Environmental and Sustainability Auditing

Increasingly organisations are publishing statements of Corporate Social Responsibility and modifying their approach to protecting the environment and fostering sustainability. This new course provides a rapid introduction to these subjects and arms the internal auditor with new skills. 

Suitability and duration

Suitability: Novice

Duration: 1 day

Who should attend

This short course is open to all-comers. The course has been designed for all internal auditors who wish to develop or extend their current skill set.

Benefits

Skills

After completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Comprehend the demands and responsibilities being placed on organisations in respect of the environment and sustainability;
• Understand ISO 14000 – the standard for Environmental Management;
• Plan and execute an environmental audit; and
• Plan and execute a sustainability audit.

Support Materials

This course will be accompanied by a training manual containing briefing materials, examples and practical advice.

Programme

Environmental and Sustainabilty Auditing

• Past the tipping point
• ISO 14000 – The Standard for Environmental Management
• Carbon regulations, requirements, goals and pledges
• The Carbon Trust Standard and carbon reduction strategies
• Targets for sustainable transport
• Management of bio-diversity
• Embedding corporate social responsibility and sustainability into the procurement lifecycle
• Partnering with suppliers
• Fair trade and targeted purchasing
• An overarching strategic model for action

Auditing the Environment

• What can be audited?
• How to execute the audit

Auditing Sustainability

• What can be audited?
• How to execute the audit