Environmental sustainability audit

Words Limit:- 4500

Format

The assignment ‘Environmental sustainability audit’ should be prepared using the following basic format:

• Executive summary

(3 Marks)

Prepare the executive summary at the end when the ‘sustainability audit’ has been completed.

This summary needs to present all the key points covered in the report, in a way that the reader can understand the contents of the report.

The executive summary is expected to be only one page long.

• Introduction

(6 Marks)

Introduction of the company

• History
• Ownership
• Market presence and strengths in key target market segments
• Major products

• Definition of the company’s key target market(s)

(6 Marks)

• Describe the market
• Geographical coverage
• Forms of transportation and communication
• Customer buying habits
• Distribution of the product
• Marketing communication
• Pricing strategy
• Compare and contrast the company’s key product (goods and/or services) with those of their key competitors
• Products
• Prices
• Promotion
• Distribution
• Market share estimates

• Planning

(6 Marks)

• Corporate plan
• Strategic plans (manufacturing, marketing, HR, etc)
• Specific environment related plan

• The current environmental information gathering system

(6 Marks)

• The method(s) of collecting information
• The nature of the information collected
• Distribution of the information to key decision maker

• Organisational response mechanism

(6 Marks)

• Decision making style
• Environment task force or team membership
• Speed of response to the environment related information received

• Behavioural audit

(25 Marks)

• Energy consumption
• Sources of raw materials – suppliers
• Method(s) of transportation used
• From suppliers to the company
• From company to the market
• Emission level targets identified
• Emission levels controlled (recorded, compared to targets)
• How these measurements are recorded
• How the corrective actions communicated to various stakeholders
• Identify the various stakeholders sentiments about the environment
• Product
• Manufacturing efficiency (process) reviews and actions
• Manufacturing efficiency (facilities, equipment, technology) reviews and actions
• New and/or improved product developments
• Waste levels and waste controls

• Packaging
• Format
• Quality
• Waste and waste control

• CEO’s (or the key senior decision maker’s) attitude toward the environment
• CEO’s (or the key senior decision maker’s) education and background
• CEO’s (or the key senior decision maker’s) participation
• Office (admin) efficiency
• Supplies used
• Processes
• Technology
• Wastes

• Analysis of the nature and types of environmental safety actions being undertaken

(10 Marks)

• Proactive
• Reactive

• Reporting

(7 Marks)

• Periodic reports to the management
• Contents
• Frequency

• Recommendations

(25 Marks)

• Prepare a list of recommendations for changes in the current practice with justification

• Sources used
• Appendices

The marks allocated to each section of the audit are only indicative. Changes will be considered depending on the type of business and the extent and depth of audit conducted.

The above format is very basic and is only a suggestion. Please add to it or modify the list as related to the nature of the business being audited.