Seminar: Efficient Resource Management 2016-2017

The seminar will be given by MARIA PASSALACQUA according to the following timetable:

THURSDAY 12 JANUARY 2017
16:00-18:30 seminar (part one)
Department of Political and Social Science, University of Catania, Polo didattico Via Gravina 12 Catania - AULA 1

FRIDAY 13 JANUARY 2017
09:00-11:30 seminar (part two)
Department of Political and Social Science, University of Catania, Polo didattico Via Gravina 12 Catania - AULA 1

Hands-on session
12:00-13:30 (part one) definition of an environmental procedure of an organization and preparation of a power point presentation by the working groups.
Department of Political and Social Science, University of Catania, Polo didattico Via Gravina 12 Catania - AULA 1

14:30:16:00 (part two) presentation of each working groups outcome and discussion among the working groups.
Department of Political and Social Science, University of Catania, Polo didattico Via Gravina 12 Catania - AULA 1

OBJECTIVE:

• To understand the need to integrate environmental management in enterprise’s strategy and management in order to tackle key challenges (i.e. more stringent legal requirements, increasing energy costs, the need to be a resource efficient organization, to mitigate and prevent climate change, etc.) and market needs and expectations (Corporate Social Responsibility, expected environmental added value of products and services).
• To understand risks and opportunities related to environmental management in today’s entrepreneurial context.
• To transmit knowledge about benefits and costs of improving environmental performances through EMAS for different types of organizations and sectors of activities.
• To transmit knowledge about other EU environmental management tools that can be implemented in order to provide added value to products and services (Ecolabel).

CONTENT:

• Introduction to environmental management (context, standards, environmental management within the organization strategy, procedure to obtain EMAS registration, costs).
• An overview of the Environmental Management System and relevant aspects of EMAS (links with the general organization management).
• Benefits of implementing EMAS.
• European case studies of EMAS registered organizations.
• How to understand the context and identify risks and opportunities related to environmental management?
• Ecolabel as a tool to improve the product added value in the market.

 ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

• Director of the Club EMAS (Catalonia - SPAIN).
• Member of the Technical Working Group within the “Supporting the Evaluation of the Implementation of the EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) Regulation 1221/2009”
• Participant within the working groups of the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission for the development of the EMAS sector reference documents.
• Trainer since 2005 at the CETT within the Master programme on Quality and Sustainability”
• Member of the Committee for EMAS verification of ENAC (Spanish Accreditation Body).