Environmental Training & Consultancy
From Righttrack Environmental CIC - a community interest company specialising in:
Environmental Training
Environmental Consultancy
Environmental Training and Consultancy - Case Studies
View recent case studies:
Environmental Awareness - Local Authority Client
Environmental Awareness - Envirowise
Environmental Consultancy - Legal compliance - Automotive
Environmental Consultancy - Legal compliance - Construction
Environmental Consultancy - EMS - Metal Press Work
Environmental Consultancy - EMS - Manufacturing
Environmental Consultancy - ISO14001 Auditing - Hospital Facilities Management
Environmental Consultancy - ISO14001 Auditing - Manufacturing
Environmental Consultancy - Environmental Sustainability Strategy - District Local Authority
Environmental Consultancy - Spillage response - Brick manufacturer
Environmental Consultancy - Waste Minimisation & Management - Metropolitan Local Authority
Environmental Consultancy - Waste Minimisation & Management - WRAP
Local Authority Client
Client requirement
Client wished their staff to have a greater awareness of environmental and resource efficiency issues. This was expected to help meet resource use reduction targets, make cost savings, and avoid environmental incidents.
Solution
Vicky explored Staff attitudes to the environment, and any barriers to change. Interactive exercises brought in the experience and knowledge of all delegates. Delegates identified practical ideas for making changes at their place of work.
Result
The client was delighted with the training and its impact on addressing environmental and resource issues. They widened the scope of the training and sent further delegates.
Envirowise
Client requirement
Envirowise is a government funded organisation charged with providing environmental advice to UK businesses. To do this it established a panel of specialist advisors.
Solution
Following a rigorous selection process, Margaret was appointed to the advisor panel and provided telephone and on-site advice to business for several years. Visits to business involved review of existing resource use and environmental management practices and advising on improvements. Advice was formally summarised in a report containing a practical and cost-effective action plan.
Result
Since 1994, Envirowise has helped UK industry save more than £1 billion by reducing waste through more efficient practices.
Automotive Client
Client requirement
The client held ISO 14001 and required an assessment of their compliance with environmental legislation, a register of legislation and an updating service through the year.
Solution
Vicky provided a detailed, referenced, report that identified areas of good practice and areas to improve. A register of relevant environmental legislation was also provided.
Result
The client passed their ISO 14001 certification audit and continued to use the service.
Construction Client
Client requirement
A construction company has responded to increasing customer pressure to demonstrate good practice in environmental management. This has entailed setting up milestones towards certification to ISO14001. The company initially required specialist advice to identify environmental aspects and guidance on how to comply with environmental legislation.
Solution
Margaret conducted an environmental review to identify the company’s environmental aspects and produced a legal register so that environmental legislation relevant to the aspects was summarised. The register set out the key requirements of the environmental laws and also provided guidance on what the company should do to comply.
Result
The company has been able to satisfy existing and new customers that it is taking a structured approach to environmental management and fulfilling legal obligations.
Metal Press Work Client
Client requirement
The client wished to develop an ISO 14001 environmental management system which dovetailed with their existing systems.
Solution
Vicky led various staff to raise awareness, identify environmental aspects and legal requirements. Where possible, environmental matters were grafted onto existing systems.
Result
The client was left with a complete documented environmental management system, and was ready to pursue improvement projects.
Manufacturing Client
Client requirement
A manufacturing company supplying the construction and civil engineering sectors was setting up an environmental management system to gain certification to ISO14001.
Solution
Margaret supported the company’s internal environmental management team by conducting and reporting on an environmental review, providing environmental awareness training for all staff and emergency response training for the spill response teams.
Result
The company has gained and maintained ISO14001 certification in line with its own commitments to Corporate Social Responsibility and the expectations of its customers. Utilising a mixture of its own expertise and Margaret’s specialist support helped the company complete the ISO14001 implementation project efficiently and cost-effectively.
Hospital Facilities Management Client
Client requirement
This client required an assessment of their current systems against the requirements of the ISO14001 standard.
Solution
Vicky combined desktop work with interviews of personnel and site tours to complete a thorough audit. She provided a detailed report identifying areas of good practice and areas to improve. These were referenced to the clauses of the ISO14001 standard.
Result
The client was highly positive about the external input to their management systems. They continued to pass their ISO14001 certification audit.
Large Manufacturing Client
Client requirement
A large manufacturing company has recently implemented ISO14001 and set up a comprehensive schedule of internal audits to verify compliance with the system, legislation and the pollution prevention guidelines of the Environment Agency. The company required assistance with the more specialised audits and training for its own employees who act as internal auditors.
