• No formal entry requirements

Module 1: Risks and opportunities from environmental sustainability

• Define environmental sustainability
• Identify the causes of key environmental issues
• Identify how organisations impact the environment
• Identify how the environment impacts organisations
• Identify the benefits of good environmental performance

Module 2: Laws and other compliance obligations

• Identify environmental regulators
• Define enforcement methods
• Identify key statutory compliance requirements
• Identify the key elements of international environmental agreements

Module 3: Key environmental sustainability issues

• Define pollution
• Identify key terms used in relation to pollution
• Describe ways to prevent pollution in organisations
• Describe potential consequences if organisations cause pollution of the environment
• State the purpose of environmental legislation
• Identify the core principles and benefits of environmental management systems

Module 4: Improving environmental sustainability performance

• Identify the practical actions employees can undertake to support environmental sustainability
• Describe the environmental management structure within organisations

Module 5: Control of emissions to air

• Identify the practical actions employees can undertake to support environmental sustainability
• Describe the environmental management structure within organisations
• Analyse how environmental sustainability can impact organisational growth

Module 6: Control of environmental noise

• Analyse environmental performance
• Identify improvements to drive performance

Module 7: Control of contamination of water sources

• Explain the relationship between environmental sustainability and value creation
• Evaluate environmental sustainability in different areas of the value chain
• Describe the implications of environmental sustainability in different areas of the value chain

Module 8: Control of waste and land use

• Define key terms of resource efficiency
• Explain the impact of resource consumption
• Evaluate methods for optimising resource efficiency within organisations
• Identify the benefits of resource efficiency

Module 9: Sources and use of energy and energy efficiency

• Identify effective communication channels
• Evaluate change management principles
• Evaluate effective engagement strategies through environmental management systems

With the online course, learners will be given a PDF copy of all course notes to view and dissect at their convenience. Learners will also have tutor support from fully qualified experts.

• Online examination

• It would be beneficial, but not essential, to bring your own device/laptop to support your studies

Any costs above are approximate and may change. For information on refunds and course cancellations please see the fee policy.

• No additional costs