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ACTIVITY 3.1
Finding Environmental Principles @ Work

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this activity, you will be able to
· Identify the nine main principles of environmental protection
· Relate environmental principles to your work

Assessment Criteria
You will
· Decide whether your organisation has implemented any environmental changes that correspond to the nine principles of Environmental Protection:
Precautionary Principle, Cleaner Production, Resource Use, Energy Efficiency, Waste Hierarchy, Water Control, Environmental Management, Environmental Conservation, Eco-Design.
· Explain how your organisation implements, or could implement, any chosen principle of environmental protection.

Task 1:

Read the text of the nine Principles of Environmental Protection. Use the following checklist, and ask colleagues, to fnd one example of any of the nine principles of environmental protection taking place in your own organisation.
Enter the example in the grid below.

ACTIVITY 3.1 - ANSWERS TO TASK 1

Principle	Example within your organisation	Explain how the principle is working
Precautionary Principle
Cleaner Production
Resource Use
Energy Efficiency
Water Control
Waste Hierarchy
Environmental Management
Environmental Conservation
Eco-Design

Task 2:

Decide which principle you are going to promote (It can be the same as the one above). Write a paragraph about the principle, and explain why you want to promote it. You will need this summary for Activity 3.6

ACTIVITY 3.1 - ANSWERS TO TASK 2

Principle:
Explain why you want to promote this principle:

Allow 1-2 hours (maximum) to complete these activities.