Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to lead the deployment of sustainability strategy using a devolved cascading approach.
Strategy deployment within this unit draws from the Lean practice of ‘hoshin kanri’ and aims to ensure strong alignment of strategies, objectives and activities across functions and levels of an organisation, a section of an organisation or part of the value chain.
This unit applies to middle or senior managers, leaders or similar roles who have the authority and responsibility to guide and assist others to contribute to achieving strategic goals. The individual will liaise with the leadership team and other stakeholders to develop the sustainability strategy, plan the alignment and integration of sustainability improvements across the organisation and oversee the implementation of improvement projects.
This unit applies to any organisation.
No licensing or certification requirements exist at the time of publication. Relevant legislation, industry standards and codes of practice within Australia must be applied.

What You'll Learn

Assessment Requirements

Performance Evidence

There must be evidence the candidate has completed the tasks outlined in the elements and performance criteria of this unit, and demonstrated the ability to:
• lead the development and deployment of sustainability strategy for an organisation, section of organisation or part of value chain where strategy deployment incorporates at least 3 sustainability improvement projects.

Knowledge Evidence

There must be evidence the candidate has knowledge of:
• sustainability interactions and impacts related to processes in selected value chain
• actual and potential sustainability issues relevant to the value chain
• current and emerging approaches to quantifying and evaluating costs, benefits, impacts and risks in relation to sustainability including direct, indirect and intangible factors
• principles of sustainability
• approaches to cascading strategy deployment
• current and emerging approaches to improving sustainability, including:
• purpose-based and circular economy business models
• extended product lifecycle and retaining and/or managing residual resources
• design thinking as applied to problem-solving and innovation for sustainability
• human rights and environmental impact of supply chain decisions
• digitalisation and dematerialisation
• efficient use of materials, resources and/or energy
• reduction of pollution and/or greenhouse gas emissions
• safety, health and wellbeing of employees
• environmental monitoring and remediation
• techniques to facilitate agreement across levels and areas of an organisation
• types of structural, personal and cultural barriers that may affect communication and engagement
• techniques to address barriers and support communication and engagement
• development of vision, mission and strategy
• root cause analysis
• hierarchy of hazard control and its application to sustainability hazards
• risk analysis and risk management and its application to sustainability risks
• project management principles and the management of multiple related projects
• systems thinking as applied to identifying, evaluating and prioritising sustainability improvements
• current and emerging approaches to identifying and analysing factors that may affect sustainability priorities
• sustainability-related regulatory and reporting requirements relevant to the industry
• sustainability-related voluntary standards, codes, reporting frameworks, certification and co-regulatory arrangements relevant to the industry
• team planning and problem-solving processes.

Assessment Conditions

Skills must have been demonstrated in the workplace or in a simulated environment that reflects workplace conditions and contingencies. The following conditions must be met for this unit:
• use of suitable facilities, equipment and resources, including:
• organisation’s strategic plan/decisions
• modelling of industry operating conditions.
Assessors must satisfy the NVR/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors.

Foundation Skills

• {'skill': 'Foundation Skills', 'description': 'This section describes those language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills that are essential to performance but not explicit in the performance criteria.\n• Reading skills to interpret complex workplace documentation\n• Writing skills to communicate with a range of audiences\n• Oral communication skills to facilitate engagement and agreement\n• Numeracy skills to develop and interpret metrics.\nOther foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit.'}

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