In this regard it has been identified that there were many defaults that business has been undertaking with respect to their work practice defaulting various sustainability practice.
2. Organizational Report Policy Assignment Unit - 2
Descriptions of best practice models that were reviewed and how they informed the sustainability policy
The best practice model that has review ed w hile undergoing the practice of Tiny Opera Company w as concerning their w ork
practice. In this regard it has been identified that there w ere many defaults that business has been undertaking w ith respect to their
w orkpractice defaulting varioussustainability practice. With respect to w ork practice it has been identified that business has been
carrying out various activities that w ere not seen to be sustainable and w ere against the environment (Barr, 2012). The various
aspects that have been review ed w ith respect to w ork practice of Tiny Opera Company are as follow s;
Use of harmful effect of toxic material and hazardous chemical
Within Tiny Opera Company it has been observed that there w ere high uses of toxic material and hazardous chemicals in their
functioning. The use of such toxic substanceswasharming the health of the employees w ho are undergoing such sort of practic e.
These toxic materials w ere highly seen to be present w ithin the paint that w as used for painting the sets for performance (Loorbach
and Wijsman, 2013). This has lead to the formation of sustainability policy in this regard of using volatile organic compound to be
used w ithin the paints for carrying out the paintings sets for performance. Undertaking such an aspect is going to protect the health
and safety of w orkers w ithin the organization.
Misuse of resources
Within the enterprise it has been observed that there is high number of w astage of paper within Tiny Opera Company. This w astage
carried out w ithin the business is enhancing their overall cost and in turn has been laying dow n affect over the profits of the
business. The w astage of paper has also laying dow n affect over the sustainability practice being follow edwithin the busines s (Barr,
2012). This has been the reason of framing sustainability policy against the protection of resourcesw ithin the organization. It w ill be
done through better sorting of recyclable paper fromthe general rubbish produced by various departments of the business strategy.
Ineffective use of electricity
Within the w orkpractice of the business it has been found that air-conditioners were manually switched off within the practice of Tiny
Opera Company. In this regard it w as the responsibility of the last member to sw itch off all the air conditioners, but it w as rarely
done. Hence, most commonly the air conditioners are left running for the entire day. This has lead to increase the electricity cost of
the business (Cox and Béland, 2013). Further, the ineffective use of air conditioner w ithin the business has been the major reason
for forming sustainability policy in this regard. In this respect a programming has been done in order to reverse all air conditioners to
sw itch off automatically by the time of 4.45 p. every day.
Strategies for promoting awareness of the sustainability policy
Engagement of employee is considered to be essential for enhancing the corporate sustainability. For an organization w ithout the
support of their employees it w ill be difficult for achieving the goals concerning sustainability (New man.et.al., 2012). Henc e, the
strategies that have been adopted for the promotion of aw areness concerning sustainability are as follow s:
Tiny Opera Company needs to undergo the print out of posters that w ill be summarizing the sustainable priorities and goals initiated
by the enterprise in their operations.
The CEO of the business must carry out the discussion of sustainability progress w ithin the annual employee meeting.
There is also a need for setting up a “Sustainability Corner” that w ill be present at the intranet of the enterprise.
Tiny Opera Company must send out regular emails to the employees in relation to organizations latest sustainability report.
Building a bulletin board w ithin cafeteria that is going to rotate sustainability information on a monthly basis.
3. Indicate about the harmful effect of toxic material and hazardous chemical use to employees Share information concerning the
misuse of extra resources w ithin the business Share electric bills w ith the employees (et.al., 2014)
Develop challenges concerning sustainability among different departments of Tiny Opera Company
There is a need for employing quarterly recognition program for staff that champion sustainability Strategies for maximizing the
impact of the policy
The various strategies that w ill be adopted for appropriate adoption of sustainability practice w ithin the Tiny Opera Company could
be achieved through:
Appropriate training practice: Within the enterprise there is a need for carrying out appropriate training concerning the adaptability of
the various sustainable policies that has been framed by Tiny Opera Company. In this respect it is essential for the enterprise to
make their employee informing regarding the sustainable policies. This could be made possible only in a situation w hen appropriate
training is provided w ith respect the w ays that employee must adopt in order to undergo these policies in an appropriate manner
(Frantzeskaki.et.al., 2016). Hence, management change of the organization must carry out training process from time to time in
order to identify the extent to w hich sustainability policy has been adopted by their staff in the regular functioning w ithin the
enterprise.
Stakeholder engagement
The engagement of stakeholders w ithin the sustainability policy is going to enhance the overall impact of these policies over the
functioning of the enterprise. With respect to shareholders perspective there w ould be greater amount of investment being carried
out by them as business has been practicing sustainable activities in their operations. There w ould be larger number of individuals
attending the show s being performed as they w ill be informed concerning the sustainable practice being carried out by the
enterprise. It can be done through appropriate marketing activities being initiated by organization through various channels
(Liu.et.al., 2013). In this regard the most influential channel that can be adopted by the enterprise are social media marketing and
TV commercials.
Final Version Of The Sustainability Policy
Work practice
Tiny Opera Company is going to lay dow n appropriate monitoring of resources being allocated for each show . Business is going to
make use of highly sustainable resources that are environmental friendly. There w ould be appropriate use of costume, props,
lighting and facilities during the show and enterprise must reduce the presence of hazardousand toxic materials fromthe prop being
used in the show s. Organization is going to drive paper efficient workpractices forleveraging corporate systemupgrades and better
sorting of recyclable paper fromgeneralrubbish. In this regard there is a appropriate monitoring and reviewing of office paper. While
carrying out the painting of sets there w ould be use of Low Volatile organic compound in order to protect the performance of health
and safety of employees. Then c programming all reverse cycle air conditioners in the office for getting them sw itches off
automatically at 4.45 pm every day.
Communication
Business is going to encourage their visitors to adopt sustainability practice in their daily routine. In this respect business is going to
present the aspects that how sustainable practice has been undertaken w ithin the activities of enterprise. For encouraging this
aspect business is going to lay dow n external publicity materials Tiny Opera Company is going to build LAN and other
communication aspects, so that w ithin the enterprise employees are able to undergo appropriate communication process. This is
going to build appropriate sustainable communication w ithin the w ork environment. Business is also going to build appropriate
sustainable communications among higher and low er levelofficials. In order to enhance this aspect there w ould be development of
internal memos.
Equal employment opportunity practices
4. For initiating this aspect company is going to comply w ith state, federaland legislation practice in order to provide equal opportunity
to their employees. Tiny Opera Company is also going to bind their operations w ith international human rights agreements.
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