Sustainability business specialist (integrated degree) Apprenticeship Standard

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Knowledge

K1: The global social, environmental, economic and ethical pressures affecting business, government and society
K2: The social, economic, philosophical, political, technological and regulatory environment and potential levers to drive change
K3: How different cultures, customs and business practices impact on how the organisation works on a global scale
K4: How life cycles analysis or whole lifestyle costings work, including foot printing
K5: How to build sustainable communities for the future
K6: Utilising continuous improvement techniques such as Kaizen and LEAN to drive the sustainability agenda within the organisation such as through the reduction of waste or recycling
K7: How to identify probable sustainability issues at each stage of the end to end supply/value chain and how they can be resolved or mitigated
K8: The principles of being the best "neighbour" in the local community taking into account issues such as emissions, engaging with the local community, road access
K9: How to identify sustainability key stakeholders and their roles
K10: The design of environmental systems to meet ISO17021 and how to embed them within the business to drive standards in line with ISO 14001 and customer codes of practice
K11: How external factors can influence consumer behaviour and how they can be overcome
K12: Sustainable technologies relevant to own sector
K13: The principles and practices of internal and external audits as specified in ISO 19001
K14: The macro environmental factors which influence the sector such as climate change, water resource and pollution and their impact on business/organisational practice
K15: Key principles which identify the "Ethical Business" and how to put it into practice
K16: How the organisation design and structure can drive or hinder sustainability practices
K17: How to communicate sustainability messages effectively internally at all levels of the organisation or externally to key stakeholders
K18: Transformational leadership and change management in areas such as creating a vision for the future, motivating and inspiring others to engage with the vision and coaching and mentoring others and building a team to achieve the vision
K19: How to research, critically evaluate and present business information; utilising statistical/analytical skills to interpret primary/complex data

Skills

S1: Conceptualise and resolve ethical, corporate social responsibility and sustainability issues within the business
S2: Devise and implement achievable and viable sustainability strategies for the organisation
S3: Critically evaluate sustainability issues and trends which may impact on business performance
S4: Analyse sustainability performance data and develop the appropriate business response in line with ISO14001, legislative and customer codes of practice
S5: Assemble and drive resource efficiency including auditing in line with ISO19011 and ISO17021 and consulting on energy, water, waste, materials, packaging.
S6: Contribute, collaborate and, where appropriate, show leadership on a global procurement Standards and Governance strategy, breakthrough ideas, best-in-class approaches, bringing the outside inside including innovation and sustainability, and managing the sourcing cycle and supplier relationship management system effectively by liaising with the procurement function
S7: Formulate and co-ordinate a business response on sustainability issues to internal and external stakeholders
S8: Collaborate on, lead and/or manage organisational sustainability projects, such as life cycle analysis or foot printing to drive change throughout the business
S9: Identify, influence and manage key stakeholders across different business functions
S10: Support the organisation at all stages of the internal and external audit process
S11: Contribute and collaborate in the leadership, coaching and management of a multidisciplinary team, collaborating with and influencing other Sustainability colleagues and the wider business to achieve organisational sustainability objectives
S12: Identify, assess, and prioritise sustainability risks within the organisation and utilise resources to mitigate, control and monitor the probability and/or impact of such events
S13: Design, implement and evaluate the internal and external environmental audit schedule in line with ISO 19001 and ISO 17021 to drive improvements
S14: Appraise the impact of current global economic issues to the viability of sustainability projects and its impact on profitability
S15: Directly influence and input into the corporate social responsibility agenda for the organisation

Behaviours

B1: Problem solving: take a holistic approach to solving complex problems
B2: Integrity and respect: listens to others and seeks to build understanding; embraces the diversity of colleagues and makes complex issues easy for others to understand
B3: Networking: Establishes internal and external networks to keep current knowledge of sustainability trends and issues up to date
B4: Personal effectiveness: demonstrates a high level of self-awareness and is emotionally intelligent; adapts behaviour easily dependent upon situation and impact to achieve desired result
B5: Influencing and negotiation: act as a subject matter expert to inspire others to achieve business goals; adapts language and communication medium to seek agreement; proactively communicates clearly, concisely and on a timely basis; is inventive about win-win options to gain majority consensus
B6: Ethical: demonstrates, and champions in others, a healthy respect for key moral principles that include honesty, fairness, equality, dignity, diversity and individual rights
B7: Responsiveness to change: flexible to changing demands; resilient under pressure
B8: Innovation: demonstrates curiosity to foster new ways of thinking and working; seeks out opportunities to drive forward change and improvements for the business

Duty 1

DUTY: Support the business to ensure legal sustainability compliance and embed a management system approach to sustainability performance improvement

Duty 2

DUTY: Identify and collaborate in the setting of sustainability KPIs for the wider business/organisation

Duty 3

DUTY: Develop and implement a comprehensive auditing programme

Duty 4

DUTY: Manage environmental data and monitor the sustainability performance of own business and suppliers

Duty 5

DUTY: Review sustainability management information, including incidents, and advise the company on performance, impacts, business risk and appropriate response

Duty 6

DUTY: Train staff on sustainability principles, legislation, risks and opportunities

Duty 7

DUTY: Maintain regular and effective communication with colleagues throughout the wider business on sustainability best practice

Duty 8

DUTY: Act as the business champion to lead on addressing areas such as in work poverty, modern day slavery and inclusiveness

Duty 9

DUTY: Reduce waste and, where practical, ensure materials are purchased from sustainable sources in order to reduce the environmental footprint

Duty 10

DUTY: Advise the organisation on reduction of harmful emissions

Duty 11

DUTY: Promote ethical business standards and practices internally to enable employees to make the right choice

Duty 12

DUTY: Act as key business contact and actively engage with Non Government Organisations (NGOs), industry and regulatory bodies for sustainability issues

Duty 13

DUTY: Lead on business transparency in the area of corporate reporting

Duty 14

DUTY: Investigate and implement water, energy and materials reduction initiatives

Duty 15

DUTY: Lead, manage and deliver sustainable business projects, such as carbon foot printing, impact assessments, change management, Kaizen & LEAN

Duty 16

DUTY: Horizon scan to identify future trends, technologies, innovations and best practice

Duty 17

DUTY: Collaborate with wider teams on the corporate social responsibility agenda and managing media outlets

Duty 18

DUTY: Coach and mentor individuals in sustainable business process, both internally and externally

Duty 19

DUTY: Develop a business case to clearly demonstrate return on investment

Duty 20

DUTY: Take responsibility for and manage own professional development, keeping up to date with technical knowledge and skills, and record these through CPD records

Sustainability business specialist (integrated degree)

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