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Overview

A structured approach to exploring how professionals can use their influence to drive climate action and contribute to achieving net-zero goals within their workplaces

Duration

10 weeks

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Total fee

72,499

Mode of learning

Online

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Certificate

Climate Solutions: Using Your Influence in the Workplace for a Net Zero Future
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Highlights

  • Earn microcredentials from Nottingham Business School
  • Payment must be accepted made by card (Visa, Mastercard and American Express) or PayPal via our online system
  • 14 days of cancellation and refund policy available
  • 24/7 access and recorded content
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Climate Solutions: Using Your Influence in the Workplace for a Net Zero Future
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Course details

Who should do this course?

Executives who are responsible for setting organizational strategy and are looking to integrate climate solutions 

Professionals dedicated to managing and implementing sustainability initiatives and environmental policies within their organizations

 

What are the course deliverables?

Overview of climate change, its impacts, and the urgency of achieving net-zero emissions

Understanding the concept of net-zero and global and local targets for carbon reduction

Exploring how organizations contribute to climate change and opportunities for impact

More about this course

The Climate Solutions: Using Your Influence in the Workplace for a Net Zero Future course is designed to empower professionals with the knowledge and tools needed to drive sustainability and climate action within their organizations

This course focuses on leveraging personal and professional influence to advance climate solutions and contribute to achieving net-zero carbon emissions goals

The online microcredential will help you develop your climate literacy and gain crucial skills in climate leadership

Climate Solutions: Using Your Influence in the Workplace for a Net Zero Future
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Curriculum

Visions of a Positive Future
  • Welcome, introductions and studying online guidance
  • The big picture - where are we currently?
  • High-impact solutions
  • Troubled vs positive future
  • Climate science - an introduction
  • Renewable energy and electrification
  • Green economy and green jobs
  • Review of the week
     
Climate Change Communication
  • Welcome back!
  • Coronation Street: making climate solutions entertaining
  • Climate communication - key concepts
  • Understanding and communicating climate change science
  • Walking the talk
  • Climate change coaching
  • Review of the week

 

Climate Leadership
  • Welcome and recap
  • Lead for the planet
  • 1. Get the truth
  • 2. Assess the risks
  • 3. Raise the stakes
  • 4. Define the business of business
  • 5. Engage global leadership
  • Review of the week

 

Calculating Impact and Carbon Accounting
  • Carbon calculations
  • The five-tonne lifestyle
  • Scope 1
  • Scope 2
  • Scope 3
  • The Scopes in your organisation
  • Science-based targets (SBTs)
  • Review of the week

 

Buildings and Estate for a Low-Carbon Future
  • Welcome to week 5
  • Climate solutions in the building sector
  • Refurbishments - insulation and other carbon-negative solutions
  • New builds - designing for a low-carbon future
  • Carbon sinks and carbon storage
  • The low-carbon city of the future
  • Review of the week

 

Impactful Food Decisions
  • Sustainable food practices
  • Carrots and sticks
  • Managing food waste
  • Think local, think seasonal
  • Reducing food-related GHG emissions - alternatives?
  • Review of the week

 

Money, Money, Money!
  • Welcome and recap of last week
  • Opportunities and risks for banks
  • ESG investing in practice
  • Greenwashing or Greenwishing?
  • Review of the week

 

Marketing with the Climate in Mind
  • Intro to (Sustainable) Marketing
  • Marketing and Responsible Consumption
  • Climate-friendly Marketing Audit
  • Effecting change in your organisation
  • Review of the week

 

Supply Chain Management
  • The global supply chain and Scope 3
  • Decarbonising the supply chain
  • Fashion: supply chain-related climate solutions
  • Engaging suppliers
  • Review of the week

 

Your Positive Future
  • Understanding systems
  • Multisolving (climate, health, jobs…)
  • The assessment: finalising your assignment

 

 

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Climate Solutions: Using Your Influence in the Workplace for a Net Zero Future
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Alice Veldtman

Climate Solutions: Using Your Influence in the Workplace for a Net Zero Future
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    Oct 7, 2024
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