IEMA Environmental Sustainability Skills for Managers

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Introduction

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The Environmental Sustainability Skills for Managers course aims to provide supervisors and managers with a strategic and operational overview of environmental sustainability as it affects their specific industry and work activities. Climate change a... Read More

The Environmental Sustainability Skills for Managers course aims to provide supervisors and
managers with a strategic and operational overview of environmental sustainability as it affects their specific industry and work activities.

Climate change and nature collapse are existential crises. Ignoring them will not make them go away. Understanding sustainability is no longer a nice-to-have, but rather a requirement to survive. Your business will either learn to adapt and thrive or collapse. Adapting businesses and industries to meet this challenge requires new ways of working and significant upskilling.

The course includes:

  • an understanding of the strategic opportunities and threats caused by a changing environment
  • the importance of resource efficiency and circularity
  • the impact of sustainability across the value chain
  • the impacts of pollution, prevention, control and environmental legislation in organisations
  • how employees support sustainability
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What's covered?

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On successful completion of this course learners will be able to:

  • Understand sustainability
  • Identify environmental and social threats to their business
  • Frame their activities and the impacts of rapidly changing regulations
  • Recognise the timelines required for change
  • Understand the consequences of a business-as-usual approach
  • Discover opportunities arising from the transition to net zero and addressing the biodiversity crisis
  • Identify effective communication channels
  • Implement appropriate change management principles
  • Evaluate effective engagement strategies through environmental management systems

Who should participate?

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This course is ideally suited for supervisors and managers across all sectors and has no formal entry requirements.

What will I learn?

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The learner will have knowledge and understanding of:

  • The main environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities
  • Compliance obligations and business drivers for change
  • The main potential impacts on environment and sustainability
  • How to improve environmental performance

The learner will:

  • Evaluate drivers for change and barriers to change
  • Apply knowledge and understanding to baselines data to monitor and improve performanc
  • Apply knowledge of sustainability across the value chai
  • Demonstrate the importance of implementing resource efficienc
  • Demonstrate how employees can improve sustainability performance

Who are the tutors?

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How will I be assessed?

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This course is IEMA certified, and certificates are provided by IEMA to learners who have successfully completed the course.  The assessment for Environmental Sustainability Skills for Managers consists of an online 20 question multiple-choice test and learners must achieve 70% to pass. The test is completed through the IEMA assessment portal and candidates are sent a link upon registration to the assessment, the test must be completed within a prescribed timeframe.

Programme accreditation

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IEMA is the membership body for more than 15,000 environment and sustainability professionals worldwide.   IEMA support individuals and organisations in setting and achieving globally recognised standards for sustainable practice, in turn driving the development and uptake of sustainability skills.  IEMA add value for their members by providing the knowledge, connections and recognition necessary to lead change within organisations at all levels.  IEMA are independent, international and apply the combined expertise of their members to provide evidence and influence decision-making, working towards a vision of transforming the world to sustainability. IEMA is committed to global sustainability, for everyone working, studying or interested in environment and sustainability.

More Information on IEMA is available at https://www.iema.net/

How can you progress?

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The IEMA Environmental Sustainability Skills for Managers course provides a viable pathway to the 5-day IEMA Foundation Certificate in Environmental Management

The drive towards sustainability has opened up new professional avenues across all sectors and IEMA’s Foundation Certificate in Environmental Management course is the perfect way to show that you have the knowledge and skills to begin your career in sustainability. This course leads directly to IEMA Associate Membership.

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Accreditation
Course Code
S003
Duration
2 training days
Public Price
Virtual Training: €495

+ €25 IEMA course certification fee

Delivery Mode
This programme is delivered by Classroom, Virtual Training, or In-Company training
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What Our Learner's SayWhat Our Learner's Say


Very good
John R January 12, 2023
Very informative
David M October 12, 2022
No activity numbers in learner manual
Sharon M October 12, 2022
Really satisfied with the course and it has achieved the overall objective for me in terms of providing Sustainability Information to a team of individuals that don't have any formal background in Environmental or Sustainability.
Catherine F April 20, 2022

IEMA Environmental Sustainability Skills for Managers

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IEMA Environmental Sustainability Skills for Managers

Duration: 2 days
Virtual Training: €495
+ €25 (certification fees)
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  • 20 - 21 Feb 2025
    Delivery: Virtual Training
    Location: Virtual
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