Solution
Margaret has carried out legal and systems compliance audits over the last three years and has been shadowed by the company’s own auditors.
Result
The company has maintained certification to ISO14001 without any major non-compliance and has been able to cost effectively plan the audit schedule making best use of its own employee auditors and Margaret’s specialist services.
District Local Authority
Client requirement
The client wished to make cost savings, and improve sustainability so it could communicate this in quality audits, and to the public.
Solution
Operations were considered, and opportunities for improvement identified. The opinions of local community groups were taken into account.
Result
Staff more aware of environmental sustainability issues in their work. Reductions in A4 paper usage, and procurement of 100% recycled paper. Fairtrade refreshments were purchased across the authority.
Brick Manufacturer
Client requirement
The client’s brickworks is situated on a steep slope, above a nature reserve with wildlife lakes. They were keen to ensure any accidental spillage of diesel on their site did not cause a pollution incident.
Solution
Vicky gave a broad introduction to water pollution and relevant legislation. She then facilitated a desktop simulation of a spill, using the company’s own procedures and drainage map. Outdoors, a spill was simulated with a bucket of water, and delegates practiced containing the spill with absorbents and drain covers.
Result
The company was now assured its staff was ready to deal with a spill.
Metropolitan Local Authority
Client requirement
The client was the sustainability team of a local authority. They wished to gather evidence of current practice in the authority, to build their mandate to make changes.
Solution
A review of the council building was conducted. Temperatures, heating and cooling settings, and equipment left switched on were checked at various times of day. Information on electricity, gas, water and paper consumption and on waste disposal was collected. Bins were checked to ascertain how effective waste segregation was. A report recommended practical changes to reduce utility use and waste volumes.
Result
The client received the information very favourably. The local authority accessed environmental awareness and environmental management training. Energy and water waste were reduced.
WRAP
Client requirement
WRAP is a government funded organisation that has taken over many of the functions of Envirowise to help businesses to improve environmental management and reduce waste and resource costs. In 2010 WRAP undertook to deliver audit training to improve efficient use of water. A consultant was required to develop and deliver the training and to conduct the audits. The project involved liaison with a host company and preparation of training to which delegates from other companies would also be invited.
Solution
Margaret prepared a presentation on the efficient use of water and how to conduct a site audit. This presentation was delivered at a host company and was followed up by a site inspection to identify and evaluate key aspects of water use. The information from the audit was used to prepare an action plan that focused on practical measures to reduce water costs.
Result
Although the water use at the host company was not great, initial annual savings opportunities totalling over £2500 were identified. Feedback from the host company and other invited delegates was very positive.>
In-company / bespoke training benefits
Righttrack Consultancy offers in-company training programmes that deliver results.
The training can be bespoke to the exact requirements of the client or selected from Righttrack's extensive portfolio of existing programmes. People are often pleasantly surprised that both these options can offer cost effective alternatives to sending a number of staff on a standard open (public) course.
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Environmental Awareness: Business & Climate Change Programme
This new and groundbreaking course aims both to educate and to inspire people to significantly reduce their personal impact on the environment. It will enable those attending to make a measurable, positive impact at their place
of work, at home and in their lives in general.
This programme includes all the required elements to prompt a deep
change in outlook and attitude, which means that delegates leave
the programme with confidence to start applying the learning immediately
on their return to work.
Business & Waste Programmes
These new and groundbreaking courses aim both to educate and to inspire people to significantly reduce their personal impact on the environment. They will enable those attending to make a measurable, positive impact at their place of work, at home and in their lives in general.
To run an effective waste management campaign at work, employees must
have the relevant knowledge of the realities of our changing environment,
the role of legislation, actions within business and how individuals can
make a difference. These exciting and involving courses do just that.
Introduction to Environmental Management Systems
This new and encompassing course is designed for those that require or wish to attain a general understanding of Environmental Management Systems (EMS), specifically ISO 14001 and the European Eco-management and Audit Scheme (EMAS).
To run an effective environmental campaign at work, employees must have
the relevant knowledge of the realities of a working EMS, the role of
legislation, actions within business and how individuals can make a
difference. This exciting and involving course does just that.
Environmental Consultancy
Righttrack Environmental CIC's consultancy services include:
Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001, EMAS, BS 8555)
ISO 14001 auditing
Environmental Legal Compliance
Environmental Sustainability Strategy
Environmental Policy Development
Waste Minimisation and Management
Carbon Accounting and Management
Spillage Response