I have undertaken many environmental audits over the years of varying types such as environmental management system audits, legal compliance audits and due diligence audits to name but a few! Going back to when I first started auditing, I remember how daunting it was to … [Read more...] about Tips for Environmental Auditors
Environmental Management
Study Technique – Try Mind Mapping!
I wondered what I could cover for this blog post and decided on a pet topic of mine over the years – mind mapping! This is a technique that can be used in multiple circumstances such as when trying to organise thoughts when answering an exam question or assignment question or … [Read more...] about Study Technique – Try Mind Mapping!
Approaching Answering NEBOSH Open Book Exam (OBE) Questions
Introduction I think Benjamin Franklin once wrote something along the lines of death and taxes are inevitable in life, well for a lot of us so are exams! Many exams these days are ‘open book’ in format meaning that you can use sources of references such as the internet or … [Read more...] about Approaching Answering NEBOSH Open Book Exam (OBE) Questions
Background to Environmental Permitting
Introduction A key legal requirement in many places around the world that regulates all sorts of environmental impacts is the need for an environmental permit. A permit is basically a licence that is required to carry out an activity that could harm the environment. A permit … [Read more...] about Background to Environmental Permitting
Integrating Sustainable Development Goals
I wrote about Sustainable development goals (SDGs) in a previous blog post a while back. Since then SDGs have massively come into prominence and are a key way that organisation’s outline what areas of sustainability are important to them on websites, corporate reports and other … [Read more...] about Integrating Sustainable Development Goals