Environmental Awareness
Build your environmental awareness training knowledge. Learn about climate change, waste management and sustainability.
Fully Accredited
CPD Approved
Course Description
Course Overview
This environmental awareness training course increases your understanding of major environmental issues. You will learn about climate change, environmental legislation, management systems, product life-cycles, waste management, water resources and the three pillars of sustainability.
What You Will Learn
- Identify the key environmental issues facing the world today
- Understand climate change, greenhouse gases, carbon and loss of biodiversity
- Know the main environmental laws and how they apply to your organisation
- Understand environmental management systems and their business benefits
- Apply the waste management hierarchy to reduce and manage waste effectively
- Plan for emergency hazardous substance spillages and complete spillage reports
Course Modules
Introduction
Key environmental terms, the major issues facing the world and why environmental awareness matters.
Climate Change
Global climate change, greenhouse gases, carbon emissions, acid rain and biodiversity loss.
Environmental Laws and Legislation
The main environmental laws and the legal obligations they place on businesses.
Environmental Management
Environmental management systems, their business benefits and how to implement them.
Life-cycle and Recycling
Product life-cycles, corporate social responsibility and renewable vs non-renewable energy.
Waste Management
The waste management hierarchy, consumer decisions and Waste to Energy schemes.
Water Resource Management and Controls
Water resource management, oil storage and planning for emergency spillages.
