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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Dear colleagues<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Design <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">Victoria</st1:State></st1:place> has launched <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Sustainable by Design</span></i>, a practical online
sustainability ‘how to’ kit for small to medium enterprises (SMEs). Although
the audience for this material is SMEs, the resource will be also be useful for
upper secondary school teachers and students and is relevant to the study of
design and technology, science, and other areas of the curriculum. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Sustainability has become an
integral part of the competitive business landscape that requires companies to
seek continual improvement through smart, effective and efficient strategies. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>Sustainable by
Design</span></font></i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> covers:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Greening the supply chain - ways
to make sustainable procurement a reality <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> How to maximise water efficiency
and consume less <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Reduce, reuse and recycle - waste
avoidance and materials efficiency <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Transport and logistics - moving
goods, services and people <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Energy efficiency - minimising the
business’ carbon footprint <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Best-practice environmental
marketing and communications.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The Jargon Buster is a useful glossary
of </span></font><font size=2 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Helvetica'>product and design related environmental</span></font><font
size=1 color="#4c4c4c" face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:
Helvetica;color:#4C4C4C'> </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>terms.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The link to this site is:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.designvic.com/sustainabilitykit.aspx">http://www.designvic.com/sustainabilitykit.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Many thanks to Professor Ken Friedman, Dean Swinburne Design,
for alerting me via a Design mailing list to this recently launched informative
resource.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Regards, <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lorraine</st1:place></st1:State>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Lorraine</span></font></st1:place></st1:State><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Curriculum Manager, P - 12 Design and Technology</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>East Melbourne</span></font></st1:place><font
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font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au">http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Email: <a href="mailto:tran.lorraine.i@edumail.vic.gov.au">tran.lorraine.i@edumail.vic.gov.au</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Arial'>Telephone: (03) 9651 4407</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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