IEMA Foundation Certificate in Environmental Management Course

This course has been developed to provide learners with a foundation of environmental and sustainability knowledge to build upon. The wide range of environmental, sustainability and governance principles covered ensures that learners appreciate and understand the breadth of the sustainability agenda, and the focus on specific management tools and skills provides learners with an introduction to practical applications that they will need when working within this arena.

1. Outline the implications of global trends for the environment, for society, for the economy and for organisations

2. Outline sustainable business/governance principles and their relationship with organisations, products and services

3. Outline environmental principles and their relationship with organisations, products and services

4. Outline major policy and legislation and their implications for organisations, products and services

5. Outline major tools, techniques, systems and practices used to improve sustainability performance

6. Outline the role of innovation and other leading practices in developing sustainable products and services and providing sustainable solutions

7. Collect data, perform analysis, and evaluate information where appropriate

8. Research and plan to provide sustainable solutions

9. Deliver effective communication and capture feedback

10. Engage with stakeholders

11. Outline tools and techniques that identify opportunities and risks

12. Identify and propose ways to improve performance

13. Support change and transformation to improve sustainability