation, regulations, codes of practice and workplace procedures that relate to environmental and sustainability issues
• relevant internal and external sources of information for the development of efficiency targets
• benchmarks for environmental and resource sustainability relevant to organisation
• Australian and international standards for corporate social sustainability
• continuous improvement approaches for workplace practices
• resources for monitoring sustainable work practices including: questionnaires and surveys, visual calculations, supply records and invoices, previous internal and external audit documents
• organisational systems and procedures that relate to environmental and resource sustainability improvements, including: supply chain, procurement and costing strategies, quality assurance, recommendation development and seeking approvals, sales strategies and operations

Foundation skills

• Numeracy: Analyses numerical information to measure usage and calculates metric measurements, quantities and ratios and financial data using appropriate tools
• Oral communication: Presents information and seeks advice using structure and language appropriate to audience Participates in discussions using listening and questioning to elicit the views of others and to clarify or confirm understanding
• Reading: Identifies and analyses texts to determine legislative and regulatory requirements relevant to work area Reviews reported information to evaluate workplace strategies and improvement practices
• Writing: Documents findings of investigations from written and oral sources according to organisational requirements Provides updates about progress using formats and language appropriate to the audience and context
• Initiative and Enterprise: Identifies and follows legislative requirements and organisational policies and procedures associated with own role
• Teamwork: Selects and uses appropriate conventions and protocols when communicating with internal and external stakeholders to seek or share information Collaborates and consults with a range of stakeholders to achieve shared understanding of individual roles in meeting objectives
• Planning and organising: Develops plans to manage routine and non-routine tasks for own work group with an awareness of how they contribute to the broader organisation Uses systematic, analytical processes to set environmental targets, gather relevant information, identify and evaluate alternative approaches Evaluates outcomes of decisions to identify opportunities for improvement
• Technology: Uses the main features and functions of digital tools to complete work tasks and access information

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