Acquire the ability to adapt any organization to today's new energy and environmental requirements and compete with the best in the demanding labor market"

In this Postgraduate diploma, the focus will be on the organization of companies, establishing a relationship between companies, the environment and sustainable development, dealing in detail with historical, current and future environmental problems. The competency and regulatory frameworks will be analyzed and the main international agreements on sustainability such as the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals will be covered. We will also look at the 2050 Roadmap and the National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan (Spain).

The current energy regulatory framework will be reviewed, focusing on the adaptation of European directives to the national market (Spain). Environmental impact assessment and climate change adaptation strategies are also covered.

Furthermore, we will carry out an in-depth study of the main tools that organizations can use for environmental management, and students will acquire sound knowledge of the processes and competitive advantages of environmental and energy certifications in buildings and organizations.

By completing and passing the evaluations of this program, the student will obtain sound knowledge of the rules and regulations to be applied in relation to environmental and energy management in organizations. A complete and highly-intensive program, which will allow you to incorporate the most up-to-date knowledge in this field of work into your practice. A highly interesting subject due to its current relevance and because the standards that will be studied in the program must be integrated in all organizations.

With an approach focused on efficiency, this program has been created to allow students to optimize their efforts and achieve the best learning results in the shortest possible time. In addition, as it is a 100% online Postgraduate Diploma, the student is not constrained by fixed timetables or the need to move to another physical location, but can access the contents at any time of the day, balancing their professional or personal life with their academic life. 

An intensive and highly effective program that will enable professionals to integrate the most innovative practical and regulatory knowledge of the moment into their practice"

This Postgraduate diploma in Environmental and Energy Management in Organizations contains the most complete and up-to-date educational program on the market. The most important features of the program include:

• Practical cases presented by experts in Environmental and Energy Management in Organizations
• The graphic, schematic, and eminently practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
• Special emphasis on innovative methodologies
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

Successfully apply environmental improvements in the management of any company with the knowledge you will acquire in this Postgraduate diploma" 

Supported by excellent multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, this Postgraduate diploma will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., study in a simulated environment that will provide immersive learning programmed to train in real situations.  

This program is designed around Problem Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the academic year. For this purpose, the professional will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system, developed by renowned and experienced experts in Environmental and Energy Management in Organizations  

A comprehensive and up-to-date program that will provide you with the most interesting teaching material and audiovisual systems in the online teaching market"

A 100% online Postgraduate diploma that will allow you to combine your studies with your professional work in a completely flexible way"

The syllabus of this Postgraduate diploma includes all the necessary contents to achieve extensive and up-to-date knowledge of all the aspects involved in the correct environmental and energy management in any type of organization.
A program specifically created to provide our students with a continuous process of improvement that will boost their real skills for intervention. 

It covers all the areas of knowledge you need to understand in order to intervene as an expert in this field and it integrates new knowledge in a structured and systematic way" 

Module 1. Environmental and Energy Management of Organizations

1.1.     Organizational and Business Fundamentals

1.1.1.     Organizational Management
1.1.2.     Types and Structure of an Organization
1.1.3.     Standardization of Business Management

1.2.     Sustainable Development: Business and Environment

1.2.1.     Sustainable Development. Objectives and Goals
1.2.2.     Economic Activity and its Impact on the Environment
1.2.3.     Corporate Social Responsibility

1.3.     Environmental and Energy Issues. Scope and Current Framework

1.3.1.     Major Current Environmental Problems: Waste, Water, Food
1.3.2.     Energy Issues. Demand, Consumption and Source Distributions
1.3.3.     Current Energy Projections

1.4.     Competence and Regulatory Framework

1.4.1.     Legal Framework, The Five Producing Levels of Environmental Regulations
1.4.2.     Competence Framework: the Distribution of Competencies in Environmental Matters
1.4.3.     Public Actions and Competencies in Environmental Matters and Regulation of Classified Activities

1.5.     European Summits and the Paris Agreement

1.5.1.     EU Climate Targets
1.5.2.     European Summits
1.5.3.     The Paris Agreement

1.6.     The 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals

1.6.1.     The 2030 Agenda: Background, Approval Process and Content
1.6.2.     The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
1.6.3.     SDG Compass Guide

1.7.     Roadmap 2050. National Energy Transition

1.7.1.    Roadmap 2050 Objectives. Key Points
1.7.2.    Economic, Industrial and Social Transition
1.7.3.    Strategy for Pollutant Emission Reduction. Decarbonization Plans

1.8.     National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan

1.8.1.     Key Aspects of the Plan
1.8.2.     Health and Economic Impacts of the PNIEC 2021-2030
1.8.3.     Objectives and Results of the National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan, 2021- 2030

1.9. Circular Economy

1.9.1.     The Circular Economy
1.9.2.     Legislation and Strategies to Support the Circular Economy
1.9.3.     Circular Economy System Diagrams

1.10. Sustainability Reports

1.10.1.     Communication of Social Responsibility Management
1.10.2.     Law 11/2018 Non-Financial Reporting
1.10.3.     The Process of Preparing a Sustainability Report according to GRI

Module 2. Energy Management Tools

2.1.     Energy Regulatory Framework

2.1.1.     European Energy Efficiency Directive
2.1.2.     Transpositions of the Directive to the National Market
2.1.3.     Main Energy Regulations

2.2.     Regulatory Inspections

2.2.1.     Air Conditioning Inspections
2.2.2.     High/Low Voltage Inspections
2.2.3.     Other Regulatory Inspections

2.3.     Energy Audits

2.3.1.     Conducting an Energy Audit Identification of Improvement Opportunities
2.3.2.     UNE-EN 16247-1: 2012
2.3.3.     Royal Decree 56/2016

