Carbon Footprint and Net Zero Delivery Training Course

Participants can apply core greenhouse gas accounting principles to inventory design decisions.

• GHG Protocol principles: relevance, completeness, consistency, transparency and accuracy
• Kyoto greenhouse gases, global warming potentials and carbon dioxide equivalent
• Direct emissions, energy indirect emissions and value-chain emission categories
• Base-year selection, recalculation policy and treatment of structural changes
• Inventory reporting period aligned with financial, operational and disclosure cycles
• Audit trail requirements from source records through calculations to reported totals

Participants can select and document organisational boundaries for a corporate GHG inventory.

• Equity share approach for joint ventures and partially owned entities
• Financial control approach applied to subsidiaries, franchises and leased assets
• Operational control approach for managed facilities and outsourced activities
• Boundary decisions for acquisitions, disposals, mergers and restructuring events
• Consolidation memo documenting entity lists, ownership data and exclusion rationale
• Mapping emission sources to Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3

Participants can calculate and document material Scope 1 emissions using activity data and emission factors.

• Stationary combustion calculations from fuel purchases, meter readings and invoices
• Mobile combustion calculations for owned fleets, fuel cards and mileage records
• Fugitive emissions from refrigerants, fire suppression systems and maintenance logs
• Process emissions identification within manufacturing, construction and industrial operations
• Emission factor selection by fuel type, geography, year and source
• Unit conversions between litres, kilowatt-hours, tonnes and energy content

Participants can calculate location-based and market-based Scope 2 emissions and assess electricity claims.

• Location-based Scope 2 method using grid-average electricity emission factors
• Market-based Scope 2 method using contractual energy instruments and supplier data
• Quality criteria for renewable energy certificates and power purchase agreements
• Residual mix factors, supplier-specific factors and unbundled certificate treatment
• District heating, cooling and steam emissions calculation methods
• Dual reporting disclosures and reconciliation of Scope 2 results

Participants can establish a practical carbon data collection process with traceable controls.

• Data request register specifying owner, frequency, unit, evidence and deadline
• Source hierarchy using invoices, meter data, ERP extracts and estimates
• Data quality scoring for temporal, geographical, technological and completeness dimensions
• Control checks for missing periods, duplicate records and implausible consumption
• Version control for calculation workbooks, factors and methodology changes
• Inventory management plan defining procedures, responsibilities and retention periods

Participants can build a transparent calculation model for Scope 1 and 2 emissions.

• Activity-data calculation structure: quantity multiplied by factor and global warming potential
• Calculation workbook tabs for inputs, factors, calculations, checks and outputs
• Assumptions register recording estimates, proxies, exclusions and methodological choices
• Automated unit checks preventing incompatible quantities and emission factors
• Variance analysis comparing emissions intensity, consumption trends and prior periods
• Management dashboard showing emissions by source, site, scope and business unit

Participants can identify, screen and prioritise material Scope 3 categories.

• Fifteen Scope 3 categories mapped to purchasing, travel and asset flows
• Screening methods using spend, supplier data, physical quantities and industry averages
• Materiality criteria combining emissions magnitude, influence, risk and stakeholder relevance
• Avoiding double counting while recognising value-chain reporting boundary choices
• Category map linking data owners, systems, suppliers and improvement actions
• Scope 3 prioritisation matrix supporting phased measurement and engagement plans

Participants can select suitable methods for purchased goods and supplier emissions estimation.

• Spend-based method using environmentally extended input-output emission factors
• Average-data method based on mass, material composition and product emission factors
• Supplier-specific method using product carbon footprints and primary supplier data
• Hybrid calculation methods combining supplier data with secondary factor gaps
• Capital goods treatment for buildings, machinery, information technology and vehicles
• Supplier engagement questionnaire requesting boundaries, methods, factors and assurance evidence

Participants can quantify priority travel, logistics, waste, asset and product-use emissions.

• Business travel calculations from booking systems, distance classes and cabin type
• Employee commuting estimates using surveys, attendance patterns and transport modes
• Upstream and downstream transportation calculations using distance, weight and vehicle factors
• Waste generated in operations measured by disposal route and material composition
• Leased assets, franchises and investments boundary decisions and calculation approaches
• Use-phase and end-of-life emissions for energy-consuming products and packaging

Participants can prepare an emissions inventory for internal review and external assurance.

