...Report on Macville sustainability initiatives Contents 1. Introduction of the business MacVille company is roasting plant and works with five other team members. The plant is located at the back of the MacVille’s main coffee shop. The supervisor is responsible for buying the company’s green beans, roasting team and distributing them to the four other coffee shops owned by MacVille. But they use the cheapest and most efficient method of decaffeination. The low prices have kept him continually coming back for more from these suppliers. The supervisor knows that one of the suppliers use a chemically induced demucilage process in order to speed up production. Since that supplier passes on the benefit in the form of reduced price, and the supervisor always supported them. This report has the objective of develop the sustainable initiatives for MacVille MacVille has the vision to become a national brand within the next 5 years, be accepted as an integral part of the hospitality industry in Australia during the same period and be perceived as a key component in the success hospitality establishments, both large and small. MacVille mission is to provide expresso coffee machines that meet the efficiency, reliability and sustainability needed by the clients. In turn, reward the company with profits that will allow their stakeholders and the communities in which they operate to prosper 2. Purpose of the report (MacVille will be a leading practitioner in triple bottom line...
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...| STRATHFIELD COLLEGEStrathfield College Pty LtdCRICOS Code:02736K National Code: 91223 ABN: 85168435667Suite 510, Level 5, 451 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000, AUSTRALIAwww.sc.nsw.edu.au email: info@strathfieldcollege.edu.au | ASSESSMENT TASK 3 Assessment Details | Qualification code | BSB40515 | Qualification Name | Certificate IV in Business Administration | Unit Code | BSBSMB407 | Unit Name | MANAGE A SMALL TEAM | Assessment Type | Report | Term | 2 | Due Date | Filled out by student | Trainer / Assessor’s Details | Full Name: | This area is to be filled out by the student | Date of Submission | This is be filled out by student | Student Details | Student Name | Filled out by student | Student ID | Filled out by student | Instructions to the Candidates | Pre Requirement for this taskStudent must review • Lesson materials provided in class• Examples used in lessons.Instructions to Students: * Please complete assessment task within the time frame given * You must attempt all the requirements that are addressed within this assessment task. * Copying or any kind of cheating is absolutely not permitted, if someone is found cheating or copying, will be debarred from the assessment and a disciplinary proceeding would begin. * This assessment covers the following Performance CriteriaPC’s Covered: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 this area is to be filled out by trainer from the Assessment Mapping guide. | Student Declaration: I declare that the work submitted...
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...Revised vision and mission, 4 Organisational values and a summary of meeting notes taken during a meeting with the CEO Patricia Mees and Mr. Zafar C. from 27 Feb 2014. 1. Existing vision and mission Vision: MacVille is looking forward to become a national accepted brand. The company expects to establish and strengthen its position in the hospitality industry and wants to be recognized as a key component in the success of hospitality establishments, both large and small. Mission: MacVille is a high tech company, specialising in the manufacturing of espresso coffee machines. It is our mission to meet the high level of productivity, consistency and sustainability expected of our clients who, in turn, allow us to prosper and pass on our profits to our stakeholders and the various communities in which MacVille operates. 2. Current approaches • Incorporating innovation • Strategic alliances, goals and benefits • Identify the community MacVille serves • To distribute products or services to a specific industry or a set of customers. • To jointly develop products and services for the local market. • To work with local or regional counterparts to drive a common agenda. Benefits • Provide economical sustainability • Provide wide and lasting benefits to the community • Cooperation in the sharing of production facilities • Combining of knowledge, skills and technology • Marketing...
