7 Environmental Considerations
Section Overview
| Duration | Slides | Materials | Key Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 min | Section 5 | All business activity will have an impact on the environment. It is important to accurately assess and continously think about both positive and negative impacts. |
This section is one of the shorter sections in the training programme. But this does not mean that it is not an important section. The environmental challenges a business faces are as diverse as the environments they operate in. Thus the goal of this section should be to enable your participants to think and research themselves about the importance and issues of their business’ natural environment.
7.1 Environmental Checklist
Give your participants sufficient time to think about each point on the environmental checklist. Try to challenge them a bit by asking follow up questions.
7.2 Natural Capital Framework
7.3 Certifications
Certifications can play an important role to the success of a restoration business. They can signal to consumers that the project is credible and delivers positive impact. Present some of the biggest and best known certifications to your participants, but emphasize that obtaining a certificate alone is not enough to have a successful business that contributes to healthy ecosystems.
7.4 Brainstorming
Brainstorms work best if each participant gets to write down their own ideas first before sharing them with the group. This way there is less pressure to come up with “good answers” and less opportunity to let others do all the talking. Keep the brainstorm focused but encourage participants to think broadly and come up with many different answers. The list does not need to be complete, it is all about getting everybody to think carefully about how their business might impact the environment.