Environmental Awareness
Global warming and climate change are the consequences of a build-up of greenhouse gases, primarily carbon dioxide (CO2). The amount of CO2 a company adds to the atmosphere due to its activity is called its carbon footprint.
All companies need to take environmental responsibility in reducing their carbon footprint. The UK's environmental laws provide some guidance.
Our Environmental Awareness in Business Course will help your employees understand a range of environmental issues, their legal obligations and the steps to reduce your company's carbon footprint.
- 25 Minutes
- All staff
- Based on UK legislation, but suitable for global audiences upon the removal of UK-specific references and translation as necessary.
Learning objectives
- Recognise how the term 'environment' relates to local and global organisational impacts
- Identify ways in which our Company may help the environment
- Explain the ways in which environmental resources are being depleted and what can be done to slow this
- Identify the types of pollution, their impacts and how to avoid them
- Recognise our legal responsibilities and obligations in relation to the environment
- Identify ways in which our Company may reduce our impact on the environment
- Take appropriate action to support environmental care in line with our Company's environmental management system and environmental objectives
What can you expect your employees to learn?
Introduction
What is the environment?
- What do you think: Promoting sustainability
- Businesses: Where's the harm?
- You make the call: Why is it important?
- Cases: In the news
Resources: Usage & impact
- Challenges & consequences
Impact of office life on the environment
- Cause & effect: The impact of pollution
- Avoiding pollution: Company obligations
- Reducing air & noise pollution
- You make the call: Taking action on pollution
Environmental laws & protocols
- Environmental management system (EMS)
Energy management
- Reduce, replace, offset
- You make the call: Reducing water consumption
Waste management
- Reduce, reuse, recycle
- Cases: In the news
- Scenario: Paper chase
- You make the call: Adeel's meeting
Summary
Affirmation
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Your questions, answered
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Common FAQs
How can I log breaches in our Environmental Procedures?
How can employees report ESG-related concerns anonymously?
How can I ensure employees are aware of and comply with our Environmental Procedures?
Are Skillcast courses SCORM-compliant?
What other tools are needed beyond training?
Is our training content still compliant with the latest legislation?
- You can check the latest course content updates in our library updates page: https://www.skillcast.com/compliance-course-library-updates
- For major legislative changes, we:
- Will send you email alerts to ensure you are notified
- Offer you a free trial of newly created or updated content
- Host webinars with compliance experts to explain the changes and how our training supports your ongoing compliance
Can you translate our content into other languages?
How can I give employees a secure way to record suspicious activity so we can act quickly?
Our Suspicious Activity Register allows staff to log concerns or irregularities they observe, helping you detect potential issues early. The secure register can be reviewed by compliance teams, enabling prompt investigation and action.
What file types are supported by the Skillcast system?
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Supported file types and details |
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File Exchange |
File types: PDF, Excel spreadsheets, Word documents, SCORM and xAPI files, and compressed zip files. Max file size: Default is 1GB, can be increased to a max of 2GB |
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SCORM files |
Versions: SCORM 1.2, SCORM 1.2 for Moodle, SCORM 2004 2nd, 3rd and 4th Edition. Max file size: 1024MB |
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xAPI file |
Max file size: 2GB |
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Videos |
File types: MP4 or MOV. Videos must be optimised, with a max file size of 100MB. If the file is bigger, our Design Team can help |
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Images |
File types: jpg, png and gif. The file size should ideally be 100KB, but it can be up to 250KB |
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CPD evidence |
File types: Word, PDF, Excel and CSV. File size: the limit should be whatever the portal config option is set to. Servers are set to max 2GB |
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Policy documents |
PDF or Word File size: the limit should be whatever the portal config option is set to. Servers are set to max 2GB |
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Offline activities evidence |
File types: PDF, DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, CSV, PNG, GIF, JPEG, JPG, PPTX and MSG. File size: the limit should be whatever the portal config option is set to. Servers are set to max 2GB |
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Client logo files |
File types provided by client: EPS, PDF, AI and SVG |
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Registers |
PDF, DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, CSV, PPT, PPTX, POT, PPA, PPS, JPG, JPEG, PJEPG, PNG, BMP, GIF, MP4, MOV, WMV, CPTX, CP, TXT, ZIP and MSG files |
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Declarations |
JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, XLS and XLSX files |