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...to examine and review the MacVille policy and procedure documents to determine the shortfalls between required sustainable practices and documented approaches to the same. In addition, to review current usage of resources to gain understanding of potential for recommending change to organisational practices.Moreover, to develop an implementation plan for the new and revised policy documents. 1. Interim report 2.1 identify and describe required sustainability initiatives for MacVille •MacVille need to make it eco-efficiency by using less energy, material and water, more recycling. •By re-programming of all the air-conditioning services and switching off the lights at night MacVille can reduce the environmental licence fees, as well as by encouraging staff use of dual-flush capability of toilets. •Better sorting the recyclable paper from general rubbish helps MacVille cut down cost on waste management. 2.2 research and describe best practice models relevant to the business sector, especially as it relates to this case study •train the new staff to use the coffee making machine to help save electricity and water. •set harsh penalties for incorrect disposal of waste •use electricity saving machine to lower the usage of energy •use environmental cups for coffee or encourage customers to bring their own cups •lights off when it is unnecessary 2.3 identify and describe shortfalls •the new environment approach for MacVille doesn’t reference any legislation...
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...BSBSUS501 – Develop workplace policy and procedures for sustainability Task 1 – project (policy update and implementation) Activity 1 Sustainability initiatives for MacVille 1 Allow air-conditioning to turn off automatically after working hours 2 Lights switched off after working hours 3 Recycle paper 4 Dual-flush of toilets to be used Activity 2 Best practice model 1 Organisation name University of Oregon's campus recycling program Best practice Looking at current proposals and examine waste stream, purchase recycled products and establishing a recycling program on site to reduce wastes Best practice model 2 Organisation name Good guys Bendigo Best practice Upgrade lighting, for example replacing metal halide high-bay lights with...
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...“Critically analyse the performance of an organisation or campaign (non-profit or commercial) in relation to their promotion of sustainability/sustainable development. Assess its value and level of success in achieving meaningful change. The organisation or campaign can be local, national or global and may range in size from large to small (eg Greenpeace, The Body Shop, Travelsmart, Friends of Kings Park).” Introduction: Founded in 1992, Planet Ark has encouraged environment change and sustainability for over twenty years and is specially focused on the impact we have on our planet and the sustainable ways we can use to minimize this impact. Planet Ark aims to ‘protect and enhance the natural environment’ (Planet Ark, 2013) and get individuals and businesses involved together to protect the planet and work towards sustainability. Planet Ark undertakes a special annual activity, National Tree Day, planting tress to provide for a sustainable future, which begun in 1996 and continued each year with growing support. One of the main points of focus for National Tree Day is to educate on and plant native trees and plants, creating a sustainable future for the environment by supporting local bio-diversity, however the question remains is Planet Ark achieving this and National Tree Day actively educating and making for a sustainable future? Through the use of various articles, Planet Ark’s own findings and reports and other critical analysis’s we will explore and discover how...
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...The Walmart Journey: Walmart’s trucking Division Scale and Operation: Wal-Mart was founded on Sam Walton’s principle and ideals to bring products to the consumers in a way that mean they could offer their products to the consumers for cheaper than other retailers. This led to them creating a retail giant over the next forty years. In the early 1970’s Wal-Mart became the one of the first companies to use a centralized distribution center for their stores. When they started this practice they knew they would need a trucking fleet for years to come and made the decision to own their own private fleet. Along with great success comes turmoil and hard times. Wal-Mart’s came in the early 2000’s when there was a lot of public criticism about their business practices which included being sexist, strong-arming the little guys, and not having fair working conditions for their workers who were not allowed to join or create a union. There was also a growing movement within corporations around the world towards going green and having more sustainable business practices. On this note Lee Scott offered his famous speech in 2005 to the consumers, investors, and people around the world. His speech “21st Century Leadership” he laid out a three part plan for becoming a prominent player in sustainable business. These three parts included being supplied by 100% renewable energy, creating zero waste, and selling sustainable products in their stores. Currently, Wal-Mart owns a private trucking...
