Overview

Climate change is a growing international crisis and the sustainability of businesses is in the spotlight like never before. Consumers are increasingly taking the green credentials of the companies they buy from into account when they make their purchasing decisions. Protecting the environment is a vital duty all organisations share. All organisations need to consider their impact on the environment. With environmental issues more prominent than ever before, there has never been a more important time for businesses to consider their sustainability, energy efficiency and carbon footprints. This course is a practical guide for international businesses who want to improve their environmental impact and ensure they are compliant with worldwide environmental best practice. It empowers them to make environmentally sound choices about working practices.

Objectives

In this course you will learn:

• What environmental awareness is and why it is important
• Management systems used to protect it
• Your carbon footprint
• Effects of air, water and noise emissions
• The environmental impact of your organisation
• The types of energy used by organisations
• How to use energy efficiently
• How you can minimise waste