Elements and Performance Criteria

Organisation and community representatives
Organisation and community representatives may include:
employees and managers in own organisation
suppliers
customers
other members of a value chain, including:
logistics suppliers
professional support services, including legal, financial and engineering
contractors
training providers
local, regional and national community representatives
Need for sustainability information dissemination
The need for sustainability information dissemination may be determined by means such as:
discussions with organisation representatives
discussions with community representatives
examination of current and past requests for information
Information covered by special provisions
Information covered by special provisions may include:
information required to be released under Acts or regulations
information required under supplier or customer contracts
industry codes, covenants and standards
commercial in confidence information
information requiring special clearances before release
Sustainability related information and concepts
Sustainability related information and concepts may include:
definitions of sustainable development
sustainability related philosophical concepts, including:
precautionary principle
intra- and inter-generational equity
inter-regional and inter-country equity
air, water and soil contamination
energy use and conservation
climate change, including greenhouse gases
overpopulation relative to food supply
effects of uneven population distribution
distinction between renewable and non-renewable resources
resource footprint
consumption of resources, including:
reasons for use in the value chain
rate of use
impact on environment and ecology at both local and global level
alternative resources
efficiency of extraction and use of resources
concepts of carbon accounting and carbon equivalence in resource consumption
generation and disposal of solid and liquid waste
conservation of biological and ecological diversity
community and government expectations on use of technology
environmental and sustainability related legislation and regulations,
inclusion of sustainability and environmental values in cost structures
general sustainability issues

Overview of assessment
A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to explain and present sustainability related information to a range of internal and external individuals, including representatives of the community, suppliers, customers and other organisations.
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
Assessors must be satisfied that the candidate can competently and consistently apply the skills covered in this unit of competency in new and different situations and contexts. Critical aspects of assessment and evidence include:
conducting consultations with stakeholders who need sustainability information
matching sustainability information need with commercial and regulatory requirements
presenting information at different levels of complexity and in different formats
analysing documentation for sustainability implications and information.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
This unit of competency is to be assessed in the workplace or a simulated workplace environment.
Assessment should emphasise a workplace context and procedures found in the candidate’s workplace.
This unit of competency may be assessed with other relevant units addressing sustainability at the enterprise level or other units requiring the exercise of the skills and knowledge covered by this unit.
The competencies covered by this unit would be demonstrated by an individual working alone or as part of a team.
Method of assessment
In all cases, practical assessment should be supported by questions to assess underpinning knowledge and those aspects of competency which are difficult to assess directly.
Where applicable, reasonable adjustment must be made to work environments and training situations to accommodate ethnicity, age, gender, demographics and disability.
The language, literacy and numeracy demands of assessment should not be greater than those required to undertake the unit of competency in a work-like environment.
Guidance information for assessment