This program is designed to empower and upskill professionals to become sustainability champions and green skills leaders within their organisations. Gain a comprehensive understanding of key sustainability concepts, master practical skills, and learn how to drive impactful change across industries.
The programme will cover the following topics:
Introduction to Sustainability
This session will introduce participants to the definition of sustainability, the SDGs and how this interlinks to climate change and the environment. Participants will discuss real life sustainability challenges, both locally and globally, and the various considerations contributing to these challenges. The final project will also be introduced.
Climate Change, Mitigation and Adaptation (in two parts)
These sessions will discuss the science behind climate change, the role of biodiversity, how carbon footprints are measured, and the types of solutions being developed. Strategies for mitigating and adapting to the impacts of climate change will be explored.
Environmental Policy and Regulations
There will be an overview of the general roles that regulations play when it comes to sustainability. This may cover laws, regulations, compliance, reporting, and environmental impact assessments.
Green Finance
Green finance policy, regulation, markets and instruments will be explored. The opportunities and risks around climate change will be discussed, including within the nature based finance and investment context.
Green Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship
Building on the last session, the learners will consider sustainable business models and look at case studies of green businesses. This session will also consider risk management, stakeholder engagement and effective communications.
Energy (in two parts)
These sessions will consider energy in the context of Greenhouse Gas emissions and mitigation. There will be a discussion on energy systems, decarbonisation plans, renewable energy technologies and energy efficiency.
Consumption and Circular Economy
For this part, waste reduction strategies will be examined, along with water management, recycling and upcycling, and the principles of circular economy. Supply chain management in this respect will also be discussed.
Transport
In this session, participants will look at the different emissions when considering transport, the new technologies to reduce emissions, how this would work when looking at cities and infrastructure, and how all this creates opportunities as well as thinking about the risks.
Agriculture and Food
In 2019, food production was responsible for ¼ of the world's emissions. This part of the course will look at addressing this, with topics including land use, land-use change, and forestry, organic farming methods, permaculture principles and sustainable crop management.
Practical Project presentation
At this final session, all course participants will prepare a green strategy for their organisation and present it at this session. There will be discussion around each strategy and feedback.
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