SPG Greenfield Development

Question: Discuss about the SPGs Greenfield Development. Answer: Introduction The report emerges from my consultation services rendered to Sunselect Property Group (SPG) Company. The report is based on the CSR consulting services. This is generally a business sustainability report for that generates recommendations on how to enhance the sustainable practices of the SPG. This company is an established as well as successful property developed located in Sydney and NSW. It has been developing both commercial and residential properties for more than fifty years (De Sanctis et al. 2017). However, it has never kept pace with the developments in sustainable building and its image is suffering as a consequence. In attempts to enhance its CSR profile, SPG has undertaken to work on the low-rise, high-density housing projects referred to as The Greenfields Developments. SPG aims at providing affordable, energy efficient housing which promote the sustainable living. The CEO of the SPG is already drafting a proposal for the council, highlighting regions on which the develo pment should focus on to accomplish its objective. It is upon this this backdrop that this writing is anchored to prepare a business report for SPG to recommend on sustainable for the project. The main areas of this report include energy efficiency, water consumption and management as well as waste management. The structure of this report follows from the findings and discussion, conclusion and recommendation. Findings Discussions The findings of this study reveals that SPG has missing ends and has not positioned itself as a promoter of the sustainable firm. As CSR consultant, a business like SPG can only thrive by being sustainable. To create this suitability, there is a need for the firm to integrate energy efficiency, water consumption and management and waste management in its new project (Chris et al. 2013). There is a need for the SPG to ensure that it focuses on energy efficiency in its Greenfield Development. Since the main aim is to ensure affordability of these commercial and residential housing, having energy efficiency in place will be a plus since it will create sustainability (Hossain, Xuan and Poon 2017). The firm will also boost its CSR profile which will in turn leads to sustainability. As it has been recognized above, the firm has lost its reputation because it lacks effective CSR strategies. People tend to associate themselves will those firms that they believe give back to the community they operate it and care for their generations to come. The SPG should be aware that the commercial and residential houses being constructed consumer lots of energy and therefore, only green energy will help realize an energy-efficient surrounding (Lloyd 2017). The emission from the traditional forms of energy emitted in the air are anti-sustainability and this accounts for why it reputation is declining. Therefore, having the green energy will help accomplish its intention and purpose of Greenfield Development. The other apparent finding that is noted in this case is the lack of sustainable building. This is undesirable in the contemporary world where people are increasingly becoming aware of the need for CSR. The company has never kept pace with the developments in sustainable commercial and residential buildings. Having the high-density and low-rise housing in the two regions will be a sustainable. Besides being affordable, they will be environmentally-friendly. This will help them regain their lost reputation as people and the community they serve will view them as that which care for their lives by creating sustainability in the long run (Willoughby City Council 2010). The other finding that should be brought to the attention of the council relates to water consumption and management. There is a need for the SPG to ensure that there is clean and safe water running in the taps. The consumption of water should one which improves sustainability. Many people have traditional habits of wasting water which is against the principles of sustainability. Therefore, SPG should ensure that the water conservation awareness in created among its tenants to promote sustainable development (Heras et al. 2017). There is also missing links in terms of SPGs waste management. The company is constructing many houses but it lacks proper wastes management strategies. There is a need for the firm to embrace a waste management scheme which supports present and future service expectations in a way which is fiscally responsible, socially acceptable as well as sound environmentally. With the growing population in Sydney and NSW, there are challenges for the prevailing waste management infrastructure (Simon, Chris and Geoff 2013). Socially acceptable, financially responsible as well as environmentally solid waste management planning remains significant part of long term sustainable growth. The SPG must recognize that waste is a resource and find solutions which support reduction, reuse, recycling as well as energy recovery prior to disposal (Racar et al. 2017). The Company needs to offer service to community through waste management by engaging the community to make sure that waste management system meets their needs as well as objectives. The firm must dedicate and seek to integrate waste management solutions encompassing encouraging partnerships. This should be followed by continuous improvement by investing in infrastructure with flexibility to enable the accommodation of growth, altering polices as well as innovation encouragement. Conclusion Recommendations It is a rational decision by SPG to go green all what it does right from Green Development water consumption and management, waste management and energy efficiency. Green energy sources like solar must be used in the buildings (Crane, Matten and Spence 2013). The waste management must remain innovative. For example, there is a need to advance in technologies to decrease waste, increase recycling and reuse, create even safer treatment as well as disposal alternatives, develop sources of renewable energy and share benefits of learning and innovation with the customers and collaborators (Chifari et al. 2017). The SPG should think Green and ensure that efficient energy is used to bar depletion of natural resources and allow reduction, reuse and recycle as its watchwords. It should take the leadership stance by investing in cleaner technologies to eliminate air pollution (Adams et al. 2017). 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