Corporate Environmental Sustainability

This one-day course for environmental managers provides an introduction to concepts of sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR). This course is beneficial to corporate and facility level environmental personnel interested in becoming familiar with the concepts of environmental sustainability and how companies can achieve competitive business advantage through sustainable business approaches. Through this course, the attendee will learn how to develop and implement an effective, value-added business sustainability program. Successful corporate sustainability programs will be presented and discussed. Elements that will be reviewed include sustainability reporting and generating reliable metrics and indicators (environmental, financial, and social) in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidelines. Finally, a case study and class exercise will allow the attendee to apply the concepts learned.