Driving Sustainability in Green Technology - The Future of Smart Building and Smart City
About This Course
a. Broaden and deepen your understanding of sustainability in Smart City and Smart Building planning and understand key corporate sustainability concepts, global movements and Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) frameworks to drive and implement profitable sustainability strategies.
b. Map climate, carbon and environmental systems in smart building management and develop the means to indicate how sustainability issues like Greenhouses Gases and Carbon Emissions are impacting your immediate social, economic, and political environment in the Built Environment sector.
c. Learn the ethical principles of sustainability and the business models with circularity and sustainable supply chains in Smart City Management, which are connected to practical issues of social justice, and environmental-economic equity.
d. Application-oriented pedagogies incorporating practical learning experiences through in-class activities and discussions using a wide range of case studies that will allow understanding of sustainability concepts in Smart Building and Smart City in Singapore to achieve net carbon zero.
e. Understand the fast-changing market forces in the global and local landscape and introduce and apply concepts in sustainability technology in smart city, which will develop the proficiency in finding and using reliable data and documentation for support of your sustainability project.
f. Acquire in-demand sustainability skills and strategies for managing climate risk, facilitating Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) integration, and creating long-term value for shareholders.
g. Acquire skills to write sustainability reports and calculate organisation carbon footprint through governance and tracking frameworks and learn metrics and reporting standards used locally and internationally for sustainability reporting.
What You'll Learn
However, while more companies recognize the necessity and benefits of integrating sustainability and green technology into their corporate strategy and practices, not many have the knowledge and skills to get started.
This 8-day programme will focus on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) in green technology to equip participants with future ready skills for emerging green jobs, or existing jobs that are going to be green in the Built Environment and Environmental Services sectors. It will broaden and deepen the understanding of key corporate sustainability concepts, standards, guidelines and frameworks that can assist in driving and implementing profitable sustainability strategies. Participants will learn how using Internet of Things (IoT) technology and other cutting-edge technology can bridge the gap between sustainability goals and urban development strategies and allow their company to reduce environmental footprint.
Green technologies encompass evolving methodologies, materials and techniques pertaining to clean energy, waste recycling and more to prevent climate change. By adopting these, the Built Environment and Environmental Services sectors can drive lean production, reduce emissions, and contribute to climate action.
Candidates will acquire skills to write their sustainability reports and calculate their company’s carbon footprint.
Entry Requirements
1. Business professionals from any industry or sector tasked to drive sustainability initiatives in their organisation.
2. Mid-career individuals looking to develop emerging and industry-relevant skills to increase employability and pivot to job roles in the green sector
3. Diploma holders in Engineering, Building and Environment studies