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Green Lean and Sustainable Operational Excellence

Rising energy, water and material costs are squeezing African operations, while customers increasingly ask about environmental impact. This course combines lean waste elimination with resource efficiency so teams cut cost and environmental footprint at the same time. Participants learn to map energy, water and material flows, spot waste, and build improvement projects that pay for themselves while reducing impact.

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What you will be able to do

  • Connect lean waste elimination with resource and energy savings.
  • Map energy, water and material flows through a process.
  • Identify environmental waste hidden in daily operations.
  • Prioritise green improvement projects by cost and impact.
  • Set practical resource efficiency targets and measures.
  • Build a business case that links savings to sustainability.

Course outline

  1. 01Lean and Sustainability Together
  2. 02Mapping Energy, Water and Material Flows
  3. 03Spotting Environmental Waste
  4. 04Resource Efficiency Techniques
  5. 05Prioritising Green Projects
  6. 06Setting Targets and Measures
  7. 07Building the Business Case

Who should attend

This course suits operations managers, sustainability and utilities staff, continuous improvement practitioners and facility managers seeking to reduce cost and environmental impact together.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 29 Sep 2026Pretoria2R10,000Closed
29 to 30 Sep 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
30 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
1 to 2 Oct 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Oct 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
6 to 7 Oct 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
7 to 8 Oct 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
8 to 9 Oct 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Oct 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
13 to 14 Oct 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
14 to 15 Oct 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
15 to 16 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Oct 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
20 to 21 Oct 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
21 to 22 Oct 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
22 to 23 Oct 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
26 to 27 Oct 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
27 to 28 Oct 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
28 to 29 Oct 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
29 to 30 Oct 2026Online2US$900Register
10 to 11 Dec 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
14 to 15 Dec 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
17 to 18 Dec 2026Durban2R10,000Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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