Resource efficiency course designed for environmental professionals

The course is intended for environmental professionals, especially those who have experience of basic environmental auditing and who conduct environmental reviews. By the end of the two-day course a delegate will be able to:

conduct a site review

identify appropriate sources of existing information

opportunities for resource efficiency activities

potential liabilities (eg legal/ financial)

assess review findings (quantitatively and qualitatively)

categorise the opportunities identified
(ie by cost-benefit, legal requirements, business opportunities)

prepare an action plan

communicate review findings effectively, in writing and verbally

communicate business benefits of resource efficiency to the client

The course has been piloted by IEMA approved training course providers SEQM, Woodland Grange and Atkins, who also contributed towards the course syllabi and development of the accompanying Envirowise guide (GG477).