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Grow Management Consultants
Sustainability policy and procedures briefing report
Introduction
State the purpose of the report, including current organisational sustainability practices.

The company Grow Management Consultants is a leadership consultancy firm that have core
operation to provide training services to clients about leadership and help the trainees have
leadership behavior.
Grow Management Consultants got incorporated five years and now have the core expertise as
market player. The business offers services to assess the leadership behavior for the managers
and assign with right performance indicators to show the current vs desired progress levels. The
business of the company is limited to national boundaries of Australia only and there is no
collaboration with any foreign partner.
The current organizational practices prevailing at Grow Management Consultants are listed in
the following points:
 The resource management in the current environment is traditional and is not aligned
with the sustainability. Use of florescent lighting and no control over usage is the
example for the same
 Parameter and control mechanism like signboards are not established in the current
model of business structure and hence, it does not put any alert for wastage of
resources
 The purchases’ structure is defined on need basis pattern and there is no planned
mechanism for the same
 Use of company vehicles is high as each consultant is provided with separate
commute services.
 Administrative expenses like stationary purchases are unmonitored
 Appropriate usage of waste management to some extent is maintained at the premises
of Grow Management Consultants, through waste bin and recycled bin
 Cleaning services are less in frequency and catering is outsourced. However, regular
meetings and workshops keep the cost high for such services

Sustainability facts and figures

Include information on sustainability facts and figures, as well as the benefits to businesses.

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From the last 2 decades, the term sustainability has been talked lot and business- Grow
Management Consultants have lot more scope to implement the same. Grow Management
Consultants is using the resources without much tracking as defined in the introduction (current
practices). Keeping the context of the business, here are key sustainability facts and figures that
can be easily related back to their business or other general aspects as well:
 Sustainability is not a single factor but there more to in the form of statistics for
water, waste management, plastic pollution, energy usage, emissions and so on
 Sustainability is applicable to every business model right from sole proprietorship to
corporations and is linked to every transactional purchase/sale made
 Strategic planning is the base for sustainability which help the environment sustain
the current diminished chaos and be supportable for future
 Sustainability has the ability to control 1/3rd of the wastage and better on the
production and consumption ratio
 Sustainability is the only power that provide certainty during crisis hours
 Sustainability is thinking for future and is conceptually way greater the profit-loss
equation

Sustainability benefits
Explore the benefits of sustainability in the workplace generally and the benefits to Grow
Management Consultants in regard to business objectives.

Benefits of implementing sustainable initiatives are many for Grow Management Consultants
like usage of sensor-based light to save power resources, single vehicle management system for
commute of consultants, move the publication base in Australia, adapt to online training
modules and many such other improvements can be taken up and benefits could go enormous
like:
 It improves the image of the business and goodwill is upscaled. The add on advantage
of the same will come in the form of competitive advantage
 The productivity of the business is improved sustainability helps to reduce wastage
and subsequently, cost of operation reduces with efficient increase in the profits
 Sustainability provides the base for engineered environment that is free from wastage
and harmful particles
 It keeps the organizational practices active and employees/investors are happy about
the progressive environment

Business planning, opportunities and sustainability

How sustainability can be built into business planning and can inform business opportunities to
reflect he organisation’s commitment to sustainability.

Sustainability is the long-term concept and hence, take time to be inculcated into the business
systems. Applying the below techniques can help sustainability to be at the right fit into business
planning and bring opportunities to the business:
 There first step is to clear define the objective because it provides corporate
sustainability with the right plan and structure to develop eco-friendly program and
strategies
 Keep the inclusion for business partners and all require stakeholders. It will help to
look at the broader picture and will automatically result in effective collaboration

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 Business has high reliability on customers to survive and hence it is important to
engage the customers through the environment friendly products and services. The
recycling technique should not impact on the quality of goods and customer
experience should be valued
 The business objectives, mission and vision statement and every policy/procedure
should be linked with sustainability goals. One of the examples is CSR-corporate
social responsibility
 Last but not the least, business should prepare itself for innovation that could support
sustainability and highlight company’s efforts

Example sustainability policies and procedures

Report on the three Sustainability policies and procedures that you have identified and the
areas they address.

