IEMA Diploma in Sustainable Business Practice
The diploma will benefit managers, advisers, consultants and others with a specialist environmental or sustainability role, who wish to build their strategic knowledge and skills. It addresses a wide range of environmental and sustainability issues and topics, including environmental and social risk identification, strategies for improving performance and personal effectiveness to instigate and lead change.
The programme enables delegates to gain the knowledge needed to progress to full membership of IEMA, (MIEMA) and Chartered Environmentalist status (CEnv). It is delivered in three one-week modules.
Course content
Module 1: managing environmental media and issues
- Biodiversity and natural capital
- Natural cycles
- Global environmental issues
- Climate change adaptation and mitigation
- Carbon footprinting
- Energy security
- Resource security
- Stranded assets
- Water risk
Module 2: sustainability for business
- Social aspects of sustainability
- The business case for sustainability
- Sustainability good practice
- Sustainable procurement
- Eco-design
- Circular economy
- Resource efficiency/management systems
- Transparency and reporting
Module 3: Personal effectiveness for change
- Ethics and leadership
- Corporate governance – strategic risks
- Organisation structure and culture
- Managing change
- Communication skills
- Financial modelling
- Building effective teams
Pre-requisites
Prospective candidates should be aware this is a professional level qualification approximately equivalent to Masters’ degree level (level 7).
Practitioner level Membership of IEMA or equivalent practical experience in an Environmental or sustainability role would be preferable.
Assessment
Assessment of each module is a workplace based assignment, giving delegates the opportunity to combine work and study directly as the assignments will be of benefit to employers.
More details
By completing this course, delegates will:
On successful completion of the course delegates will gain the IEMA Diploma SBP qualification (DipSBP).
The programme enables delegates to gain the knowledge needed to progress to full membership of IEMA, (MIEMA) and Chartered Environmentalist status (CEnv)
Who are Make UK?
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Member pricing breakdown
*Member price = £3150 + VAT - Member discount applies to Make UK Members, and subscribers to our EHS or HR & Legal support packages (discount applied upon booking)