This online course is designed to enhance your understanding of key environmental issues and introduce you to environmental management systems.
It will begin by defining important terms and highlighting the significant environmental challenges faced globally.
You will delve into environmental impacts, with a particular focus on global climate change, encompassing topics such as greenhouse gases, carbon emissions, acid rain, and biodiversity loss.
The course also provides insights into major environmental regulations and explores the business benefits of Environmental Management Systems.
Additional topics covered include product life cycles, corporate and individual social responsibility, renewable and non-renewable energy sources, and the three pillars of sustainability.
You will explore waste management strategies and methods for reducing waste through consumer decisions and Waste to Energy initiatives. The waste management hierarchy will be discussed, outlining prioritised actions for commercial waste producers.
Lastly, the course will address water resource management and oil storage, offering guidance on planning for emergency hazardous substance spillages and completing spillage reports accurately.
Course duration: 60 minutes
