1 calculate your personal ecological footprint. Copy your footprint results

2. With reference to your results perform the following tasks

a.Explain the meaning of your ecological footprint measured in global hectares with reference to relevant benchmarks.

b.Explain the meaning of your carbon footprint with reference to a relevant forestry carbon sequestration rate.

c.Interpret your key results by Land Type and Consumption Category.

3. By utilising your footprint analysis , identify four major causes of the unsustainable aspects of your personal lifestyle.

4. Identify one potential solution to your unsustainable lifestyle in each of the categories of City Energy Food and Population

5. Select one product that you consume and identify the business organisation which manufactures this product.

6. Identify the main energy and raw material inputs needed to manufacture this product and the stage in the production process each energy and materials component is consumed.

7. Identify the main causes of unsustainability over the product's lifecycle production, distribution and/or consumption and disposal stages.

8. By applying the principle of the 'waste=food model' or the 'waste management hierarchy' provide one recommendation to reduce the volume of waste or pollutants discharged in the production, distribution or consumption of this product.

9. By applying the principle of the cradle to cradle design protocol, suggest one key improvement to the design of this product and explain how your idea will reduce the unsustainability of the product.

10. Identify this organisation's key stakeholder groups and their specific expectations of the organisation.

11. Describe one major CSR issue which confronts this organisation.

12. Select one stakeholder group and make a recommendation as to how this organisation could improve their social impact on this group of stakeholders.

13. Explain how your recommendation will improve this stakeholder group's wellbeing.

14. Are you able to change your own consumption of this product to reduce your contribution to the problem and causes of unsustainability? Explain why or why not.