Green Issues For Creative Businesses

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Unit Purpose and Aims

The purpose of this unit is to;

This unit will take the learner through the development of a green policy for a creative business, exploring policy and practice and strategies for waste reduction.

Learning Outcomes

Learners will;

1. Understand how to create a green policy for a small business

Learners can;

1.1 Develop a green policy structure according to UK government suggested guidelines to be found on the appropriate websites.

1.2 Describe an approach to waste reduction in a given creative business.

1.3 Describe how purchasing can become greener

1.4 Explain how a company can implement water and energy usage reduction.

1.5 Describe how companies might reduce travel and how that would read as part of a policy.

1.6 Describe how a company might implement a greener hygiene, health and safety policy.

1.7 Explain what is meant by corporate green governance

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