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Understand the strategic and operational implications that environmental sustainability has on teams and organisations with this IEMA Environmental Sustainability Skills for Managers training course.

This course gives managers and leaders the knowledge and skills to make a positive contribution to towards their environmental performance and the environmental sustainability of their business.

Delegates on this IEMA certified course are assessed by a combination of continuous assessment and a multiple-choice assessment.

The 2-day course will ensure all delegates leave with a good understanding of environmental sustainability risks as well as the ability to identify opportunities to improve their team’s environmental sustainability performance.

This course is suitable for managers and team leaders who are charged with improving the environmental sustainability of their workplace.

If you are looking for a good understanding of environmental issues for the broader workforce you may prefer our 1-day IEMA Environmental Sustainability Skills for the Workforce training course.

This course incorporates the IEMA Environmental Sustainability Skills for the Workforce training on the first day, so those who have already attended this course only need to complete 1 additional day.  For more information call our team on 0333 123 9001.

Topics covered on this course include:

  • risks and opportunities from environmental sustainability
  • laws and other compliance obligations
  • key environmental sustainability issues
  • improving environmental sustainability performance
  • drivers for change and barriers
  • using data for performance improvement
  • environmental sustainability across the value chain
  • improving resource efficiency
  • employees and sustainability performance

This highly interactive course is structured to reflect the following agenda:

  • Day 1
    • WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
    • Section 1 Risks and Opportunities from Environmental Sustainability
    • Activity 1 Airport Risks
    • Activity 2 Carbon Footprinting
    • Activity 3 Life-Cycle Thinking
    • Section 2 Laws and Other Compliance Obligations
    • Activity 4 Applicable Compliance Requirements
    • LUNCH
    • Section 3 Key Environmental Sustainability Issues
    • Activity 5 Source-Pathway-Receptor
    • Section 4 Improving Environmental Sustainability Performance
    • Activity 6 Improving Environmental Sustainability Performance
    • CLOSE
  • Day 2
    • Recap on Day 1
    • Section 5 Drivers for Change and Barriers
    • Activity 7 What Needs to Change?
    • Activity 8 Sources of Power
    • Section 6 Using Data for Performance Improvement
    • Activity 9 Data
    • Section 7 Environmental Sustainability Across the Value Chain
    • Activity 10 Value Chain
    • LUNCH
    • Section 8 Improving Resource Efficiency
    • Activity 11 Resource Efficiency
    • Section 9 Employees and Sustainability Performance
    • Activity 12 Toolbox Talk
    • CLOSE

This certified IEMA Environmental Sustainability Skills for Managers course will enable delegates to:

  • understand most of the main environmental and economic risks/opportunities associated with environmental sustainability
  • confidently explain the rules and regulations surrounding compliance obligations to colleagues in their organisations
  • use data for environmental performance improvement
  • implement strategies in their organisations which can make a positive change to environmental sustainability
  • understand the potential impacts their organisation could have on the environment
  • write a clear concise plan to improve environmental performance within their organisation
  • drive improvements in sustainability through influencing the people they work with

IEMA certificates are provided to all attendees following the training course.

IEMA Environmental Sustainability Skills for Managers Certificate