Sustainability Leadership in Energy Training Course

Participants can establish an emissions-baseline structure and identify material data gaps.

• GHG Protocol boundaries define organisational control, equity share and consolidation choices
• Scope 1 sources include combustion, process emissions, fugitive releases and fleet fuels
• Scope 2 accounting compares location-based and market-based electricity emissions methods
• Scope 3 screening identifies material purchased goods, fuel, transport and use-phase categories
• Build an emissions inventory from meters, invoices, production records and supplier data
• Data-quality scoring tests completeness, accuracy, timeliness, traceability and calculation uncertainty

Participants can compare transition pathways and set decision-useful targets and milestones.

• Science Based Targets initiative criteria distinguish near-term targets from net-zero commitments
• Scenario analysis compares policy, market, technology and physical-climate assumptions
• Marginal abatement cost curves rank measures by emissions impact and unit cost
• Define base year, target boundary, interim milestones and recalculation triggers
• Assess demand reduction, efficiency, electrification, fuel switching and carbon-removal roles
• Transition pathways test asset life, production plans and retirement assumptions

Participants can assess renewable-energy options against cost, emissions, reliability and contractual risk.

• Renewable procurement hierarchy compares on-site generation, PPAs, tariffs and certificates
• Power purchase agreements allocate price, volume, shape, credit and curtailment risks
• Additionality tests whether procurement decisions contribute to new renewable capacity
• Evaluate solar, wind, storage and demand-response options using site constraints
• Match load profiles with generation profiles, balancing requirements and grid access
• Certificate quality assessment addresses vintage, geography, ownership and double-counting controls

Participants can prioritise operational emissions-reduction measures while protecting asset performance.

• Energy management systems identify baseload, peaks, losses and operational anomalies
• ISO 50001 principles structure energy reviews, objectives, controls and improvement cycles
• Asset-level abatement plans connect maintenance, process control and capital upgrades
• Methane management applies measurement, detection, repair and verification disciplines
• Electrification screening evaluates equipment duty cycles, power quality and grid capacity
• Operational KPIs link energy intensity, emissions intensity, uptime and safety performance

Participants can prepare financially credible cases for transition investments and funding decisions.

• Lifecycle costing captures capital, energy, maintenance, residual-value and decommissioning assumptions
• Net present value models compare transition investments under alternative price scenarios
• Internal carbon pricing tests investment resilience against future emissions-cost assumptions
• Sensitivity analysis examines electricity prices, utilisation, financing costs and technology performance
• Green finance instruments include sustainability-linked loans, green bonds and transition finance
• Investment committees require assumptions, risk treatment, benefits ownership and stage gates

Participants can organise credible transition disclosures, metrics and evidence for internal and external users.

• IFRS S2 disclosure structure covers governance, strategy, risk management, metrics and targets
• Transition-plan disclosures connect commitments, actions, financing, dependencies and accountability
• Select emissions metrics, energy metrics, renewable shares and capital-expenditure indicators
• Evidence registers trace reported claims to data owners, calculations and approvals
• Greenwashing controls test accuracy, completeness, substantiation and material omissions
• Assurance readiness requires documented controls, audit trails and management review

Participants can plan stakeholder engagement that addresses distributional impacts and implementation concerns.

• Stakeholder mapping ranks influence, impact, expectations, dependency and engagement needs
• Just transition principles address workforce, communities, affordability and supplier impacts
• Consultation plans define purpose, audience, channels, timing, feedback and accountability
• Community-benefit approaches consider jobs, skills, local procurement and shared infrastructure
• Labour-transition planning identifies affected roles, reskilling pathways and consultation requirements
• Grievance mechanisms record concerns, response commitments, escalation routes and closure evidence

Participants can establish governance and risk controls for transition-plan delivery.

• Board oversight defines mandate, reporting cadence, challenge questions and approval thresholds
• RACI matrices assign accountability for targets, projects, disclosures and stakeholder commitments
• Climate-risk registers distinguish transition, physical, legal, market and reputational risks
• Risk appetite statements set decision boundaries for emissions, capital and operational exposure
• Balanced scorecards connect executive incentives with transition milestones and leading indicators
• Escalation protocols address missed targets, cost overruns, stakeholder harm and control failures

Participants can prepare a practical leadership plan for a priority energy-transition initiative.

• Define a priority transition challenge using scope, baseline, constraints and desired outcomes
• Stakeholder analysis identifies sponsors, decision makers, affected groups and critical dependencies
• Sequence actions through 30-, 60- and 90-day implementation milestones
• Resource plans specify budget, expertise, data, governance forums and external support
• Communication narratives connect transition choices with value, reliability, risk and fairness
• Review plans against target credibility, delivery feasibility and accountable ownership