Workshop: Sustaining Sustainability | Organizational Assessments & Systems (OCT 2012)

On-Line Workshop: Sustaining Sustainability | Organizational Assessments & Systems 

Early Bird Discount $50 off ends September 23, 2012.  ISSP members $75 off always.

Instructor: Dorothy Atwood with the Zero Waste Alliance and EPA's Local Resource Center representative for environmental management systems (Portland, OR)

This course meets on-line on Mondays (October 1, 8, 15, 22) at 10:00AM Pacific Time-USA for 60-90 minutes.

Once initial sustainability projects have been completed, organizations are often at a loss as to how to maintain newly acquired practices and continue to move their sustainability efforts forward.  Management systems are the key to ongoing progress. A SMS (sustainability management system) allows for systematic internal review, monitoring and corrective actions for continual improvement.

This course will walk you through the creation of such a system to fit your needs.  You don’t need a third-party certified ISO 14001 management system to benefit from the Plan-Do-Check-Act framework.  You will learn what level of sophistication works best for you and what elements to add as your system matures.  The course will help you answer the following questions for your own sustainability program:

• How do we move from ad hoc projects to an integrated program?
• How do we go from a sustainability plan to a living sustainability system that is part of our core business?
• How do we assess where we are and set priorities?
• How often should we review goals, projects and the program as a whole?
• How many people should be involved?
• Do we have training, communication, and support systems in place for our program?
• How can we keep the program alive if a key champion leaves?

You will complete the course having learned practical methods to solidify and advance sustainability efforts by applying proven management system tools and practices.

Profile: Dorothy Fisher Atwood

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