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Five Government principles: 1.Live within environmental limits 2.Ensure a strong, healthy and just society 3.A sustainable economy where polluters pay and efficiency is rewarded 4.Use sound science responsibly 5.Promote good Governance
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National Occupational Standards for Sustainability
Nuclear Advisory Council17th November 2009
What is meant by ‘Sustainable Development’?
‘Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability
of future generations to meet their own needs’
Five Government principles:
1. Live within environmental limits2. Ensure a strong, healthy and just society 3. A sustainable economy where polluters pay and
efficiency is rewarded4. Use sound science responsibly5. Promote good Governance
Government key priority areas
• Sustainable consumption• Natural resource protection• Provide sustainable communities for people • Climate change and energy
Sustainability in actionIn the food and drink sector for example:
• Burtons foods have reduced its carbon emissions by 10 % since 1999 through investment in more efficient ovens and boilers and by raising staff awareness
• Muller UK – by introducing a systems of waste segregation has reduced the amount of waste going to Landfill by one 1/3 since 2006 (1000 tonnes/annum)
• Britvic invested £750 at their Leeds factory in some simple water saving devices and saved 25 million litres of water a year on just one production line
• Cadbury – by rationalising their transport and distribution system Cadbury aim to reduce their road miles by 4.7 million a saving of 15 % on haulage costs.
National Occupational Standards
• What is a NOS?– Reflect what people do in their job– Define what is competence for a given function– Split into 1) underpinning knowledge and 2) skill to do the job
• What are they used for?– Used for training and development– Basis for qualifications– Underpin job descriptions
Cogent’s NOS project – What will we achieve?
• We will to collect the existing NOS which have been developed so far for sustainability
• We will tailor these to suit our industries and develop more where necessary
• We will explore how the standards can support training and development through inclusion in the Gold Standard
Existing NOS
Sustainability NOS have already been developed by Improve (food & drink) and Lantra (land-based industries)
Sustainability standards typically cover:
•Energy usage
•Transport
•Water usage
•Waste management
•Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
Scope of standards
Level 4+ Develop Sustainability Strategy
Strategic development and control
Level 3/4 Manage/implement sustainable practices
Specific skills, knowledge and understanding
Level 2 Contribute to sustainable practices
General awareness of sustainability issues
Consultations
• Consultation events25th November – Warrington1st December – Inverness2nd December – Edinburgh
• Review the Sustainability standards online via the Cogent website www.cogent-ssc.com
• For more information contact Cogent Project Lead – Dawn Hillier 01925 515211 or Consultant – Patrick McDaniel 01379 676545