IEMA International Diploma in Sustainable Business Practice
This course is aimed at environmental practitioners and others who are pursuing a career in environmental management or who have responsibility for implementing a sustainability agenda. It builds on the material covered in the IEMA Certificate in Environmental Management course and is particularly beneficial to the business environment where sustainability is becoming a key issue. Successful completion will significantly increase career prospects. It helps prepare delegates for full membership of IEMA eventually leading to Chartered status (CEnv).- Course content
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Module 1 - Managing Environmental Media and Issues
- Business interaction with natural cycles
- Managing releases into environmental media: air, land and water
- Best available techniques for preventing/minimising environmental harm
- Risk assessment methodologies
- Environmental monitoring techniques
- Noise measurement and control
- Environmental radiation
- Contaminated land
- Energy management
Module 2 - Sustainability for Business
- The meaning of sustainable development
- Holistic approaches to sustainable development
- Life Cycle Assessment
- Designing for the environment
- Sustainable procurement and consumption
- Sustainable communities/transport
- Resource efficiency management
- Integrated management systems
- Climate change mitigation and adaptation
Module 3 - Strategic Environmental Management
- Sustainable development in the business context
- The business case for sustainable development
- Role of environmental management within the risk management framework
- Corporate governance and corporate social responsibility
- Strategic risks
- Managing performance and reporting
- Managing change
- Influencing skills
- Communication and stakeholder engagement
- Pre-requisites
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There are no pre-requisites for this course, although a thorough knowledge of the content included in the syllabus of the IEMA environmental Certificate would be beneficial.
- Assessment
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Work based assignments.
The course is assessed by work based assignments that can be of great benefit to the businesses sustainability and environmental performance. - More details
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Career progression:
Prepares candidates to become full members of IEMA (MIEMA) and an option to progress to Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv).
(contact the membership body for the full details on membership requirements)