Introduction to Environmental Management
Course Duration: One Day
Price: £295 + VAT
Objectives
This one day course is designed to introduce environmental management to candidates and provide an overview of how to contribute to an environmental management system. Environmental management systems are increasingly required by public sector organisations and private companies in the supply chain to demonstrate their commitment to good environmental practices. Benefits to businesses and other organisations of pro-active environmental management include: improved energy, water and raw material efficiency leading to cost savings, legislative compliance resulting in lowered risk of environmental incidents, improved customer, supplier and community relations.
Course Content
• Why manage the environmental performance of a business?
• What are environmental aspects and impacts?
• The key elements of an environmental management system
• Introduction to environmental auditing
Outcomes
On successful completion of the course, participants will be able to:
• Identify, define and explain relevant environmental issues
• Identify, define and explain the environmental aspects and impacts of organisations
• Understand the simple measures that can be implemented to reduce the
• environmental effects of organisations
• Understand the business and community benefits of environmental management
• Understand the principles and importance of environmental legislation and the
• authorities responsible for its enforcement
• Understand and explain the key elements of an environmental management system
• Understand the key concepts of environmental auditing
• Identify relevant sources of support and reference
Pre-Requisites
There are no entry qualifications required for this training course.
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