Environmental Awareness (Online Course with Assessment)
Duration15 minutes worth of content
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Environmental Awareness
“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it.”
This course will help you understand your obligations in relation to environmental laws and maintain a sustainable and reputable business.
About the Course
As you may already know, all businesses in the UK, from offices, shops, restaurants, factories, to goods delivery providers or farmers, are legally obliged to meet environmental laws. Being a sustainable, green business is crucial to maintaining brand reputation. It is also a legal requirement.
We really hope you enjoy the course and you learn something new.
Key Insights
Environmental Risks Environmental concerns range from the biggies – like climate change and pollution, to less publicised concerns like loss of biodiversity, depletion of natural resources, or statutory nuisances.
Pollution Most pollutants come from industrial activity, oil production, transport, and logistics. Fumes from vehicles and smoke from factories are responsible for high emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases. Collectively, the total amount of greenhouse gases produced to support a human activity is known as its carbon footprint.
Legal and Contractual Obligations Under the Environment Act 1995, environmental laws in England and Wales are regulated by the Environment Agency. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency regulates the laws for Scotland and the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs govern Northern Ireland.
Corporate Responsibility All businesses should have a clear environmental policy and assess and manage environmental risks.
Environmental Management Systems Environmental management system 14000 and it's ISO 14001: 2015 standard, provides a structured framework enabling companies to run a green and sustainable business and to ensure that all employees have environmental awareness.
Energy and Resources You can save energy and resources by using them wisely and minimising and recycling waste.
Social Responsibility If you follow 3 simple steps (reduce, reuse and recycle) you can reduce and manage the amount of waste you generate.
Financial Benefits of a Green Business Running a sustainable business or an eco-friendly household can actually bring financial benefits.
Oil and Materials Storage Your oil storage container must have a sticker in a prominent position that tells you how to look after your oil and what to do if you have a spill.
Waste Management Under section 34 of The Environmental Protection Act 1990, as a business, you have a duty to ensure that any waste your company produces is disposed of safely.
Reporting Incidents As an employee, you have a duty to report all accidents, spills or signs of pollution to the H&S officer or the designated environmental management representative.
Who is it for?
Care of the environment is a matter which concerns everyone, whether on a personal, business, national or global level.
Course Format: There's 15 minutes worth of content
This ‘Environmental Awareness summary course’ is not intended to be a comprehensive guide, but rather a general overview of key environmental awareness topics, focusing on the most common issues.
The interactive course includes animated explainer videos, characterful voice-over and easy to read slides. At the end of the course, you’ll find a short quiz. It’s designed to help you understand the key insights and takeaways from the topic.