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The Environment
Environmental issues affect our businesses in a variety of ways. The carbon footprint of a business, the environmental impact of business practices and the effect of climate change are areas that businesses are now addressing.
Our courses and workshops are designed to offer an introduction to environmental issues and to help support companies who wish to reduce their carbon footprint. We offer open courses so that groups of companies can come together to discuss ways in which they can address the issues that government regulations raise. There are workshops on future-proofing your business. You are helped to plan and deal with the issues that will affect the growth of your business.
We offer Director and Senior Manager briefings. At the end of the session, delegates will be able to identify a number of environmental issues that they will need to consider in relation to their business strategy.They will also learn about current and forthcoming environmental legislation that may affect their business, and will be provided with valuable sources of additional information.
Sustainable Development
Companies interested in Sustainable development are offered in-house briefings and support to make their business ‘meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs’ (Definition of the World Commission on Environment and Development)
Our Environmental and Sustainability courses include:
Weds 17th March 2010
Full Day
Objectives
At the end of the training session all delegates will be able to:
- identify a number of important environmental issues that will affect their business
- understand why the business should consider the impact it has on the environment
- where to find out more information
Content
Before delivering the course, the trainer will consider the area where the company is based and the type of business they are involved in and will tailor the session accordingly. This will be done by considering local, national and global environmental issues (including energy and water requirements; urbanisation and transport issues; climate change) and:
- how these issues interact
- where to find out more information
- how these issues affect the business
- how these issues may affect the business in the future
Participants will leave with a plan to enable them to consider the critical issues in greater detail and where they can find more information.
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Weds 24th March 2010
Full Day
Objectives
At the end of the session, delegates will be able to identify a number of environmental issues that they will need to consider in relation to their business strategy, current and forthcoming environmental legislation that may affect their business and sources of additional information.
Content
Environmental issues are rapidly moving up the agenda for board level consideration. This course will identify a number of important strategic issues that directors and senior managers should be considering now and certainly should take into account in the near future. These include energy security, climate change and transport issues and how they will affect the business, it's customers and suppliers.
Delegates will be introduced to the concept of Environmental Management Systems (EMS) and the relevant ISO standards that apply to them.
In addition, delegates will be provided with an outline of current and planned environmental legislation that will affect small and medium-sized businesses and will leave the session with some sources of additional information.
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Tues 13th April 2010
Full Day
Objectives
At completion of the session all delegates will leave with a calculation of the carbon footprint of their business and an action plan for reduction. (Note: this course involves 3 to 4 hours of data gathering work before the session.)
Content
Delegates will be asked to prepare for the course by gathering data relating to their business. The session will look at:
- the background to the carbon footprint calculation
- available tools for calculating the footprint
- whether to include the emissions from employee commuting
- how to include the impact of the supply chain
After considering these issues, delegates will be invited to review their own data, enter it into an appropriate carbon footprint calculator and obtain a result.
From the result and the data used in the calculation, delegates will be encouraged to identify opportunities for reducing the carbon footprint and, hence, the impact of your business carbon footprint on the climate.
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Thurs 22nd April 2010
Full Day
Objectives
On completion of the session delegates will understand what sustainability means in the context of their business and will be able to identify important strategic issues that they will need to address.
Content
This session will comprise:
- a workshop session to define sustainability
- consideration of the accepted definition from the World Commission on Environment and Development (The Brundtland Report) and how this translates into business planning
- a case study of a business that has successfully embedded sustainability thinking into its operations
- a final workshop session to identify the important sustainability issues the delegates will need to address in their own businesses.
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Health and Safety
It is the responsibility of employers to look after the Health and Safety of their workforce. All employees whether part-time, agency or permanent, need to be informed about the issues that affect their health and safety at work.
It is the legal responsibility of the employer to protect the health and safety of staff and other people, such as customers and members
of the public, who may be affected by their work.
Our courses and workshops help you to fulfil aspects of that responsibility. We can also advise you about the areas you need to consider to fulfil your responsibility to your employees whether you are a business or education establishment.
Don't risk your business and employees by not taking health and safety seriously.
The government website provides helpful advice: HSE Business website
Thurs 11th March 2010
Do you know your what your statutory obligations are? Do you know what you need to know to stay legal? The Health & Safety legislation can be a minefield for a new business.
This one day course will guide you through all the pitfalls relevant to your size and type of business so that you will understand all your responsibilities. Covered are:
- Accidents & Incidents — the who, what, why and how of reporting
- Computers
- Compliance and Consultation
- Registration
- Training
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Contact us to discuss how we can help your business become compliant with government regulations and help your business continue to thrive.
