Carbon Literacy for Organisations
Build Carbon Literacy across your organisation and turn climate knowledge into meaningful action.
Climate change is increasingly influencing how organisations operate, make decisions and respond to customers, employees, supply chains and wider sustainability expectations.
This accredited Carbon Literacy course gives your people the knowledge and confidence to understand climate change, recognise how their decisions influence carbon emissions and identify practical actions they can take both personally and within the workplace.
Designed for organisations looking to build a consistent understanding of climate change across their workforce, the course creates a shared language for carbon and sustainability and provides a foundation for wider organisational climate action.
About the course
Carbon Literacy is about more than understanding climate change. It’s about giving people the knowledge and confidence to do something about it.
This interactive course explores the science and impacts of climate change, the relationship between climate and business, how carbon emissions are generated and measured, and the practical actions individuals and organisations can take to reduce their impact.
Through discussion, activities and real-world examples, learners are encouraged to consider climate change in the context of their own organisation and role.
The course is accredited by The Carbon Literacy Project and can also support organisations looking to progress towards Carbon Literate Organisation (CLO) status.
You will learn
By the end of the course you’ll understand:
- The science behind climate change and its impacts
- How climate change can affect organisations, supply chains and communities
- What carbon emissions are and where they come from
- The principles of carbon footprints and carbon measurement
- How everyday workplace decisions can influence emissions
- The difference individuals and organisations can make
- Practical opportunities to reduce carbon emissions
- How to engage others in climate action
- How Carbon Literacy can support wider sustainability and Net Zero ambitions
- How to turn your learning into meaningful personal and workplace action
Why complete this course?
Creating meaningful organisational change requires people across the business to understand why action matters and how they can contribute.
Carbon Literacy provides that foundation.
Rather than limiting climate knowledge to sustainability specialists, the course helps create a common level of understanding across teams and departments, enabling people to make more informed decisions and identify opportunities for action within their own roles.
For organisations, developing Carbon Literate employees can help strengthen employee engagement, support carbon-reduction and Net Zero ambitions and demonstrate a credible commitment to climate action.
It can also provide the foundations for organisations wishing to work towards Carbon Literate Organisation accreditation at Bronze, Silver or Gold level.
This course includes
One full day training (09:00 - 16:00)
Live online or in person delivery
Foundation level
Topical conversations, surveys and pre course learning requirements
Carbon Literate certification subject to successful completion of The CLP requirements
Need training for your team? Training multiple employees?
If you’d like to train multiple members of your team, we offer discounted multi-licence packages and bespoke group training. Email: training@ecogenesys.co.uk
Frequently asked questions
For employers
Can we train multiple employees at once?
Yes. You can book up to six employees from the same organisation onto one of our open online Carbon Literacy courses. If you have a larger team, we can arrange a dedicated in-house course for your organisation, with the training tailored to your team.
Who is this course for?
This course is suitable for organisations that want to build Carbon Literacy across their workforce, regardless of where they are on their sustainability journey.
No previous climate or sustainability knowledge is required, making it suitable for people at all levels and across all business functions – from senior leadership and sustainability teams to operations, HR, procurement, finance, sales, marketing and customer-facing roles.
It is particularly valuable for organisations looking to create a shared understanding of climate change, engage employees with sustainability or establish the foundations for Carbon Literate Organisation accreditation.
Who in the organisation should undertake Carbon Literacy?
Carbon Literacy creates a common foundation of understanding, organisations can benefit from training people across different functions rather than limiting participation to sustainability specialists alone.
For individuals
Do I need any previous experience?
Most courses are suitable for learners of all experience levels. Any prerequisites will be clearly shown on the course page.
How do I become Carbon Literate?
Training your people can be the first step towards embedding Carbon Literacy throughout your organisation.
Ecogenesys can support organisations looking to build Carbon Literacy across their workforce and progress towards Bronze, Silver or Gold Carbon Literate Organisation status.
Speak to the Ecogenesys Training Academy team about Carbon Literacy training for your organisation.
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