In this course, you will learn how to establish environmental goals along with sample environmental goals. Once the goals are decided upon, a measurement system must be established to help keep the company focused on the goals along with communicating progress to the employees. Several types and styles of environmental goal communication are discussed. Employees want to be part of the SMART Environmental Goal process; use their ideas whenever possible. Employees are the real experts in identifying any company waste and environmental goals is not different. The acronym of SMART stands for:

· Specific

· Measurable

· Achievable

· Realistic

· Time (and in certain models Team)

Company personnel (environmental, safety, production, supervisors and CEOs) are being asked more and more to monitor and measure progress on environmental issues. Some companies have also used environmental goals to help promote company values and shareholder values.

Environmental goals typically are value added goals. Typical environmental goals include:

· Electrical power consumption (and goals to reduce) – this saves money and emissions from powerplants

· Water use (and goals to reduce) – this saves water

· Hazardous waste generation (and goals to reduce) – it cost money to create the hazardous waste and to handle, ship and burn or landfill.

Proactively plan and prepare for environmental goals.  Help the planet and reduce your companies carbon footprint.  Students who complete this course will be granted 0.1 CEU.