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Module 2
Title: Environmental Sustainability
Content
What is Environmental Sustainability
Resource efficiency – sustainable use of resources (material use, water, waste, energy)
Waste management, recycling, and circular economy practices, water conservation
How an EMS can assist with managing environmental sustainability and compliance
Pollution control arrangements
Environmental aspects and impacts of the business. Mechanisms for controlling and managing these impacts
Biodiversity conservation
Environmental impact assessments - mitigating environmental risk
Learning Outcomes
To be able to clearly identify environmental impacts and how these can be minimised and controlled
To be able to develop resource efficiency plans
To be able to demonstrate effective implementation of policy and compliance
To be able to produce pollution prevention plans and environmental risk assessments
To be able to identify biodiversity projects to enhance sustainability and resilience