Do you need to write an environmental policy for your organisation but don’t know where to start? Need to build capacity within your organisation to understand what is needed in an environmental policy? Having trouble persuading senior managers of your intentions to be more resource efficient for financial and environmental reasons? Then this training is for you.

Why do you need an environmental policy?

• An environmental policy will help your organisation recognise its impact on the environment and take measures to manage and reduce negative impacts
• It is a requirement for many grant funding streams
• It is also a requirement for tendering for a lot of public sector work
• Customers often expect businesses to have a positive stance on environmental issues
• It will help your business / organisation be more efficient
• It helps you get started and become familiar with environmental issues if you decide to develop a full environmental management system in the future

About this training

By the end of the day you should be able to:

• understand the importance of having an environmental policy
• explore the format and style that would work for you organisation
• know the type of content you should include
• write your own environmental policy!

Who this training day is for

Managers, policy makers, and those responsible for environmental issues in charities, community and voluntary sector organisations, businesses, and the public sector.

Whether you’re a complete beginner on environmental issues, or you know a thing or two and just need help getting started and with tactics, this training will be give you the tools to help you begin to tackle the environmental impact of your organisation.

Date

Wednesday 26 November 2008. 9.30 – 3pm, The Werks, 45 Church Road, Hove

Cost for one day course (including lunch)

• Businesses £90
• Social enterprises and public sector £70
• Community, charity and not-for-profit organisations £60

To book

Contact 01273 540 998; training[at]greenminded.co.uk; www.greenminded.co.uk/training.html.

For more information on the course, contact Karen on 01273 540 998 / 07941 824 347 or see our website.

If you cannot make this date, please contact us to be alerted when the next course date is confirmed: planned for January / February 2009.