How to support your organisation’s environmental goals with e-learning

Sophie Willink Date published: Mar 01, 22

Reducing environmental impact and becoming more sustainable is a top strategic priority for the majority of organisations in 2022. More than ever, businesses need to be actively taking steps to reduce their carbon footprint as customers, investors and regulators alike demand more in all matters Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG). International standards reflect and encourage this movement: ISO now requires all organisations hoping to certify to ISO 14001 to demonstrate that they provide environmental training, for example, via an e-learning solution. 

How our e-learning solution can help

Fortunately, environmental training can be one of the simplest and most effective steps you can take to reduce your organisation’s energy consumption and  carbon footprint. Such a step not only clearly demonstrates to customers, investors and regulators that you are attempting to reduce your impact but it can also facilitate a quantifiable difference, with organisations reporting a reduction in carbon emissions by as much as 10%.

To support your organisation work towards your environmental goals by educating your workforce, Ideagen have released a new Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) edition of our e-learning solution Ideagen WorkRite.

e-Learning is a cost-effective and flexible way of delivering environmental training as it can be done at your employees’ convenience, offering them the ability to complete wherever and whenever suits them. Our new EHS edition forms a complete package of CPD and ROSPA accredited courses, giving you confidence that your business will stay up to date and in line with its regulatory and legal obligations.

What courses are included in the new edition?

All courses are supported by a comprehensive learning management system, providing health and safety teams with full training, assessment and trend information. Our EHS edition gives comprehensive coverage of EHS-related topics, including courses on:

• Office Health and Safety Awareness (OHSA)
• Working at height
• Slips, trips and falls
• Fire awareness
• Manual handling
• First aid awareness
• Risk assessment
• Covid back to work
• Asbestos
• COSHH
• Confined spaces
• Spill prevention
• Use of spill kits
• High voltage
• Environmental awareness
• Energy reduction
• Energy awareness

All courses are interactive, personalised and use visual learning, They are optimised to promote employee engagement with easy-to-digest information, shorter seat time and automatic email reminders.

Our EHS edition gives you the tools you need to ensure your employees are adequately trained to carry out their roles. Ideagen WorkRite offers enhanced traceability and visibility to ease the tracking and auditing of company-wide training, allowing you to demonstrate the steps you are taking to improve sustainability in your organisation.

Why is environmental training so important?

Businesses have a very real and urgent responsibility to reduce their environmental impact and commit to more sustainable operations. If we do not change our current route, we will burn 63% more oil, coal and gas by 2040 than in 2000. But happily, there is an alternative: just 80 minutes of sunlight could easily power the world for a whole year. Without a clear understanding and increased awareness of the climate crisis we are in and the opportunities that are available to us, the necessary changes will not occur.

Our e-learning solution is well-placed to help your organisation increase awareness of environmental matters such as this, educating your workforce in a digestible, engaging and cost-effective manner.

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