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...FROM “(R)EVOLUTION” TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: CURRENT FEATURES AND PERSPECTIVES ABSTRACT This article aims to address the issue of Sustainable Development (SD) in an evolutionary perspective within its multidisciplinary scope. The complexity of developments for sustainability has frequently proven difficult in its implementation, evaluation and effective communication.It was our intention to provide an outline of the diverse views on the subject, focusing on globalization as a change of attitude towards sustainability.It is a review of terminology associated with the SD and its multiple interpretations.It is referenced the apparent and irrelevant impact of initiatives to solve the economic, social and environmental problem. It emphasizes the influence and importance of strategies and the positioning of SMEs on the way to SD in the policy of act local think global. KEYWORDS Strategy Sustainable development Sustainability, SMEs JERÓNIMO, WINSTON CENSE, Center for Environmental and Sustainability Research, Departamento de Ciências e Engenharia do Ambiente, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal OLIVEIRA, NUNO GASPAR DE CIGEST, Assistente Instituto Superior de Gestão, Portugal 1. INTRODUCTION “(R)Evolution or Death”, adapted from the revolutionary slogan used and popularized by the Cuban regime, serves as motto for the urgent need to transform our production and consumption systems and our standing towards the environment around us....
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...Culture shapes the way we see the world. It therefore has the capacity to bring about the change of attitudes needed to ensure peace and sustainable development which, we know, form the only possible way forward for life on planet Earth. Today, that goal is still a long way off. A global crisis faces humanity at the dawn of the 21st century, marked by increasing poverty in our asymmetrical world, environmental degradation and short-sightedness in policy-making. Culture is a crucial key to solving this crisis. Source: Preface, World Culture Report, UNESCO Publishing, Paris, 1999. Our cultural values, which often include particular religious beliefs, shape our way of living and acting in the world. Module 11 on Indigenous Knowledge and Sustainability explores the importance of indigenous values and spirituality in providing guidance for sustainable living. Such principles and values encourage a spirit of harmony between people, their natural environments and their spiritual identities. The principles for living sustainably that flow from these and other cultural and religious beliefs vary between groups and countries. They have also changed over time as circumstances demand. Despite this diversity, many principles for living sustainably are shared, not only among indigenous peoples, but also between different religious traditions. This module explores the role of culture and religion in providing guidance on ways of living sustainably. It also provides activities which analyse...
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...Nike Inc. Strategic Analysis ----Eric Overview Nike, Inc. is an American multinational corporation that is engaged in the design, development, manufacturing and worldwide marketing and selling of footwear, apparel, equipment, accessories and services. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, in the Portland metropolitan area, and is one of only two Fortune 500 companies headquartered in Oregon. It is one of the world's largest suppliers of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment, with revenue in excess of US$24.1 billion in its fiscal year 2012 (ending May 31, 2012). As of 2012, it employed more than 44,000 people worldwide. The brand alone is valued at $10.7 billion, making it the most valuable brand among sports businesses. The company was founded on January 25, 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight, and officially became Nike, Inc. on May 30, 1971. The company takes its name from Nike (Greek Νίκη), the Greek goddess of victory. Nike markets its products under its own brand, as well as Nike Golf, Nike Pro, Nike+, Air Jordan, Nike Skateboarding, and subsidiaries including Hurley International and Converse. Nike also owned Bauer Hockey (later renamed Nike Bauer) between 1995 and 2008, and previously owned Cole Haan and Umbro. In addition to manufacturing sportswear and equipment, the company operates retail stores under the Niketown name. Nike sponsors many high-profile...
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...Economic, Social, and Environmental Success— and How You Can Too I chose this book because the title drew my attention since the beginning. When I read the title I understood that in this book the Author’s were going to talk about how big corporations deal with sustainability. That for me was really important, as sustainability is such a hard concept to grasp. I believe that the best way to understand about sustainability is with examples and cases that happen in real life. On this book Andrew Savitz and Karl Weber, put all their vast experience and knowledge in sustainable practices and recollect big cases of the corporate world and study them. Some events are about mistakes the corporations did when they failed to understand the Triple bottom Line in their business decisions. Others are great examples of how companies found the “sustainability sweet spot” (a concept of them) and were able to achieve success not only economical, but also social and environmental. The purpose of the authors is to inform and educate the reader about how a company needs to balances social economical and environmental growth on todays world. The books starts with an important introduction, explaining what it is sustainability or at least they try as like I said before is such a hard concept to calculate. Where I believe they nail their explanation is when they start telling us what a sustainable company is and what are the benefits that a sustainable company has. “A sustainable corporation...
