Implementing Sustainable Development Programs

Businesses today must focus on following good, fundamental business practices while considering a longer-term perspective. Attendees learn sustainable development essentials and how to operate a business that will be viable and successful with respect to financial, environmental, and social performance metrics over the long-term.

Developing an EH&S Management System for Improved Performance

In this class, attendees will be introduced to the business and environmental benefits associated with implementation of an environmental management system.

Doing Business in China - Managing Environmental Requirements

Trinity is pleased to provide this course to better serve our U.S. clients who are interested in investing and/or expanding in China. The course provides an overview of the environmental regulations in China as well as how to work with various levels of governmental agencies for operating an industrial plant in China.

NSR for Carbon Dixide and Other Greenhouse Gases

With the promulgation of CO2 emissions limits for light duty vehicles promulgated in early 2009, CO2 will become a regulated pollutant subject to New Source Review and Title V permitting. This course takes a look at the future of NSR permitting that addresses CO2 and other greenhouse gases.

Organizational GHG Accounting - Oil and Gas Industry

This one-day course for environmental managers provides an in-depth focus on organizational accounting of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and emissions reductions for the oil and gas sector, including upstream, midstream and downstream, with particular emphasis on GHG accounting and quantification for refinery operations.

Fundamentals of Organizational GHG Accounting

Many companies are currently addressing how to best manage the varying regulatory and stakeholder requirements and pressures around communicating climate change impacts and progress and the issue of organizational GHG accounting is central to this issue. Attend this one-day course to learn about the overlapping as well as distinct requirements related to GHG accounting for a variety of regimes. This course provides the attendee with a firm understanding of preparing and effective and verifiable GHG carbon footprints/inventories for both voluntary and mandatory reporting purposes. The course provides detailed instruction on the fundamentals of organizational and project-based GHG accounting through accepted protocols such as WRI/WBCSD, The Climate Registry (TCR), and California Climate Action Registry (CCAR) protocols. Additional state and project-based protocols such as the Climate Action Reserve (CAR) will also be examined. The course also provides an enhanced focus on the EPA Mandatory GHG Reporting Rule, including a review of applicability and reporting, recordkeeping and monitoring requirements under the rule. EPA Mandatory GHG Reporting Rule compliance strategies will also be discussed. The course will use instructional slides as well as practical examples to allow the attendees to apply the course material. This course is geared toward corporate managers and GHG/Sustainability program managers within industrial organizations.

Using Life Cycle Analysis to Reduce Environmental Footprint

This course introduces students to the key steps in conducting an LCA, emphasizing how to ensure relevant data for improving environmental performance are gathered and analyzed. Course attendees will develop a practical understanding of the LCA framework and applications of the LCA for organizational sustainability initiatives. Beyond providing a thorough explanation of the LCA process, the course also addresses emerging protocols for determining product carbon footprints, developing environmental product declarations, and establishing an environmentally preferred purchasing program. Finally, the course presents a comparison of commercially available tools for conducting an LCA.