Environmental Management for Business Extension Certificate

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E-mail: cescience@mtroyal.ca
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Location: Lincoln Park Campus, 4825 Mount Royal Gate SW

Businesses large and small alike need environmental management plans which can also be used to demonstrate their environmental standing to customers, business partners and government bodies. Acquire the knowledge and skills required to apply effective solutions to business environmental issues. Implement environmental strategies in your organization immediately.

Program Note
We strongly recommend the completion of the first four courses before registering in Environmental Analysis and Reporting.

Earning Your Extension Certificate
Complete the five required courses (75 hours) online. The program may be completed within two semesters or extended over three years.

Course Hours
Each course in this Extension Certificate is 15 hours in length. Please be prepared to spend 15 hours in the online course plus extra time reading and responding to assignments.

Required Courses

Measuring and Assessing Environmental Performance     
Explore environmental issues and trends and then examine your own organization to define day-to-day environmental priorities. Learn to measure environmental performance and set targets. Find out how improved environmental performance translates to improved business performance. 

Managing a Business Environmental Program
Encourage buy-in for environmental measures within your organization by going beyond paying lip service to the issues. Address business environmental issues systematically rather than on an ad hoc basis or in crisis mode. Develop an environmental management system to be implemented in your organization. 

Corporate Social Responsibility
Understand a range of strategies, programs and tools to create socially responsible business practices. Be introduced to common corporate social responsibility building blocks, business ethics, community investment, environmental stewardship and human rights.

Environmental Legislation for Business
Find out how environmental legislation affects your organization. Examine national and international environmental trends and learn recommended practices to meet environmental legislation in your industry.

Environmental Analysis and Reporting
Learn the basics of environmental analysis and reporting. By understanding the benefits and pitfalls of reporting learn to create performance measures that meet environmental requirements as well as improving your business performance. Gain experience in writing a basic environmental report.

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