The implementation of sustainability policies and procedures are relevant in current business
environment to be successful. The sustainability policy and procedures are dependent on several
factors and must be sorted and controlled before they are made inclusions. The policies and
procedures at any business provide guidelines for all objectives and day to day operations and
with sustainability, it brings value in the process and protect the ecosystem efficiently. Some
context to policies and procedures both in general and company (Grow Management
Consultants) context is highlighted in the following points:
 Control over waste-material is possible through recycling
 Move from offline to online platforms like web-trainings to save paper cost
 Minimize the usage of energy on different platforms of business
 Product purchases that promote sustainability is better idea
 Zeroed travel for unnecessary meetings and workshops

Life cycle mapping

Explain life cycle mapping (using Sustainability Victoria resources from their website),
including life style stages, life cycle map, life cycle matrix and identify and selecting the most
effective strategies to reduce environmental impact.

Life cycle mapping is the tool that provide step by step guidance to map the different
phases/stages of the production in an organization both internal and external with the aim to
provide the benefits of sustainability. Life cycle matrix refers to market portfolio design that
help under the market acceptance for the product in the form of positive growth rate and market
rejection in the form of negative growth rate.
Some of the prominent utilities of this tool are as:
 Better understanding of operations and their path alignment as expected
 Identification of the impacts and control measures as they occur
 Development of sustainable process strategies
 Reduce non-value-added impacts of policy and procedures

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To understand this context of the report in better manner, the current case could be explained
better in the following ways:
 Electricity usage have the highest impact on environment and green steps can be
taken to upgrade to better lighting systems. Grow Management Consultants can
control this wastage by moving from florescent to LED technology. Use of sign
boards that makes the users alert to switch off the appliances when there is no use.
 Fuel economy or transportation should be managed well to reduce the air pollution.
Grow Management Consultants can be more effective in its strategies by reducing the
count of unnecessary fleet and this will help to preserve the energy as well
 Be paperless in solution delivery. It will save the unnecessary printing cost and save
natural resources as well. Grow Management Consultants have ten publications and
some of them could be moved to e-mode and have delivery through internet sources
 More power-saving alternatives can be implemented
 Using recycled products is good idea to save cost and promote environment
sustainability as well.
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Legal requirements in relation to workplace sustainability

List and explain key legislation related to sustainability and that is relevant to the business.

Grow Management Consultants has been growing in its market presence but have definitely let
few pots open that possess risk to the regular business operation due to impact on sustainability.
Following legal requirements makes sense for the current model business and code of practices:
 Under environment protection Act 1990, company is still using the 5 years old
vehicles that require to be upgraded to maintain the regulations for air pollution
control
 Under the same act, weekly cleaning violates statutory risk that is caused due to dust
at workplace
 Under the environment act 1995, there is energy waste due to outdated lighting
system and poor external catering
 WEEE directives require to change the current structure at Grow Management
Consultants. WEEE refers to The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
 Climate Change Act 2008 will require to be adhered by timely upgrade of commute
vehicles and also minimize its usage
 Company will need to adapt to ESOS scheme- Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme

Example sustainability actions to inform action plan.

Include example sustainability actions to inform the sustainability action plan for the next 12
months. You should identify at least five ideas initially, including identifying priority actions
and longer-term actions.
Timeline of the Plan Plan Motive Actions to be Taken
1-3 Months Create Vision and Mission
 Create Internal team that will take the
Statement for Support
planning division
 Discussion of the plan and share its
benefits
 Identify the leadership
1-3 Months Highlight the goals and
 Create the logic model for each goal
objectives
 Place in tracker for measurement of
goals
1-3 Months Identification of the
 Look for engagement with the
stakeholders and other
stakeholders and put the idea of
impacted parties
sustainability governance
 Local discussions to be taken up for
staff and calculate the benefits
3-6 Months Cost Budgeting and
 Identification of cost and benefit
Analysis
 Strategy for funding and evaluate the
other options
 Develop strategic recommendations
3-6 Months Ask for Partnerships
 Hold discussions to share the idea, its
progress and cover the gaps

