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Implement & Monitor Environmentally Sustainable Workplace
Implement & Monitor Environmentally Sustainable Workplace
Organizational Background
The company of focus for the study concerns a small scale e-commerce entity that operates in retailing of boutique home décor products and the company is based in Sydney, Australia. The industry it operates in concerns ecommerce retailing. The name of the company is retained confidential as requested by the company founder.
Part A
Legislation & Sources of Information concerning Resources / Initiatives
At the outset the company’s business operations both at an internal level as well as the external level are bound by various legislations which also form the source for undertaking initiatives as well as representing sources for suitable actions in/this regard (NSW EPA, 2018a; NSW 2018b; Australian Government, 2018). Some of the these legislations that are applicable to the company as mandated by Environment Protection Authority (“EPA”) for entities operating in the NSW region include the following (NSW EPA, 2018a; NSW 2018b; Australian Government, 2018) –
· Environmentally Hazardous Chemical Act 1985
· Forestry Act, 2012
· National Environments Protection Council (NSW) Act 1995
· Ozone Protection Act, 1989
· Pesticides Act, 1999
· Protection of Environment Administration Act, 1991
· Protection of Environment Operation Act, 1997
· Radiation Control Act, 1990
· Recreation Vehicle Act, 1983
· Waste Avoidance & Resource Recovery Act, 2001
In alignment to the various legislations discussed above, the changes which were introduced for improving the manner in which pollution incidents shall be reported as well as managed (more importantly applicable to the company) shall include the following –
· Licensees as per POEO Act as well as any person carrying out the activity or else the occupation of the premises who shall the becomes aware about the incident of pollution shall be required in reporting the incidents of pollution on an immediate manner rather than to the earliest on the practicable extend as per section 148 under POEO Act (NSW EPA, 2018a; NSW 2018b; Australian Government, 2018).
· Preparing the management plans for incident response concerning pollution with respect to each of the licensed activities in alignment to the specified requirements (NSW EPA, 2018a; NSW 2018b; Australian Government, 2018).
· Designing and keeping place plan template for management of incident response and ensuring the same shall be available to track the waste transporters.
As per the mandated requirements which are established by EPA, the company and other such licensees shall be required in publishing the monitoring data concerning pollution which have been suitably collected as part of the requirement to run the business operations. Some of these include the following –
· All of the mandatory audit that are required for being undertaken with respect to environmental compliances and other such practices need to be undertaken and suitably reported (NSW EPA, 2018a; NSW 2018b; Australian Government, 2018).
· Each of the pollution studies that are required as per the conditions of the licence meed to be suitably undertaken (NSW EPA, 2018a; NSW 2018b; Australian Government, 2018).
· All of the suitable programs and initiatives as part of the environmental sustainability need to be documented, monitored and suitably reported where applicable (NSW EPA, 2018a; NSW 2018b; Australian Government, 2018).
· Penalty and suitably notices need to be taken in cognizance and when receiving any such notices, suitable actions to be taken as per the mandated date (NSW EPA, 2018a; NSW 2018b; Australian Government, 2018).
· Develop suitable plans and processes that aims in providing suitable transparency with respect to overall organization efforts with respect to compliances, and initiatives for environmental sustainability as well as broader community with respect to various other related activities for compliance (NSW EPA, 2018a; NSW 2018b; Australian Government, 2018).
· Undertaking efforts beyond the confines of the company and its...