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...Introduction s environmental issues gain greater attention, pressure is being placed on all industries, including financial services to implement “green” initiatives. While green banking is not yet a key reason for most customers to select one financial institution over another, customer demands and greater environmental awareness are driving a number of financial institutions to go green. Environment is a key focus amongst ethical banks (in this field specially called sustainability or green banks) as well as amongst many conventional banks that wish to appear more ethically oriented or that see switching to more environmental practices to be to their advantage. In general bankers “consider themselves to be in a relatively environmentally friendly industry (in terms of emissions and pollution). However, given their potential exposure to risk, they have been surprisingly slow to examine the environmental performance of their clients. A stated reason for this is that such an examination would ‘require interference’ with a client’s activities. While the desire to not meddle in the business of the client is valid, one could also note that banks are required to interfere in the business of their clients regularly to ensure that the clients’ business plan is viable before issuing them a loan. The kind of analysis that all banks partake in is termed a single bottom line analysis (this analysis only considers financial performance). It is arguable whether or not performing a triple bottom...
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......................................................... iii-xi Executive Summary .................................................................................................................... xii Introduction .................................................................................................................... 1 Research Results .................................................................................................................... 2-3 Data Analysis .................................................................................................................... 4 Edification .................................................................................................................... 4 Sustainability .................................................................................................................... 4 Reasoning .................................................................................................................... 4-5 Conclusion & Recommendations ...................................................................................................... 5 Bibliography .................................................................................................................... 6 List of Illustrations Figure 1 1) Figure 2 Figure 3 dd sdf Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure 9 Executive Summary Generation Y (Millenials); the second largest...
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...Upton, an exemplar development with houses built to high levels of sustainability. The buildings pictured were designed by Gale & Snowden Architects Ltd, who also acted as ecological design consultants for the site. http:/ /www.ecodesign.co.uk Good Practice Guidance: Sustainable Design and Construction The purpose of the planning system is to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development ... ... To achieve sustainable development, economic, social and environmental gains should be sought jointly and simultaneously through the planning system ... ... Good design is a key aspect of sustainable development, is indivisible from good planning, and should contribute positively to making places better for people ... ... Local planning authorities should adopt proactive strategies to mitigate and adapt to climate change, taking full account of flood risk, coastal change and water supply and demand considerations ... National Planning Policy Framework, Department for Communities and Local Government, March 2012 Cross Sector Group on Sustainable Design and Construction August 2012 Contents Introduction Background The role of planning, and its relation to Building Regulations Formulating planning policies on sustainable design and construction Justifying local requirements: evidence and viability Examples of local plan policies Development management 03 04 05 06 06 07 08 Annex 1 – Example policies on sustainable design and construction ...
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...new framework for implementing corporate sustainability Key points: ▪ Sustainability performance is the effect of corporate activity on the social, environmental, and economic fabric of society. ▪ A balance between economic progress, social responsibility, and environmental protection, sometimes referred to as the triple bottom line, can lead to competitive advantage. ▪ The evaluation of social, economic, and environmental impacts of organizational actions is necessary to make effective operational and capital investment decisions that positively impact organizational objectives and satisfy the objectives of multiple stakeholders. ▪ The financial payoff of a proactive sustainability strategy can be substantial. ▪ To become a leader in sustainability, one needs to articulate what sustainability is, develop processes to promote sustainability throughout the corporation, measure performance on sustainability, and ultimately link this measurement to corporate financial performance. ▪ Corporate citizenship is an important driver for building trust, attracting and retaining employees, and obtaining a “license to operate” within a community. ▪ Corporate citizenship is much more than charitable donations and public relations—it’s the way the company integrates sustainability principles with everyday business operations and policies and then translates all of this into bottom-line results. ▪ For sustainability to be long lasting and useful, it must...
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