As the Sustainability Officer, review the Sydney Opera House Environmental Sustainability Policy. To assist in your review, source additional information from the Sydney Opera House 2009 Annual Report. The links are provided below. Source the Policy Statement and Annual Report via a search engine if you are unable to access the links below.

b. 'Sydney Opera House 2009 Annual Report', Sydney Opera House, . 1. T499153?!" Complete the following assessment task activities by planning a presentation to deliver to Sydney Opera House staff during the allowed assessment time. Deliver a presentation to The assessment task is due on the date specified by your assessor. Any variations to this arrangement must be approved in writing by your assessor. Submit your work with any required evidence attached. See specifications below for details. Time allowed for the assessment task is 3 hours. Assessment task activities 1. Prepare and plan a presentation that: a. identifies and describes how the Sydney Opera House is promoting its expected outcomes of the sustainability policy and who you believe are the key stakeholders for the policy and plan describes the environmental sustainability commitments being implemented and suggested timelines describes those involved in implementing the policy, the outcomes expected, the activities to be undertaken and responsibilities assigned details procedures to communicate and implement the policy to all stakeholders involved explains how the new sustainability initiatives have been embedded in the new or revised policy documents describes a number of new energy management systems implemented by the Sydney Opera House outlines the sustainability or environmental targets for use of resources within the organisation identifies potential shortfalls to the plan and implementation strategies for continuous improvements in resource efficiency describes individual and team responsibilities within the sustainability plan suggestions for assigning responsibility for tracking continuous improvements in the sustainability plan. \fEnvironmental Sustainability Policy OVERVIEW AIMS The Sydney Opera House embodies beauty, inspiration To be a leader in environmental and social and the liberating power of art and ideas. The Opera House's mission is twofold: sustainability in line with the Opera House's status as a symbol of modern Australia and purpose as a source We will treasure and renew the Opera House of inspiration. for future generations of artists, audiences and To embed sustainability in the delivery of the strategic visitors; and goals of our diverse business, while conserving and Everything we do will engage and inspire people enhancing our World Heritage Values. through its excellence, ambition and breadth. We To influence broader environmental outcomes in will strengthen our central role in Australia's life partnership with stakeholders. and identity. In 2007. the Sydney Opera House was formally To engage our staff, partners and community on key sustainability issues and inspire them to take action. recognised as a 'masterpiece of human creative individually and collectively. genius' as part of its UNESCO World Heritage listing. Nature was jorn Utzon's inspiration, from the 'snow and "ice' tiles that cover the sails to innovative COMMITMENT elements of what is now recognised as sustainable This Policy provides a framework to implement design, such as the seawater air-cooling system. measures to improve our environmental The use of the building has changed dramatically performance. We will: since it first opened forty years ago. Today it is Australia's premier tourist attraction, drawing more set, communicate and deliver environmental than eight million people a year to Tubowguile, or sustainability objectives, targets and an Bennelong Point, part of the traditional Gadigal land. implementation plan every three years; The Opera House is one of the world's busiest establish clear accountabilities: performing arts centres. presenting 1700 monitor and assess performance against performances attended by 1.4 million people, More targets. benchmarks and standards; than 300.000 people take a guided tour of the building and more than 2.3 million food and beverage and report on our performance publicly and retail transactions take place across 11 theatre bars, transparently every year; six restaurants and two retail stores. review our environmental performance at As part of our mission, we must ensure that the the upper management level annually; Opera House's legacy as a pioneering green building translates into a meaningful commitment to communicate our commitments to staff and environmental sustainability as we embark upon a stakeholders: Decade of Renewal. work with our supply chain to source WHAT SUSTAINABILITY products and services responsibly: and MEANS TO US establish practices to achieve the requirements of environmental legislation. We believe that to realise an ongoing contribution to government policies and Industry standards. our culture, economy and community, we must live responsibly within our environment. We are committed We commit to continually improving towards to conserving natural resources; minimising waste and achieving these goals. pollution; and enhancing the natural environment. We are striving for best practice in environmental and social sustainability. Chief Executive January 2015