Enviro Sac 2
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- 3. A sustainability pillar that focuses on the conditions of the surroundings such as clean air, clean water, healthy soil and nutritious food.
- 7. A sustainability principle that focuses on the maintenance of the abundance of different species within a particular region the genetic diversity in a population and the ability of an ecosystem to maintain its biotic and abiotic organisation and function in the face if changing environmental conditions, including capacity for self-renewal.
- 9. A substance or situation that can cause harm or create adverse impacts on the environment and/or property.
- 14. Defines how a project's risk management process will be executed, that includes the budget, tools and approaches that will be used to perform risk identification, assessment, mitigation and monitoring activities.
- 16. The scientific, technical and experiential knowledge held by a stakeholder.
- 18. Aims to quantify all environmental impacts of a product over the entire life-cycle.
- 22. Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
- 23. A system thinking that is based on the principles of keeping products and materials in use, designing out waste and pollution, and regenerating natural systems. It aspires to create a closed-loop system where the waste outputs from one activity become the inputs for a different activity, with the ultimate aim of no waste.
- 25. The assessment's objective is to provide details of the potential adverse effects of substances or activities on humans and the environment by comparing the consequences to the likelihood.
- 26. A sustainability principle that calls upon the user of a service or resource to pay directly for the amount they use, rather than the cost being shared by all the users or a community equally.
- 28. A technique companies use to determine if an idea is worth the money that is need to be invested to make the product.
- 29. The report produced as a result of an environmental impact assessment that describes the impacts of the project.
- 30. A sustainability principle that focuses on equity between people of the same generation including considerations of distribution of resources and justice between nations.
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- 1. The part of the overall management system which includes organisation and structure, planning, activities, responsibilities, practises, procedures, process and resource for developing, implementing, achieving, reviewing and maintaining the environmental policy.
- 2. A value system that is based on the premise that all living things have the right to exist.
- 4. A sustainability pillar that focuses on good jobs, fair wages and fair prices.
- 5. Assess the long-term sustainability impacts of both international and national government policies against sustainability targets and criteria.
- 6. A sustainability pillar that focuses on safety, health, community and education.
- 8. A sustainability principle that focuses development that takes into account its impact on the opportunities for future generations by preserving natural resources and the environment.
- 10. The set of principles, standards and/or qualities that a stakeholder holds in high regard and that determines the way the stakeholder chooses actions and evaluates events.
- 11. A value system that regards humankind as the central or most important element of existence.
- 12. A system thinking that considers the connections and interactions between Earth’s four systems – atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere – that support and sustain ecological integrity.
- 13. A sustainability principle that focuses on when there is substantial scientific uncertainty about the risks and benefits of a proposed activity, policy decisions should be made in a way that errs on the side of caution with respect to the environment and the health of the public.
- 15. An assessment of the potential environmental impacts or effects of a project, under the Victorian Environmental Effects Act. It is requested by the minister of planning and allows a gov to make decisions about whether a project should proceed.
- 17. A sustainability principle that focuses on the use of smaller amounts of physical resources for products or services whilst minimising environmental impact.
- 19. A value system centred on technology and its ability to control and protect the environment, with environmental problems being seen as challenges to be solved using rational, scientific and technological means.
- 20. Introducing an EMS will produce a better environmental outcome as adopting the system increases environmental awareness, which helps a company reduce or avoid damage and recognise waste minimising opportunities.
- 21. In response to identifies risk, techniques are used to reduce or mitigate risks.
- 22. An individual, group or organisation involved in decision-making related to an environmental case study, project or issue.
- 24. The probability that a hazard will cause harm or create adverse impacts.
- 27. A value system that recognises the ecosphere as being of central importance, and attempts to redress the impacts associated with anthropocentrism.