Sustainability Leadership in the Process Industries
Online | Face-to-face | In-company
Overview
An organisation’s sustainability outcomes are a result of leaders' engagement and focus. This course provides the opportunity for senior executives and board members to explore and understand their role in embedding sustainability at every level of their organisation.
Explore how the drive towards more sustainable business practices provides a fresh perspective that can benefit your business as well as the environment.
Examine the human and cultural aspects of workplaces and identify critical issues using real situations and decisions faced by boards and executive teams.
Facilitated discussions and interactive sessions will help you to consider your access to information, understanding of key issues and ability to make cogent and timely decisions that respond to the concerns of the public, regulators, staff, contractors and investors.
You will also create a personalised action plan to enhance your contribution to sustainability in your business.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this course, you will understand:
- the business implications of sustainability
- how due diligence applies to sustainability
- the role of leadership in promoting and maintaining a sustainability-first culture
- the functional aspects of an organisation that require leadership in order to ensure that sustainability is prioritised
- how to develop personal action plans to enhance your contribution to sustainability in your business.
Who will benefit
- Directors
- Senior executives
- Others who have key decision-making responsibilities
The course is delivered at a level to be understood by all business areas – from legal to finance to operations.
Course outline
- Context of sustainability
- A director's responsibilities in sustainability
- Leadership in sustainability
- Functional elements of an organisation and how they relate to sustainability
- Personal action planning
Upcoming courses
Online
- Dates to be confirmed – register your interest
Face-to-face
- Dates to be confirmed – register your interest
Not available then? Register your interest in alternative dates.
Fees
- IChemE member – £760 + VAT
- Non-member – £950 + VAT
How to register
Select your preferred course from the list of upcoming start dates and go to the 'Book course' button at the bottom of the page.
More than one person to train?
Multi-place discounts
Discounts are available to companies booking more than one place. Bookings must be made at the same time to receive the discount.
- 2 places – 10% discount
- 3 places –15% discount
- 4 or more places – 20% discount
In-company training
This course can be delivered to corporate teams, either on-site or online. This could be a cost-effective option if you have several people requiring the training. Content can be tailored to your specific requirements. Request a quotation.
Attendance certificate & CPD hours
An e-certificate will be issued at the end of the course to confirm attendance and CPD hours logged. Please note that you must attend all modules to receive the certificate.
CPD hours should be used as an approximate guide and will vary depending on the preferred approach of the delegate and to what extent additional learning is completed.
Associated courses
Centred around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, our new suite of sustainable process engineering courses will further your knowledge and understanding of how chemical and process engineers can have an impact on sustainability, and will help you to start applying more sustainable practices in your work.
From responsible measurement and reporting, to opportunities to capture value through resource management and how leaders can embed a sustainability-first approach in an organisation, these introductory, intermediate and leadership courses have grown out of our market research around what training employers want.
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