Crown Institute of Business and Technology Pty Ltd ABN 86 116 018 412 National Provider No: 91371

CRICOS Provider Code: 02870D

North Sydney Capmpus: 116 Pacific Highway North Sydney NSW 2060 P 02 9955 0488 F 02 9955 3888
Sydney CBD Campus: Level 5, 303 Pitt St Sydney NSW 2000 P 02 8959 6340 F 02 9955 3888

BSBSUS401 Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices

Assessment Task 2 Case Study

Task 1

Read the case study and answer the questions that follow.

Case study

Hano works for Assure Insurance at the Adelaide office. His manager has asked him to research some
ideas and solutions on how Assure Insurance could decrease the amount of waste produced at their
office which is then sent off to landfill for disposal.

Q1. What areas could Hano look into to help him with his research?

Task 2

Read the case study and answer the questions that follow.

Case study

Sarah works as an Operations Clerk at Blue Bank head office. During lunch, Sarahs Manager, Ali told
Sarah that he noticed a 15% reduction on his home electricity bill compared to his last bill. He
explained that he has installed new energy efficient light bulbs all around the house and he educated
his kids to switch off any devices after theyve finished using them which has helped minimize the
bill.

Ali thinks that by minimizing the amount of electricity being used in the office will help Blue Bank
save money as well as aid the environment. He has asks Sarah to come up with a plan to implement
an energy efficiency program at Blue Banks head office.

Q1. Write a plan with at least four ideas on how Blue Bank can reduce electricity usage at their
head office including things that can be done immediately and things that can take effect over
time.

Q2. Suggest some ways that you could measure compliance with these ideas. Provide at least one
tool for each of ideas.

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 Crown Institute of Business and Technology Pty Ltd ABN 86 116 018 412 National Provider No: 91371 CRICOS Provider Code: 02870D
North Sydney Capmpus: 116 Pacific Highway North Sydney NSW 2060 P 02 9955 0488 F 02 9955 3888
Sydney CBD Campus: Level 5, 303 Pitt St Sydney NSW 2000 P 02 8959 6340 F 02 9955 3888

Task 3

Read the case study and answer the questions that follow.

Case study

Tran works as a Checkout Operator at SuperFresh Supermarket. During her tea break, she noticed a
large amount of disposal coffee cups that had been thrown in the rubbish bin. She was astonished at
the amount that was thrown and questioned why staffs were not bringing their own ceramic mugs
to work to wash and reuse.

Tran decided to take action. She created a sign and placed it on the notice board outside the staff
room which wrote Using disposal cups creates a lot of rubbish! Bring your own mugs to work and
save our environment.

Later that week, Trans Supervisor, Harold calls her to his office and asked why she had created the
sign. Tran explained that she is concerned about the amount of rubbish the staff had generated.
Harold admired her passion for the environment and congratulated her on the idea. He asked her to
think about other ways she could deliver her message more effectively.

Q1. What other information could Tran include in her sign that could help make the message
more effective?

Q2. List other ways that Tran could have communicated this information

Q4. How can Tran measure the success of minimizing the use of disposable coffee cups?

Q5. What simple suggestion could you make at your own workplace to reduce kitchen waste?

Task 4

Identify five credible sources and explain how you could use them to gather information
regarding the environmental information.

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 Crown Institute of Business and Technology Pty Ltd ABN 86 116 018 412 National Provider No: 91371 CRICOS Provider Code: 02870D
North Sydney Capmpus: 116 Pacific Highway North Sydney NSW 2060 P 02 9955 0488 F 02 9955 3888
Sydney CBD Campus: Level 5, 303 Pitt St Sydney NSW 2000 P 02 8959 6340 F 02 9955 3888

Task 5

Choose one of the following groups and answer the questions below:

- Commercial Office
- High School
- Residential Home

Q1. Provide a brief summary of the type of materials present in the environment of your selected
group. Indicate which materials are recyclable and describe the recycling system that is already
implemented.

Q2. List three suggestions for improving waste recycling for your selected group.

Task 6

Read the case study and complete the task that follows.

Case study

Cindy is a Purchasing Officer at Holiday Hotels. They are setting up two new hotels in the next three
months and she is currently deciding which washing machine and dishwasher to choose for each
hotel room. They are already over budget for refurbishing the hotels, so she has been asked to keep
the costs as low as possible.

Cindy has identified two models of washing machines and dishwashers. The only models within her
budget are the least efficient for both water and energy use. Cindy knows her manager is concerned
about their current budget but she is concerned that saving money at this stage may be false
economy. She decided to complete a cost benefits analysis using this information.

Washing Machine 1 Washing Machine 2 Dishwasher 1 Dishwasher 2

Price $ 1,000 $1400 $800 1,200

Monthly operating cost $110 $80 $120 $70

Water use 100L/load 70L/load 25L/load 15L/load

Warranty 12 months 24 months 12 months 12 months

Purchase budget $1,000 $800

Q1. Use the information in the table to help Cindy complete a cost-benefit analysis and decide which
machines are best suited for their hotels.

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 Crown Institute of Business and Technology Pty Ltd ABN 86 116 018 412 National Provider No: 91371 CRICOS Provider Code: 02870D
North Sydney Capmpus: 116 Pacific Highway North Sydney NSW 2060 P 02 9955 0488 F 02 9955 3888
Sydney CBD Campus: Level 5, 303 Pitt St Sydney NSW 2000 P 02 8959 6340 F 02 9955 3888

Task 7

Read the case study and then complete the task that follows.

Case study

Chantal works for Eastlake Council. She has just implemented a paper recycling scheme in her
workplace, which has around 100 participates from several departments across the organisation.

According to their waste contractor, there has been an increase in the amount of recycled paper
collected but there is still some paper and cardboard being mixed with general rubbish. Chantal
reviews the steps she took to implement the scheme and is unsure of what to do to improve.

Q1. Explain how Chantal could use feedback to reduce the amount of paper being placed in the
general waste.

Q2. How might she apply the principles of continuous improvement to this problem?

Q3. List your suggestions for improvement.

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