Environmental Management ToolsLaajuus (6 cr)

Objectives

After completing the course the student:
- Knows the principles of environmental management systems and understands how different organizations can benefit from pursuing for sustainability in their operations
- Can plan and build an environmental management system for an organization
- Understands what is meant by Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and knows the main guidelines and standards related to CSR
- Can assess and audit different management systems by using the available tools

Content

Environmental Management Systems and Tools (EMS, EMAS, ISO 14001, BS 7750 etc.), Environmental Assessment and Auditing, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Prerequisites

Preliminary knowledge on environmental management is required before taking this course. 5E00BF93 Basics for Environmental Technology and Management or corresponding course is a pre-requisite for this course.

Materials

All study materials are distributed via Tabula e-learning platform.

The following book is used as a source material during the course and is recommended reading:

Weiss, Philipp & Bentlage, J. 2006. Environmental Management Systems and Certification. Book 4 in a series on Environmental Management. The Baltic University Press, Uppsala, pp. 262.
- The book is available in PDF format and can be downloaded for free from here http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:604281/FULLTEXT01.pdf