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 Highlight the achievements and pass on

due credit to participants
9-12 Months Execution of the plan
 Put the plan in action with advisory
committee decision
 Potential analysis for work in progress
activities
 Note down the observations
Post 12th Month and Follow-Ups
 Ensure the plan is not obsolete and keep
Onwards
regular check-in discussions
 Put formal relationship with the group
to manage any additions/improvements

Performance Indicators
Provide recommendations on suitable performance indicators that can be used to measure
environmental performance once the policy and procedure is implemented.

It is true that once policy and procedures are implemented, they need continuous observation
and monitoring to have the desired outcome from them. Following performance indicators are
helpful to measure the performance of policy and procedures:
 The results achieved by the implementation of policy and procedure can be compared
to the current status and see the variance. Positive variance indicates healthier
response
 Use SMART technique to see the attainability of the policy and procedure.
Improvement in ai
 The cost -benefit analysis help to pick up the platform where policies and procedures
are evaluated on the basis of the outcome they delivered. Example- Cost of the
Energy Bills
 Waste management bill indicator will have reduction if procedures are giving better
results
 When policy and procedures are implemented related to control on harmful gas
emissions, evaluation is possible using the Greenhouse gas measurement indicators
 The policy and procedures covering the control on unnecessary travel will show up on
energy and cost bills
 Comparison with publicly available data and measure the key data of your company
with the same to evaluate if implemented policy and procedures are giving enough to
the expectations.

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Options for strategies to ensure continuous improvement of resource efficiency
Discuss possible strategies for ensuring that resource efficiency continues to occur.
The key to sustainable development has high reliability on resource efficiency and is helpful to
achieve the goals of sustainable development. There are various options or parameters to ensure
that resource efficiency within the business is continually reviewed and improved and the few of
them can be recognized as right governance, dimensional measurement and effectiveness,
economic and social connect factors and so many other. All these parameters operate with the
similarity and help to achieve the desired objectives. Further elaboration is covered as the
following points:
 Engage regular discussion on the propose platforms where resource planning and
efficiency measurement is taken up
 SCP strategy (sustainable consumption and production) is another technique to focus
on resource efficiency
 Communication with the resources either direct or survey basis help to understand the
ongoing issues and help them resolve the same
 The dimensional approach where 370-degree evaluation of objectives and results are
taken help to review the resource efficiency parameter
 Create a group of coordinators in each department who meet on periodic basis and
review the areas that require improvement
Policy options
Recommendations for policy options including discussion on likely effectiveness, timeframes
and any costs.
Recommendations:
 Inculcate the idea of sustainability in the belief system of the business environment
 Business planning and business opportunities must have the social and economic
measurement
 Measure the created value proposition and figure out high value market strategies
 Values must be the part of sustainable ecosystem
 Innovation and renovation should be constantly looked upon to retain the core belief
of sustainability in the present and future transactions.
Proposed scope of the policy
Provide a scoping of the Grow Management Consultants Sustainability Policy and Procedure,
including a list of headings to be included and a brief description of each heading.

The learnings from this report are enormous because sustainability is present in all spheres of
life and provide guidance to make the processes worth living. In reference to business,
sustainability is another tool that supersedes are business strategies and plans because business
cannot go long way with promoting sustainable development objectives. Having said that, the
idea of sustainability come up with some cost and sacrifices from business and do not take the
easy route. Businesses have the challenges like extraction of sustainable value chain, cost-
benefit factors and so on. Sustainability help business to gain proactive edge against their rivals
and are successful to overcome business challenges. With the sustainability present in every
process, business now have started to look beyond the profit factors and are more keep towards
the economic value of their business. The use of resources should be limited to need basis and
no privilege should be allowed at the cost of environment. The business should look into the
strategic tools available in the market and incorporate their practices for the progress of
sustainable development and minimized the negative social impacts (or put emphasis on
accelerating the positive environmental impacts)
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