Develop an Awareness of Environmental Good Practice in Support of Sustainable Business Practice
Overview
This standard describes the skill and knowledge requirements for individuals to develop an awareness of the impact of their activities on the environment and the importance of improving environmental performance within the work area or other activities. These impacts could include any of the following:
1 Pollution (land, air, water)
2 Climate change
3 Resource depletion
4 Biodiversity depletion
5 Damage to ecosystems
It covers the understanding of environmental practices and policies that affect you, and your ability to identify where improvements could be made. It also covers knowing if activities are in line with environmental practices and encourages the development of environmental awareness in others.
This standard would be appropriate for:
1 Small business owners (SME), team leaders, first line managers and workers to support the awareness and improvement of the environmental performance of the organisation
2 An individual with a need to understand the impact of their activities on the environment
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
P1 identify how your practices impact on the environment
P2 identify the environmental policies and practices that are relevant to your activities
P3 review the positive and negative impact of your activities on the environment
P4 report any potential negative impact
P5 encourage others to develop and maintain environmental awareness
P6 undertake activities and use resources that promote environmental good practice
P7 identify opportunities to reduce the negative and improve the positive impact on the environment
P8 communicate the benefits of implementing and maintaining good environmental practice
P9 encourage feedback from others on environmental practice
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
K1 the key issues facing the environment
K2 the impact of your work or other activities on the environment
K3 the term ‘positive and negative impact’
K4 your role, responsibility and limits of authority relating to environmental practice
K5 environmental legal requirements affecting your activities
K6 existing workplace or other environmental policies
K7 your social responsibilities in relation to environmental practice
K8 external and internal sources of information and guidance on environmental performance
K9 how to recognise areas where environmental practice can be improved
K10 the importance of organising activities that meet environmental policies
K11 the importance of selecting resources which minimise environmental impact
K12 how to communicate good environmental practices to others