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You only need to have worked in facilities management for about 5 minutes before the topic of sustainability will have come up somewhere. But what exactly is sustainability and why does it impact facilities management to such an extent?

About this course

This course will give an introduction to the topic of sustainability, including where the idea came from, what guidance we and our organisations can use to meet our sustainability commitments and how sustainability can impact our work as facilities managers.

Your Tutor

Naomi Birch

Training Manager – Xenon Group

Former Facilities Manager – Ernst & Young

Course Fee: £20

or free with a XenZone subscription

Who it’s for

Junior to mid-level Facilities Managers

How it’s delivered

This course comprises a blend of content, including video, animations and interactive knowledge check quizzes.

A certificate is available on completion.

Key learning points

By the end of this course,
you should:

Understand what sustainability is

Recognise where the concept of sustainability came from

Understand how sustainability impacts you as a facilities manager

Get your certificate!

Complete this course to get access to a personalised, downloadable CPD certificate

  • Share it on your LinkedIn profile

  • Take it to your next performance review

  • Show it to potential future employers

  • Use it as evidence of CPD for your IWFM Membership

  • Hang it on your wall as proof of your brilliance

  • Add it to your online dating profile (Ok, perhaps a step too far!)

What you’ll cover…

Want a bit more info? Here’s what you’ll cover in this course.

  • Welcome!

  • Definitions of sustainability

  • The Brundtland definition of sustainability

  • The goals identified by the Brundtland Commission

  • The United Nations Sustainable Goals

  • Sustainability and Facilities Management

  • Conclusion

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