2.4.     Energy Simulation Tools

2.4.1.     Light Simulations
2.4.2.     Air Conditioning Simulations
2.4.3.     Building Energy Demand Simulations

2.5.     Supply Management: Monitoring

2.5.1.     Types of Monitoring
2.5.2.     Energy Management Platforms
2.5.3.     Fundamental Equipment

2.6.     Energy Services

2.6.1.     Energy Services
2.6.2.     Energy Services Companies
2.6.3.     Types of Contracts

2.7.     IPMVP

2.7.1.     Calculating Savings Avoided Cost and Standardized Savings Models
2.7.2.     Options A, B, C and D
2.7.3.     Establishing Baselines

2.8.     Energy Efficiency Master Plans

2.8.1.     Methodology for Preparing a Master Plan
2.8.2.     Management Models
2.8.3.     Energy Efficiency within a Master Plan

2.9.     Asset Management

2.9.1.     What is Asset Management?
2.9.2.     ISO 55001 Asset Management
2.9.3.     Benefits of Implementing Asset Management

2.10.    Grants and Subsidies

2.10.1.     European Grants and Subsidies
2.10.2.     National Grants and Subsidies
2.10.3.     Regional Grants and Subsidies

Module 3. Environmental Impact Assessment and Climate Change Adaptation Strategies

3.1.     Business Strategies for Climate Change

3.1.1.     Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change. Causes and Consequences
3.1.2.     Climate Change Projections
3.1.3.     Corporate Action against Climate Change. Roadmap for the Integration of Climate Change in Companies

3.2.     Environmental Impact Assessment. Law 21/2013

3.2.1.     Environmental Impact Assessment
3.2.2.     Administrative Procedure of the Environmental Impact Assessment
3.2.3.     Projects Subject to Environmental Assessment

3.3.     Identification and Classification of Environmental Factors

3.3.1.     Environmental Catalog Environmental Variables
3.3.2.     Search for Environmental Information and Inventory
3.3.3.     Inventory Valuation

3.4.     Evaluation and Assessment of the Environmental Impacts of a Project

3.4.1.     Environmental Analysis of a Project
3.4.2.     Pre-Operational Status
3.4.3.     Construction, Operation and Abandonment Phase
3.4.4.     Quantitative Methods

3.5.     Preventive and Corrective Measures

3.5.1.     Preventative Actions
3.5.2.     Corrective Actions
3.5.3.     Compensatory Actions

3.6.     Environmental Monitoring Program

3.6.1.     EMP
3.6.2.     Objectives and Structure of an EMP
3.6.3.     Phases in the Development of an EMP

3.7.     Strategic Environmental Assessment

3.7.1.     European Regulatory Context (Directive 2001/42/EC)
3.7.2.     Modalities for Integrating the Environmental Dimension
3.7.3.     Environmental Assessment in the Phases of the Program

3.8.     National Climate Change Adaptation Plan

3.8.1.     Climate Change: Impacts and Risks
3.8.2.     Objectives of the National Plan for Adaptation to Climate Change 2021-2030
3.8.3.     Objectives by Areas of Work

3.9.     Analysis of Climate Change Risks and Opportunities

3.9.1.     Regulations Related to Environmental Risks
3.9.2.     Environmental Risk Analysis and Assessment
3.9.3.     Risk Management

3.10.     Development of Climate Change Adaptation Plans for Organizations

3.10.1.     Adaptation to Climate Change
3.10.2.     Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment
3.10.3.     Methodology for Prioritizing Climate Change Adaptation Measures

Module 4. Environmental Management Tools

4.1. Carbon Markets

4.1.1.     KP Flexibility Mechanisms
4.1.2.     CAP and Trade and Carbon Funds Schemes
4.1.3.     Voluntary Carbon Markets

4.2.     Organizational Carbon Footprint

4.2.1.     Methodological Reference Standards
4.2.2.     Scopes for Organizational Carbon Footprint
4.2.3.     Calculation Process

4.3.     Product and Event Carbon Footprint

4.3.1.     Methodological Reference Standards
4.3.2.     Scopes for Product Carbon Footprint
4.3.3.     Scopes for Carbon Footprint of Events

4.4.     Climate Change Mitigation Tools

4.4.1.     Reduction and Limitation of Emissions
4.4.2.     Emissions Offsets
4.4.3.     Business Benefits. Certifications

4.5.     Water Footprint

4.5.1.     Stages and Units
4.5.2.     Differentiation of Water for Calculations
4.5.3.     The Water Footprint for Companies

4.6.     Life Cycle Analysis

4.6.1.     Differentiation of Approaches
4.6.2.     LCA Process
4.6.3.     Software Tools for LCA

4.7.     Eco-Design and Eco-Labeling

4.7.1.     Eco-Design Standardization
4.7.2.     Types of Eco-Labeling
4.7.3.     Eco-Labeling Process

4.8.     LEED and BREEAM

4.8.1.    The Value of Sustainable Building Certification
4.8.2.     Approaches to Both Certifications
4.8.3.     Technical Comparison between the Two Certifications

4.9.     Other Sustainable Building Certifications

4.9.1.     Passive House
4.9.2.    Well
4.9.3.    VERDE (Building Reference Efficiency Evaluation)

4.10.     Energy Certification of Buildings

4.10.1.    Energy Efficiency in Buildings
4.10.2.    Technical Conditions and Procedures
4.10.3.    Main Calculation Programs

Enhance your skills in environmental and energy management with the most innovative study systems for online teaching"