Carbon Footprinting: Measuring your OrganisationÂÌñ»»ÆÞ™s Impact and Planning for Positive Change
A past course delivered by The Future is Green
This was a past course delivered by The Future is Green
Overview
This course consisted of a two-day in-person workshop, where learners developed the skills required to calculate their business' carbon footprint, but also the knowledge required to plan next steps and share their carbon commitments with stakeholders.
Working in small groups with like-minded businesses, they learned about the drivers for creating an organisational footprint, gain awareness of standards for calculating emissions and discover the data needed and where to find it. They also explored the jargon around net zero, myth-busting and greenwashing.
Learners had time between sessions to gather information from their organisation, discover where their challenges are in data collection and any knowledge gaps, and bring them back to review with experts in Carbon Footprinting.
In the second session, they learned how to access global emissions databases to calculate their carbon, identify hotspots within their organisation and develop a roadmap for manageable actions in the short, medium and long term, including how to get buy-in and communicate effectively internally and with wider stakeholders.
What learners could gain
Climate change is an urgent global issue, and businesses play a crucial role in mitigating its impact. By transitioning to net-zero emissions, organisations can significantly contribute to global climate goals while reaping benefits such as reduced operational costs, enhanced brand reputation and future-proofing against regulatory changes.
Calculating your carbon footprint provides you with a baseline of where your emissions are coming from, enabling you to take targeted, impactful and measurable action.
Who was the course for?
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6Sole-traders
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6SMEs
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6Large Enterprises
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6Public sector
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6Charities
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6Anyone interested in making their organisation greener
Learning outcomes
This training went beyond calculating carbon. Learners could gain the confidence and ability to take action, reduce their impact and positively convey their plans to their customers, suppliers and stakeholders.
Attendees could learn how to:
- identify their business' carbon hotspots
- prioritise opportunities to reduce their emissions
- develop and deploy their own action plan
- embed a culture of continual improvement across their enterprise
- share their successes, avoid greenwashing and maximise the impact for their business
About The Future is Green?
The Future is Green was a collaborative project that delivered skills development courses and programmes to individuals across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly to support the development of skills needed for the future green economy.
The project was funded by the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Good Growth Fund through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The was a central pillar of the UK GovernmentÂÌñ»»ÆÞ™s Levelling Up agenda and provided £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aimed to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK by investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills.
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