Environmental Sustainability Manager Training

Our Environmental Sustainability Managers Training is a one and a half day course offered through the SWCA Environmental Performance Group. This course is designed to help you gain the understanding and skills to develop and implement a Sustainability program for your organization. The workshop will provide you with the following:

  1. Overall understanding of Environmental Sustainability
  2. Current and Future Green Market Conditions
  3. The Business Case for Environmental Sustainability
  4. Carbon and Ecological Footprinting Analysis
  5. Sustainability Program Development Steps - Baseline Assessment, Plan Development, Employee Engagement, Monitoring & Reporting

To register, please go to Course Registration and choose the appropriate date and location. New courses will be added, so please check back if these do not fit your schedule. If you have a specific request for a location, please Contact Us and let us know which city we should come to.

What the Course Covers

Our EBI faculty will start with the basics and guide you through understanding each one of the important environmental sustainability program elements. The workshop includes a manager’s guidebook and hands-on exercises to give you the understanding and tools to effectively develop a value added sustainability program. For a more detailed look at the day, please download our course cutsheet.

Here is a look at specific material that will be covered:

  • Environmental Sustainability and why it is important.

  • Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) programs overview

  • Triple Bottom Line! – The 3 P’s

  • What does today's and tomorrow's green marketplace look like

  • What is Greenwashing? How to avoid it.

  • Business benefits of Environmental Sustainability.

  • Think like the CEO! How to make the business case.

  • What is an Environmental Footprint Baseline Assessment?

  • Understanding Carbon and Ecological Footprints.

  • Strategic Plan Development for a Sustainability program.

  • Green Business Initiatives– which ones are best!

  • Sustainability Manager responsibilities.

  • Green team development and employee engagement.

  • How to monitor and report on your Sustainability program.

  • How best to navigate stakeholder communication.

  • How to get your Sustainability program started.

  • Play the Green Business Profit Game.

To register, please go to Course Registration and choose the appropriate date and location. New courses will be added, so please check back if these do not fit your schedule. If you have a specific request for a location, please Contact Us and let us know which city we should come to. If you would prefer to register via mail and send a check, please download the Registration Form and follow the instructions on the form.