environmentally sustainable work practice

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·         Energy audit and all recommendations implemented including signage about energy use (e.g. switch off lights at night, turn down brightness, turn off taps)

·         Recycling policy introduced, and three more recycling bins introduced.

·         Green purchasing policy developed (on staff intranet, email sent to staff to advise).

·         Green transport policy developed and implemented (on staff intranet, email sent to staff to advise).

Assume also the following sustainability targets:

·         Reduce electricity consumption by 20% within six months.

·         Promote awareness of sustainability initiatives amongst all staff members

A staff survey (results provided in Survey Results), as well as an energy audit have been undertaken.

The results of the energy audit are as follows:

Actions implemented:

·         Replaced halogen downlights with energy efficient downlights and transformers.

·         Connected to natural gas, converting to an energy source with one-third of the greenhouse gas emissions of electricity from coal

·         Replace electric storage hot water heater with instant solar hot water

·         Replaced air conditioner with a more efficient inverter unit.

·         All of the interventions cost a total of $4,800.

Prior to energy audit:

·         Annual energy bill: $2,415 a year

·         Annual greenhouse emissions: 18 tonnes a year

Six months later:

·         Annual energy bill: $2,275 a year

·         Annual greenhouse emissions: 14.3 tonnes a year

One year later:

·         Annual energy bill: $1,800 a year

·         Annual greenhouse emissions: 10.2 tonnes a year

Note: Four new staff members were employed in the last six months may account for increase. Energy targets were not adjusted to account for the new staff.

Based on your review, develop a short report that outlines:

·         Analysis of staff survey results and achievements against targets

·         Analysis of energy audit data and achievements against targets

·         Recommendations for additional actions that need to be taken based on the data above.

·         Recommend new efficiency targets

·         Summary of the success of the sustainability policy and procedures based on analysis.

·         Updates to the company’s Sustainability Policy and Procedures to account for recommended improvements.

Use the Sustainability Implementation Report Template to guide your work.

The email text should briefly explain the purpose and contents of the report and promote the strategies that have proven to be successful.

Attach your Sustainability Implementation Report to the email

Consider what rewards could be appropriate for your work team and describe these to your team. Inform the team whether they have earned the reward(s) based on the evaluations you made in your Sustainability Implementation Report.

The text of the email should be in grammatically correct English, written in an appropriate (polite, business-like) style.

Attach your Sustainability Implementation Report to the email