Description
This online course is designed to enhance your understanding of major environmental issues and introduce you to environmental management systems. It begins by defining key terms and identifying the primary environmental challenges facing the world today.
You will explore environmental impacts, including global climate change, greenhouse gases, carbon emissions, acid rain, and biodiversity loss. The course also provides an overview of main environmental laws and covers the benefits of Environmental Management Systems for businesses.
Additional topics include product life-cycles, corporate and personal social responsibility, renewable and non-renewable energy, and the three pillars of sustainability. You will also learn about waste management, consumer decision impacts, and Waste to Energy schemes, following the waste management hierarchy for prioritising actions to manage commercial waste.
Lastly, the course covers water resource management and oil storage, emergency planning for hazardous substance spills, and proper spillage reporting procedures.
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