• ISO 14064-1 requirements for inventory boundaries, quantification and reporting
• Materiality thresholds for errors, omissions and assurance sampling decisions
• Evidence files linking invoices, data extracts, calculations and management approvals
• Internal control testing for data capture, factor updates and workbook changes
• Uncertainty assessment using data quality indicators, ranges and sensitivity analysis
• Corrective action log for assurance findings, owners, deadlines and closure evidence

Participants can develop an emissions baseline and forecast pathways under defined assumptions.

• Base-year emissions profile segmented by scope, source, site and business driver
• Business-as-usual forecast using growth, production, headcount and energy assumptions
• Emissions intensity metrics per revenue, output, floor area and full-time employee
• Scenario analysis comparing demand growth, efficiency measures and energy procurement choices
• Sensitivity testing for emission factors, supplier coverage and operational assumptions
• Forecast governance documenting assumptions, sign-off routes and revision triggers

Participants can evaluate and prioritise emissions reduction options using cost and abatement evidence.

• Abatement option register covering efficiency, electrification, renewables and process redesign
• Quantifying annual emissions reductions against a defined baseline and implementation date
• Marginal abatement cost calculation using lifetime costs and discounted cash flows
• MACC chart interpretation: cost, abatement volume, dependencies and delivery timing
• Operational feasibility assessment covering site constraints, skills, permits and downtime
• Avoided energy cost, carbon price and maintenance implications within business cases

Participants can design a target architecture aligned with recognised science-based target criteria.

• Near-term targets versus long-term net zero targets and residual emissions
• SBTi target boundary requirements for Scope 1, 2 and Scope 3
• Absolute contraction and sectoral decarbonisation approaches for target calculation
• Scope 3 coverage thresholds and supplier engagement target design
• Renewable electricity targets, energy procurement claims and target consistency
• Residual emissions neutralisation distinguished from avoided-emissions compensation claims

Participants can evaluate the limited role of carbon credits and removals within a credible climate strategy.

• Emission reductions prioritised before neutralisation, compensation and contribution claims
• Carbon credit quality criteria: additionality, permanence, leakage and verification
• Removal methods including afforestation, biochar, direct air capture and storage
• Credit procurement controls covering vintage, registry, retirement and double claiming
• Claims approval process for marketing, annual reports and stakeholder communications
• Portfolio risk assessment for reversal, delivery failure and reputational exposure

Participants can convert targets and abatement options into a costed delivery roadmap.

• Roadmap sequencing by quick wins, enabling projects and long-lead capital programmes
• Workstream charters defining objectives, scope, owners, budget and decision rights
• Milestone plan linking procurement, engineering, policy changes and emissions outcomes
• Dependencies mapping for grid capacity, supplier capability, funding and technology readiness
• Capital allocation criteria integrating return, carbon reduction, risk and strategic value
• Implementation dashboard tracking milestones, budget, emissions and unresolved delivery risks

Participants can establish governance and performance controls for ongoing carbon programme delivery.

• Board oversight responsibilities for climate targets, transition plans and public claims
• Executive steering committee terms of reference, escalation routes and decision cadence
• Carbon budgets assigned to business units, projects and operational portfolios
• Internal carbon pricing models: shadow price, fee and implicit carbon cost
• Key performance indicators for absolute emissions, intensity, data quality and delivery
• Management review pack combining performance trends, risks, actions and decisions

Participants can prepare carbon disclosures and communications that are consistent with inventory evidence and delivery plans.

• GHG emissions disclosures aligned with organisational boundaries and reporting methodologies
• Transition plan disclosures covering targets, actions, financing, governance and progress
• ISSB IFRS S2 climate metrics relevant to greenhouse gas reporting
• GRI 305 emissions disclosures, base-year explanations and intensity ratios
• Customer questionnaires answered with evidence, caveats and source references
• Internal communications translating technical emissions data into accountable business actions

Participants can build, review and present a complete carbon footprint and net zero delivery plan.

• Inventory boundary statement supported by entity mapping and operational control decisions
• Scope 1, 2 and priority Scope 3 calculations with documented assumptions
• Data quality assessment identifying evidence gaps, uncertainties and improvement actions
• Baseline forecast and science-based target pathway with stated calculation assumptions
• Marginal abatement cost curve prioritising measures, costs, timing and dependencies
• Costed delivery roadmap assigning owners, milestones, governance and performance indicators