Package Description

What You Will Learn

This course module is presented in six sections, approximately one hour: 

• 10.1 Introduction - Learn why sustainability professionals need to understand key technology, tools, and their applications to determine when each might be appropriate and how to work with skilled technicians in order to put them to use.
• 10.2 Technology: Energy - Explore how society can transition to sustainable energy sources through practicing energy efficiency, deriving power from clean, renewable sources, and removing heat-trapping greenhouse gasses already in the atmosphere through both natural means and emergent technologies.
• 10.3 Technology: Water & Waste - Discover different tactics for sustainable management of water and waste materials, including desalination, water efficiency, the water-energy nexus, plastic removal, recycling, and waste-to-energy systems.
• 10.4 Technology: Design & Agriculture- Learn different product designs that reduce waste, such as nanomaterials, dematerialization and transmaterialization, and lean manufacturing. Then, explore sustainable agricultural practices, such as traditional ecological knowledge, biomimicry, land and ecosystem mapping, permaculture, biodynamic agriculture, and bioremediation.
• 10.5.1 Tools & Technologies, Part 1- Explore sustainability implementation systems that focus on whole-systems approaches to facilitate change, such as ISO 14001, ISO 26000 (Social), the ABCD Planning Method, the VISIS Pyramid, the Sustainability Compass, and the Balanced Scorecard (BSC).
• 10.5.2 Tools & Technologies, Part 2  - Understand how tracking indicators are critical to decision-making and successful implementation. Then, explore common performance indicator systems, such as the Future-Fit Business Benchmark (F2B2), Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA), Life-Cycle Costing (LCC), and ROI calculations.
• 10.6 Conclusion - Review how technology, tools, and innovation can help us create a more sustainable future. 

Course participants will take one quiz at the end of this module, approximately 10 questions.

Who is This Course For?

The Sustainability Core Competencies course is designed for individuals who may be new to the sustainability field but who plan to incorporate sustainability concepts directly into their work. It could also be for individuals who want third-party certification of their knowledge of sustainability via the SEA credential or those with expertise in a sector of sustainability that desire a broader industry understanding.

Course Description

This module presents the sustainability tools — including both technologies and implementation systems — that enterprises generally employ for analyzing and implementing resource and water efficiency, renewable energy, land management, and other initiatives.

The content of this video is based on Chapter 10 of the SEA Study Guide and can be used as preparation for the SEA exam. This course is a tool to help you study for the exam, but completion of the Sustainability Core Competencies course does not guarantee passing the SEA exam. [Read disclaimer.] 

Certificate

Following the successful completion of the course, students will receive a Certificate of Completion, indicating knowledge of core sustainability concepts and best practices. 

The completion of the full Sustainability Core Competencies course earns 5 Continuing Education Units (CEU) for SEA and SEP credential holders, and the completion of this module alone earns 0.5 CEU credits.

Disclaimer

Upgrades to the ISSP course technology will occur Summer 2024. Please note this transition will result in the loss of any progress you make in completion of this course. All course users will be provided a minimum of 30-day notice prior to platform transition to complete course. Access will be granted automatically on the upgraded platform for future course use.