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Environmental Law, Policy and Practice Update 2020

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The Fee for each seminar includes; all written materials, lunch and refreshments.
Members Rate - Applies for previous delegates/organisations, IOSH, IIRSM, NEBOSH, IEMA and IWFM Members.

Cost: £475.00 Exc VAT

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Leeds - 21st April 2020
Manchester - 22nd April 2020
Birmingham - 23rd April 2020
London - 28th April 2020

Overview:
Now in it's 13th year this day a must for professionals that are concerned about environmental legal compliance and covers all the key changes over the last 12 months. This one-day programme addresses the key elements of recent and emerging legislation so that you can stay ahead in protecting your organisation.

The seminar provides invaluable updates for organisations to ensure they are compliant with changes in environmental law and policy. The seminar is essential for those who are either directly involved in how your organisation meets its environmental responsibilities, or have an interest in environmental law and policy.

Who Should Attend?
All those with responsibility for ensuring environmental legal compliance within their business and those who are seeking to improve their understanding of current and recently emerging environmental law and best practice. Management System Representatives and any Manager responsible for Safety or Environment will find an invaluable one-day update.

The course programme for 2020 is currently under development and will be released early in the new year. Please see details below of the 2019 programme which gives an idea of the format and types of topics covered;

Environmental Law, Policy and Practice – Annual Update 2019 - Programme

9.00 Registration & Coffee
9.30 Introduction - aims and objectives of the programme

A look back at 2018

· A month by month look back at the legislation and policies that were introduced during 2018
· Analysis of major points

11.00 – 11:20 Morning Break

Resources and Waste Strategy for England
· Natural capital is one of our most valuable assets. The air we breathe, the water we drink, the land we live on, and the stock of material resources we use in our daily lives are at the heart of our economy, our society and our way of life. The Government’s strategy sets out it’s blueprint for eliminating avoidable plastic waste over the lifetime of the 25 Year Plan, doubling resource productivity, and eliminating avoidable waste of all kinds by 2050.

12.30 – 1:30 Lunch

Energy, ESOS, Climate Change Levy and Energy Reporting

· After the publication of the government’s Industrial and Clean Growth Strategies what are the impacts on Energy Policy
· ESOS Phase 2
· Environmental Reporting Guidelines; including Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting and Greenhouse Gas Reporting

The current climate

· Analysis of current environmental policy
· Air Quality Strategy

In the courts

· Sentencing Guidelines
· Leading cases and judgements over the last 12 months and their implications

3.00 – 3:20 Afternoon Break

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

· In July 2019 the UK Government will present its Voluntary National Review to the UN, detailing the progress it has made towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) since their adoption in September 2015.
· This session will explore UK Government Action, Implications for the Public Sector, Private and Voluntary/Third Sectors

What’s on the horizon

· The environmental policies and legislation we are likely to encounter over the next 12 months and beyond

4.15 Close