Introduction I’ve been working in environmental management for a fair few years now and over this time I have seen many initiatives. One that seems to be gaining traction over the last few years is ‘Science based targets’ (SBTs). I am seeing them being quoted by many … [Read more...] about An Introduction to Science Based Targets
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Environmental Management – Training, Awareness, and Competence
In this post I thought we could take a look at three very closely related parts of environmental management that are vital for a successful environmental management system (EMS): training, awareness, and competence. Environmental training Environmental training is a key … [Read more...] about Environmental Management – Training, Awareness, and Competence
Environmental Commitments of the New UK Government
A new government from a different political party has come to power in the UK and what they are proposing with regards to the environment is radically different to the past government. In this post therefore I thought it might be interesting to take a brief look at some of the … [Read more...] about Environmental Commitments of the New UK Government
Building a Business Case for Environmental Improvements
Introduction You want to implement a project to help improve the environmental performance of your organisation. Unfortunately, you need to persuade your director to loosen up the purse strings and provide other resources such as money and staff time to assist. How do you go … [Read more...] about Building a Business Case for Environmental Improvements
Reasons for Environmental Performance Monitoring
Introduction Let’s look at monitoring that is required to determine environmental performance. Before we get started, I think we better define what monitoring means, in this context, as there are many definitions. Monitoring is an activity that is undertaken very regularly, in … [Read more...] about Reasons for Environmental Performance Monitoring