In-Person Training
Demystify the complexity of climate change science, terms, regulations and reporting requirements for UK business and start taking action. Learn how to plan your own carbon accounting structures and develop your own Greenhouse Gas emission reports. Combine your learnings to improve business performance, reduce risk, retain and attract staff, meet regulatory needs and gain new customers.
Who is this for?
- Small business owners and managers who need a beginner friendly introduction to climate change and a practical ‘how to’ into carbon accounting and reporting.
- Sales and marketing teams looking to further understand their customer’s climate action requirements for tenders and commercial opportunities.
- Team professionals looking to broaden their skillset.
Learning Outcomes
- An effective foundation knowledge of climate-related science, policy and regulation, terms and definitions, carbon accounting and reporting needs.
- How action on climate change creates value for the company.
- Practical experience with developing inputs for carbon accounting and reports.
Includes
- Delivery in-person at your facilities
- 8 Modules
- 2 Group exercises
- 1 Quiz
- Time: 1 working day
Pricing
£450* per person
Minimum 4, maximum 12 attendees.
Discounts and adjusted prices are available for over 8 attendees and less than 4 attendees.
* Travel costs are included for delivery within a 2 hour (each way) travel time.
Other requirements e.g. national-international travel / overnights may incur additional cost depending on need. Full terms, conditions and pricing will be included in the training quotes issued.
Modules
1. The Science
In this introductory module, you’ll learn about earth’s climate history and natural cycles, the science around climate change and how we as humans are making an impact.
2. Policy & Regulation(T)
In this module, you’ll learn about the key drivers of change affecting business and trade, international policy, UK / EU regulations and societal expectations.
3. Demystifying Terms
In this module, you’ll be introduced to all the main climate related terms and definitions, including Scope 1 – 3 emissions, Science-based Targets, Carbon Neutrality, Net Zero, Carbon Credits, Offsets and Avoidance.
4. Reporting & Disclosures(T)
In this module, you’ll learn about mandatory versus voluntary reporting, how disclosures change according to stakeholder type and the core sustainability and ESG reporting standards, frameworks and disclosure platforms you need to know. You’ll also learn how reporting integrates into finance and lending decisions.
5. Organisational Emissions
In this module, you’ll be introduced into organisational carbon accounting, starting with how to define control, organisational boundaries, GHG emissions, conversion factors and calculation methodologies, baselines, data certainty amongst other areas. You’ll learn how to prepare the foundation for robust carbon accounts.
6. Carbon Accounting – Scope 1 and 2(T)
In this module, you’ll learn what’s required for Scope 1 and 2 carbon accounting. By the end of this module and practical ‘how to’ session, you’ll be able to take primary and secondary data, apply conversion factors and calculate organisational GHG emissions.
7. Carbon Accounting – Scope 3(T)
Building on the previous module, you’ll cover all 15 GHG Protocol categories of Scope 3. By the end of this module and practical ‘how to’ session, you’ll have a wider appreciation of how to build Scope 3 carbon accounts, helping prepare your business for future progress.
8. Creating Value
In this module, you’ll cover how tackling climate change creates value for your business. Covering efficiency and performance, risk, HR and financial matters, we’ll unlock the strategic business planning and commercial benefits.
Key:
Tailored Modules(T) will be developed in partnership with you, ensuring the course is more closely matched to your business. This helps deliver more immediate impact and value in the workplace.
Instructor
Matt Farnsworth
Matt is the founder and director of Pitchstone Consulting and for close to 30 years has been a well-respected strategic management leader, advisor, technical expert and pragmatic solution finder to large and small companies on environmental and social sustainability and ESG.
As a professionally qualified environmental scientist with C-Suite experience and a keen strategic and commercial business mind, he relishes working with forward-thinking and impactful businesses across all sectors.
Quickly getting to grips with a business or project; preparing for the future; anticipating sustainability trends; setting direction and firm foundations with hands-on support; delivering with clear purpose and messaging; and helping business become more resilient are his strong points.
Through his lived-in and third party work he has advised several hundred businesses and their financial partners on sustainability and ESG matters, often at the interplay between business growth, value creation, financing risk and stock listing.
A holder of both CFA certificates in Sustainable Investing and Climate and Investing, he was a long-term trusted ESG advisor to a major UK banking group and was a founder and chair of the Corporate Transactions Working Group, delivered through the UK Environmental Law Association (UKELA).
Matt is an experienced coach, speaker and active listener, having spoken at, moderated or hosted event workshops, AGMs, roundtables and seminars on a range of topics spanning corporate sustainability, business, investment and finance.
He currently is a Fellow of the Institute of Sustainability & Environmental Professionals (ISEP) and Chartered Environmentalist (SocEnv) and also spent many years has a European / Chartered Geologist and Fellow of the Geological Society.
Over his career he has written numerous thought leadership articles and content, including having featured in: The Times Newspaper, Real Deals, Accountancy Age, HR Magazine, FMJ, Coast and Carve.
Our Approach to Training
Social Good
Pitchstone delivers sustainability & ESG training that delivers real impact, helping build a more sustainable future
Empowering
It’s all about empowering business and individuals to do more with less. Prepare yourself and your teams with the right skills – you’ve got this!
You
A trusted partner, Pitchstone works with you to deliver what’s really needed, when you need it most