In the present era, the sustainable development and the environmental sustainability there are more more crucial than ever. With the Course on Sustainable Development and Environmental Sustainability. Performance Indicators, you will gain essential knowledge for tackle today’s environmental challenges. Through a holistic approach, you’ll explore from the the fundamentals of sustainable development and human rights, up to the environmental issues, the renewable energy, the environmental education and the life cycle analysis. The growing demand for labour in this sector makes the course a a gateway to valuable career opportunities. You will learn how to calculate and assess carbon and water footprints, and to to implement eco-labelling and eco-design policies, skills highly valued by companies committed to environmental responsibility. By taking part, you will be able to to lead the transition towards a more sustainable future.
Sustainable Development and Environmental Sustainability. Performance Indicators
Compliance, Quality and Health and Safety
40 hours
Introduction
Objectives
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Understanding the concept of sustainable development and its relationship with the human rights.
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Identify environmental issues and their environmental impact.
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Distinguishing between renewable and non-renewable energy sources and their applications.
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Exploring effective environmental education practices for to promote environmental awareness.
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Analysing the product life cycle for assess its environmental impact.
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Calculate your carbon footprint y implement management methods to reduce it.
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Assessing the water footprint in different contexts and propose management strategies.
Table of Contents
TEACHING UNIT 1. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Introduction
Development and the Environment
Sustainable development
Human Rights and Sustainable Development
International Environmental Law
What can we do?
TEACHING UNIT 2. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Environmental issues
More direct consequences for the environment
Trends in energy consumption
Global energy reserves
TEACHING UNIT 3. RENEWABLE AND NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
Primary and final energy
Energy vectors
Renewable and non-renewable sources
Classification of renewable energy sources
Renewable technologies and their regulatory classification
TEACHING UNIT 4. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
Fundamentals of Environmental Education
Key Players in Environmental Education
Environment and Economic Development
Practices and Techniques for Environmental Education
TEACHING UNIT 5. LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS
Context of Life Cycle Analysis
Approaches to Life Cycle Analysis
Examples of LCA applications
Standardisation of LCA in accordance with ISO 14040:2006 and ISO 14044:2006
Life Cycle Assessment Methodology
Aim and scope of the study
Life Cycle Inventory Analysis (LCIA)
Databases, tools and software for LCA
Production cycle
Example of a life-cycle inventory analysis
Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA)
Example of an impact assessment: classification, characterisation and standardisation
Interpretation of the results and critical review
Verification of the results
Current limitations on the use of the ACV
TEACHING UNIT 6. CARBON FOOTPRINT: CALCULATION AND ASSESSMENT
Carbon Footprint and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions
Scope of the Carbon Footprint and methods for its calculation
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Calculation and evaluation with a focus on organisations
Calculation of emissions by range
Carbon Footprint Report
Product-focused calculation and evaluation
Calculating a product’s carbon footprint
Environmental Management Methods for the Carbon Footprint: Reduction and Offsetting
Benefits of the Carbon Footprint for businesses
TEACHING UNIT 7. THE WATER FOOTPRINT: CALCULATION AND ASSESSMENT
Current status of water resources
Introduction and objectives of the water footprint
Stages and scope of application of the Water Footprint
Types of water, concepts and calculations
Water footprints by sector and how they are calculated
Water footprint applied to nations or communities
Water footprint applied to products: Examples
Consumer water footprint
Corporate water footprint
Environmental management of the water footprint
TEACHING UNIT 8. ACCESSORIES, INTEGRATED PRODUCT POLICY, ECO-LABELLING AND ECO-DESIGN
Integrated product policy
Eco-labelling
Regulations and standards to be taken into account
Objectives of eco-labelling
Types of eco-labelling
Examples of eco-labelling
The operation and effectiveness of an environmental labelling scheme
Legal implications of an environmental labelling scheme
Product self-declarations – Type II eco-labels
Environmental Product Declaration: Type III eco-label
Procedure for carrying out a DAP
Requirements to be met by environmental statements
Eco-design
ISO 14006
Environmental management measures based on eco-labelling and the Integrated Product Policy
Certification and accreditation