Duration - 1 day
Description
Organisations are under increasing pressure to demonstrate that they are taking their environmental responsibilities seriously. This informative one day course provides an introduction for anyone who wants to understand how to calculate and report on their greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) – typically referred to as their carbon footprint – as an indication of environmental performance to shareholders, regulators and other interested parties.
Learning Objectives
- Why carbon management is becoming so important in the boardroom
- The principles of reporting your carbon footprint
- The elements required to calculate a carbon footprint
- How to produce a carbon footprint report
- The importance and value of independent verification of your carbon footprint
- The approach that will be used for independent report verification by BSI
Who should attend?
- Those requiring an overview of carbon footprinting
- Those looking to calculate and report their own carbon footprint
- Those looking to develop a carbon management strategy
- Those who will be using BSI for report verification
Benefits to your business
- A thorough understanding of how to calculate your own carbon footprint
- The ability to report on your carbon footprint with confidence in its integrity and robustness
Identification of opportunities within your business for carbon reduction activities and carbon management strategies.
Course structure
- Carbon footprinting – reporting and verification overview
- Understanding the principles of reporting GHG emissions
- Elements of a reported carbon footprint
- Reporting GHG emissions
- The verification process
- Getting started on your implementation plan
Prerequisite
There is no formal prerequisite for this course
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