Where do Sustainability and Environmental Management Systems Intersect?

Your customers and/or shareholders are conducting "sustainability supplier assessments", but they go way beyond your Environmental Management System (EMS). They focus on community, people, responsibly sourced raw materials and material efficiency! How do you use your ISO 14001 program and other Environmental Management and Quality Systems as a platform for measuring, tracking and operationalizing your performance in these areas? Combining your EMS (such as ISO14001) and sustainability strategy development (such as The Natural Step) may just be your answer. In this workshop learn how to evaluate and integrate these systems to deliver on stakeholder requirements and additional profitability to your bottom-line.

Who Has Attended & What They Say

Participating Companies include:  Sustainability Edge Solutions , International Centre, York University, Canadian Business for Social Responsibility, Ontario Realty Corporation, Enviro-Stewards Inc., Frontier Solutions, Orland Conservation from Ontario, British Columbia, California, Indianapolis.

Here is what participants say: 

"Thoroughly enjoyed it."

 "The workshop was interactive and hence could learn through experience sharing."

 "Creative melding of ISO 140001 and TNS approaches; Janet has really thought this through. Great spirit of openness and friendliness that Kathryn brought to it; she is a great "host" and convener. Also prompt reports and recordings sent to my inbox. Wow! Very efficiently run."

 "The interaction with the speakers. It was as if I were in the room."

 "It helped me prepare for implementing EMS in more practical and result oriented manner through the integration of TNS rather than just completing the requirements for ISO 14001. Making one realize that TNS (Clock) and ship (ISO 14001) example is the best and practical way to achieve sustainability in real life situation."

 "Kathryn and her team have organized an engaging and well-run webinar series. It was a pleasure to cooperate with them and learn together."

 "Integration of TNS and ISO 14001 provides the synergy to achieve the global goal of sustainability. Starting the journey through the guidelines of TNS would ensure safe and timely journey to arrive at the destination (sustainability)."

The course is delivered in 4 modules:

Module 1 - November 1

• Discover how EMS like ISO14001 and sustainability platforms like The Natural Step relate and integrate with one another.
• Identify the benefits of applying an integrated version of both systems to a sustainability strategy through real case studies.
• Create a plan of action to integrate these systems into your organization to meet customer and shareholder requirements, increase profitability and reduce costs.
• Gain proven approaches to selling this plan to upper management & gaining support and engagement from the entire organization.
• Confidently return to your organization knowing how to maximize the benefit of your EMS to your sustainability strategy and assessment.

Janet McKenzie is an environmental specialist with experience primarily in environmental health and safety management and regulatory compliance. Her fifteen years of developing, implementing and maintaining management systems in various industrial sectors has given Ms. McKenzie invaluable work experience and innate insight into the ISO14001 Standard. Responsibilities have included lead auditor, audit team member, project coordination, and technical support. As well, Ms. McKenzie has been formally trained in The Natural Step process, giving her those specific tools to combine with her personal experience and knowledge of environmental management and sustainability planning.

Ms. McKenzie has applied her knowledge for many sectors, including the automotive industry, aerospace industry, pharmaceutical industry and the healthcare industry. Working with such a broad range of organizations, Ms. McKenzie has had the opportunity to apply management system principles in many different ways and with many different target audiences.

• Sustainability and Environmental Managers and Personnel
• Quality Managers and Personnel
• Environmental Health and Safety Managers and Personnel
• Plant Managers and Supervisors
• Any one responsible for integrating an Environmental Management System with sustainability and/or the Natural Step