Course Description: Pressure on water availability and its use is rising and immediate action is the need of the hour. Gaps in access to water supply and sanitation, growing populations, more water-intensive patterns of growth, increasing rainfall variability and pollution are combining in many places to make water one of the greatest risks to economic progress, poverty eradication and sustainable development.
Today, many companies recognize that failure to manage the issue of fresh water raises business risk, including damage to the corporate image, threat of increased regulatory control, financial risks caused by pollution and insufficient freshwater availability for operations. A number of multinationals recognise now that proactive management can avoid risks and contribute to their profitability and competitiveness.
Effective implementation of a water efficiency management plan not only results in substantial savings in water but also energy; thereby reducing the environmental impact of both water discharge and the need to pump water over long distances. The adoption and proper implementation of a water efficiency management system is therefore intended to result in improved water efficiency, apart from demonstrating compliance to local legislative requirements.
This two day course enables organizations to assess and account for their water use, and to identify, plan and implement measures to achieve water savings through the systematic management of water. ISO 46001 will help to clarify the ‘what’ as well as the ‘why’ – thereby enabling an organization to develop and implement a water efficiency policy through the establishment of objectives, targets, action plans, monitoring, benchmarking, and review programs.
How will I benefit?
Implementation of the standard should provide the following benefits:
- Help organizations create transparency and facilitate communication on the management of water resources and the implementation of water efficient measures in accordance with an internationally recognized minimum standard. This should result in improved water efficiency – through implementing a process for regular review of possible improvements and adoption of opportunities to better manage water usage.
- Help the organization demonstrate that it is taking measures to optimize water use, as evidence of its commitment to the principles of social responsibility; thereby leading to Savings and cost reduction – by reducing water use through sustainable and efficient design, use of water conservation devices and proper monitoring
- Internationally agreed standard allowing both internal and external assurance for the implementation of water efficient measures thereby enabling competitive advantage and improving transparency
- ISO 46001 is based on the HLS and therefore allows integration with other organizational management systems.
Who should attend?
- Senior and middle management
- Sustainability Professionals looking to improve their organisations and/or further develop their businesses
- Managers and Analysts responsible for environmental performance improvement
- Anyone involved in planning, implementation, maintenance of a Facility Management System that includes water management – be it sectors such as manufacturing, IT Enabled Services, Hospitality etc.
What will I learn?
- Plan and implement an ISO 46001:2019 WEMS
- Define the resources required to implement an WEMS
- Establish and manage the project plans for implementing a WEMS
- Integrate WEMS requirements into your business processes
- Develop and utilize the technical aspects of water use review, Business Activity indicators, Water efficiency Indicators, Baseline water efficiency indicators, and water measurements
- Develop water efficiency management policy, processes, objectives, targets and documented information
What's included?
- Detailed course notes and lunch provided.
- Loan copy of the standard (to be returned after the course)
- On completion, you’ll be awarded an internationally recognized BSI Training Academy certificate.
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