Journey to Net Zero training
Sustainability training for management and leadership
Green Economy’s accredited Journey to Net Zero training course enables business leaders to develop and implement carbon reduction plans that cut costs, reduce carbon and increase competitiveness.
Journey to Net Zero is an accredited training course for business leaders looking to increase their understanding and focus on sustainability. Our course has been specifically designed to enable business leaders to develop and implement effective carbon reduction plans that cut costs, reduce carbon emissions and increase competitiveness.
Explore what 'net zero' means for your organisation
Measure your business' carbon footprint
Build a strategic plan to shrink your Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions
Discover the common pitfalls and how to avoid greenwashing
Future-proof your business with reduced energy and resource costs, minimised risk, and the knowledge and tools to leverage sustainability to your competitive advantage.
Through group workshops, study material and one-to-one advice, our environmental consultants will guide you through what net zero means for your organisation and explore how you can prioritise action and deliver results.
Journey to Net Zero is an accredited level 3 course and attendees will become fully certified by successfully completing a virtual assessment. This course is also CPD certified by The Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals (ISEP), formerly the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA).
Our Journey to Net Zero course is intended for business leaders, or managers in ESG, facilities, operations or finance with an interest in sustainability.
We also offer Carbon Literacy training designed to engage employees at all levels of an organisation in reducing their carbon footprint and making sustainability part of their everyday lives.
Green Economy, part of the Growth Company, is a social enterprise engaged in helping businesses reduce their carbon footprints every day. Our specialists have first hand experience of the barriers businesses face to reducing their carbon footprints and implementing sustainability strategies.
Our Carbon Literacy course has been specifically designed with these challenges in mind, giving you the skills and knowledge that they need to make informed and sustainable choices for your business.
As part of your Journey to Net Zero training, you will be allocated a Green Economy consultant to work with you on developing and implementing your action plan, even after the course has completed.
You will also gain access to our Alumni network, with regular events to give you an opportunity to network with likeminded peers and address challenges.
Across seven workshops we'll take you through the process of achieving Net Zero, with a combination of presentations, workshops and group activity. The course includes:
The course includes:
By the end of this workshop you will be able to:
Explain what causes climate change and how it impacts the environment
Identify the risks that climate change poses to their business or organisation
Recognise the business benefits of awareness and action on the sustainability agenda
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
Describe what a carbon footprint is, the business benefits of measuring it and
how to use it
Calculate your organisational carbon footprint
Define key net zero terms
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
Identify practical steps that can be applied to deliver cost-effective resource efficiency improvements that cut your carbon footprint.
Identify practical steps to reduce waste and the costs associated with waste
Compare the options and incentives for sustainable travel choices.
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
Identify different staff personalities and motivations
Develop an effective staff engagement programme
Build an engaged green team from across your organisation
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
Identify your business activities in respect to their environmental aspects and impacts.
Identify your significant impacts and prioritise areas for action
Write a clear and succinct environmental policy for your organisation
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
Assess risk within your supply chain
Engage with your supply chain to support your journey to net zero
Understand how value chain drivers can impact the way you demonstrate your green credentials
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
Set and prioritise achievable targets
Build on short and long-term action planning
Build an effective communication strategy and avoid greenwashing
“I completed the JTNZ course, and it really was fantastic! I have a good
understanding now of how to benchmark where we are, and set a strategy in place
to achieve our goal of being Net Zero by 2030.”
“I would highly recommend to anyone who wants to learn more about this important issue, whether to make changes personally, for their own interest, or in their workplace.”
“I found the Jouney to Net Zero course so helpful. As a BCorp business there are a lot of great
things that we already do, but attending this course really helped us to enhance
our environmental policies and gave us the tools to thoroughly track our carbon
footprint.”
Journey to Net Zero is a three-day training course which is delivered in person or online, with a cohort of between 10-20 attendees at each session.
To participate attendees can book a place for their preferred time on our events calendar, or arrange a bespoke session for a business, organisation network or supply chain.
9, 16, 23 October
Book individual or group tickets to upskill your organisation's leaders, managers and decision makers in delivering ESG and sustainability goals.
17 March
Book individual or group tickets to upskill your organisation's leaders, managers and decision makers in delivering ESG and sustainability goals.
Book a place on a forthcoming cohort – hosted in person and online.
Costs*
Micro (1-19 employees): £495 + VAT
SME (20-249 employees): £595 + VAT
Large (250+ employees): £695 + VAT
* A limited number of funded places are available for eligible SMEs. Follow the booking process to apply.
Our Journey to Net Zero training can be adapted to meet the requirements of specific organisation, sector and markets. To arrange a custom programme for your colleagues, business units or supply chain, please get in touch.
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