Learning Outcomes

At the end of this activity, you will be able to
· Compare and contrast environmental concerns
· Review environmental impacts

Assessment Criteria
You will
· Carry out a survey and collate results
· Investigate concerns for the environment in your organisation
· Demonstrate awareness of one of Land management, Deforestation, Biodiversity, Freshwater, Sea & Coastal Areas, Atmosphere, Contamination.

Task

1. Choose 10 people at your work. Make sure they cover a cross section of your workforce, including cleaners, porters or technicians as well as supervisors and managers. Copy the survey form below and send or talk with each person. Find out what they consider are the main environmental concerns arising from the orgnaisation's work activity. Get them to indicate their order of concern. Put 10 for most important and allocate each number down to 1 for least significant.

2. Find out their reasons for selection. (If you are talking with them you might like to ask them to your presentation - see next activity 1.3). Make notes. Calculate the average scores for each, then put in order of overall priority.

3. Use your notes to write a paragraph or two of your conclusions. Explain why you think the people came up with their particular choices. Analyse whether people are more concerned about local, regional or global impacts:
   
   Toxic Waste Disposal, Unsightly Landfill, Local Wildlife and Sewage in waterways = Local
   transport, Air Quality and Efficient Energy = Regional/National
   Ozone Layer Hole, Global warming and Resource Depletion = Global

Allow 2 hours (maximum) to complete this activity ( 1/2 hr prep, 5 mins for each person, 1/2 hr to write up)
       
On completing the activity fill in the results table at the end of this section.

Indicate the main environmental concerns arising from YOUR workplace.