Lesson 1: The environmental statement · 8 min
Before you begin · Why a public statement · Minimum content
Three pieces that work together
Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 2 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.
What would you do?An organisation publishes a shorter, friendlier translation of its statement with extra claims that the verifier never sawPublish a translation whose content matches the validated original and says it is a translationKeep the extra claims; readers will like themRemove the translation label
Live deckQuiz · 4 slidesContent · 2 slidesWord cloud · 1 slideScale · 1 slide
Feedback surveyHow much do you agree with each statement? I can:How often does your organisation publish environmental information?What do you most want to get from this course?Overall, how would you rate this course?
6 lessons, about 35 minutes
What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.
Lesson 2: Core performance indicators · 7 min
How a core indicator works · The key areas · Other indicators and local accountability
Lesson 3: Updating and public access · 5 min
How often · Access
Lesson 4: Verification and validation · 5 min
Two different jobs · Before, during and after the visit
Lesson 5: Registration and sampling · 5 min
Registration · Sampling for many sites overview
Lesson 6: Final assessment · 5 min
Final assessment · Course complete
Source and credit: EMAS User's Guide (2023 update), steps 6 to 8 by European Commission, green-forum.ec.europa.eu/green-business/emas/emas-resources/emas-tools_en (opens in a new tab), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (opens in a new tab)). Adapted by AhaSlides: the guide's reporting, verification and registration steps rewritten as an interactive course and live session, with activities and quizzes added. Changes were made to the original.
Often taught together
Courses teams often run alongside this one.
Ethics & Compliance Training
Anti-money laundering & Bank Secrecy Act (opens in a new tab)
Ethics & Compliance Training
OFAC sanctions compliance (opens in a new tab)
Ethics & Compliance Training
Know your customer / customer identification program (opens in a new tab)
Common questions
Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.
Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.
At onboarding or as continuing professional development, with a yearly refresher (best practice).
Sustainability and reporting teams.
Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.
Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.
Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
- Link to your live session deck
- Link to the self-paced course