Environmental Management and technical standardization

It is recommended to have basic knowledge in the related field to follow these trainings.

DESCRIPTION

Environmental protection and sustainable development are at the core of European and national policies and legislation, such as the European Green Deal, Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality ("European Climate Law"), and Luxembourg’s PNDD (Plan National pour un développement durable). International standards – in particular the ISO 14000 series – provide organizations with practical tools to more easily align with these political and legal frameworks, and to help demonstrating their commitment to environmental sustainability. This session provides an overview of European and national political and legal frameworks related to environmental management, introduces relevant ISO standards, and explains how stakeholders can engage in related standardization activities.

OBJECTIVES

• Know the European and national policies and legal frameworks
• Explore main ISO standards for environmental management and greenhouse gas accounting supporting the legal frameworks
• Discover opportunities to participate in technical standardization and contribute to future developments in the field of environmental management

Introduction to environmental management

• Standardization and regulation
• Definition of a standard
• Interplay between standards and legislation
• Standardization committees for environmental management

Overview of European and national policies and legal frameworks for environmental management

• European policies and legal framework such as the European Green Deal and topic related legislations
• Luxembourg's National Plan for Sustainable Development (PNDD)

Overview of technical committees and existing standards on environmental management

• ISO/TC 207 and subcommittees and ISO 14001 – Environmental management systems — Requirements with guidance for use
• ISO standards on environmental auditing activities
• ISO standards on environmental labelling
• ISO standards on environmental performance evaluation
• ISO standards on greenhouse gas and climate change management and related activities

National standardization efforts

• Interaction and collaboration
• Theoretical and practical aspects

A certificate of participation issued by ILNAS, a recognized training organization, will be provided at the end of the course.

• The course can be delivered on demand.
• The course may be provided at our offices or within your organization.