As the public and scientific outcry over environmental pollution has intensified over the years, politicians have responded by creating more legislation designed to protect the environment. This legislation has been aimed largely at business and industry.
This course on Environmental Legislation and Policy presents an overview of the most relevant environmental legislation that you need to be informed about before writing or evaluating your organisation's environmental policy. It provides you with an overview of the development of statutory environmental law in the UK, and concludes with examining the rationale behind environmental policy development, what a policy should contain and how it should be communicated.
The UK Legislative System
1.1 Statute law and common law
1.2 Criminal law and civil law
1.3 Statutory nuisance
1.4 The influence of European law
2.1 The development of environmental law
2.2 Environmental Protection Act 1990
2.3 Environment Act 1995
2.4 Waste legislation
2.5 Water legislation
2.6 Air legislation
2.7 Noise nuisance
2.8 Planning and conservation
2.9 Health and safety legislation
2.10 Register of environmental legislation
3.1 What is an environmental policy?
3.2 Producing and evaluating an environmental policy
3.3 Communicating the policy
Appendix 1: Amerada Hess's environmental policy statement
Appendix 2: Unilever's environmental policy statement
This course has been accredited by Online Academies. On successful completion of this course you will be able to download or print off a PDF of your Online Academies Certificate (please note: you will also be given the opportunity to have a hard copy of the certificate printed off and posted out to you for a small additional charge). If you would like to view a sample of the certificate, please click here.
On completion of your course you will also be able to have your certificate endorsed and accredited by the CPD Certification Service for recognised CPD Hours.
The CPD Certification Service was established in 1996 as the leading independent CPD accreditation institution operating across industry sectors to complement the Continuing Professional Development policies of professional institutes and academic bodies. The CPD Certification Service provides recognised independent CPD accreditation of our courses.
At the conclusion of each module there is a multiple choice question assessment. This will help you remember the main points of the lesson and act as a check that you have retained the essential knowledge and understanding of that particular section. The results can be seen instantaneously and you can correct wrong answers. When the result is satisfactory you can progress to the next module.
Once you have successfully completed all the modules for your course you will be awarded:
A Diploma issued by Online Academies
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