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Overview
What you will learn
On completion of the Environmental law primer course offered by the University of Cape Town, participants will:
- Gain deeper insights into national and international environmental law and governance
- Demonstrate an understanding of the principles and practical application of sustainability
- Develop the know-how to positively influence and lead changes in business culture, policies, management and operational systems
- Understand the regulatory framework as it applies to your business
- Take a leadership role in addressing environmental challenges within your industry
- Gain an understanding of the complex relationships between your industry and the multiple stakeholders in addressing environmental challenges and opportunities
- Confidently network and collaborate with government agencies and civil society
- Develop an environmental leadership mind-set
- Inspire a systemic approach to return on investment and business value
- Gain insights to inform long-term planning perspective
- Shift from reactive compliance to adoption of environmentalism as an inherently positive business goal and sound business practice
- Convincingly articulate the imperative for sustainable development to shareholders
- Gain new perspectives regarding the triple bottom line
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Why we need environmental law - The key principles
- The Constitutional context
- An overview of the hierarchy of South African environmental legislation
- Essential insights into South African environmental governance
- International environmental treaties and your business
- The relationship between environmental law and sustainable development goals
- Integrating sustainability into business practice - a case for the circular economy
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 5 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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More details
- Registrations close three days before the course starts.
Language
English
Delivered
Online
Campus Location
- Cape Town, South Africa
Disciplines
Environmental Economics & PolicyWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- Senior and mid-level business executives and managers.
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents7200 ZAR / full≈ 7200 ZAR / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents7200 ZAR / full≈ 7200 ZAR / full
Funding
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