New choices for your business to make

Businesses are being asked to disclose how a changing Climate will impact them. Alongside this are new terms, new rules, and new business requirements. This course is designed to help you understand what these changing demands mean, so you can make the right choices for your company.

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Questions this course will answer

  • What is Climate Disclosure?

    What does the term Climate Disclosure mean? Who is asking for it and why? What does it mean for your business and how are the rules changing?

  • What is a GHG Inventory?

    What steps does your business need to follow to measure, categorize and report your greenhouse gas emissions?

  • How do we build and communicate our Climate Strategy?

    What do the phrases Net Zero and Carbon Neutral mean? What role do carbon credits play? What is the difference between mandatory and voluntary reporting? What is Climate Risk and Opportunity assessment?

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome

    2. Who is this Course for?

    3. What to Expect in this Course

    4. Who is ERCE?

    5. About the Instructors

    6. Student Survey #1

    7. Disclaimer

    1. The "Alphabet Soup" of Sustainability

    2. Jargon Buster

    3. More Acronyms At a Glance

    4. Abbreviation Download

    5. Optional Readings - Climate Organisations

    1. 1.1 Climate Dislosure Roadmap

    2. 1.2 Origin of the Phrase "Climate Disclosure"

    3. 1.2.1 Optional Reading - CDSB

    4. 1.3 What does Climate Disclosure Mean for Companies?

    5. 1.4 Why is Climate Disclosure Needed?

    6. 1.5 Who are the Stakeholders asking for Climate Disclosure

    7. 1.6 Required Readings

    8. 1.7 Optional Reading - Climate Lawsuits

    9. Module 1 - Open Book Quiz

    10. Student Survey #2

    1. 2.1 GHG Emissions and Corporations

    2. 2.2 GHG Inventory - A communication tool

    3. 2.3 What comprises a GHG Inventory?

    4. 2.3.1 GHG Inventory - Visual Summary

    5. 2.4 Emission Types, GWPs, and Boundaries

    6. 2.4.1 Optional Reading - More about different Greenhouse Gases

    7. 2.5 Categorising GHG Emissions

    8. 2.5.1 Optional Reading - Classifying Emissions

    9. 2.6 Example #1: Classifying Sources of Emissions

    10. 2.7 Example #2: Company 'X' and emissions estimates

    11. 2.8 Choosing an Emissions Standard

    12. 2.9 Optional Reading - Example of Reports, Inventories and Strategy Documents

    13. 2.10 Optional Reading - GHG Protocol and ISO 14064 and Emissions Tools

    14. Module 2 - Open Book Quiz

    15. Student Survey #3

    1. 3.1 Backgound for Businesses

    2. 3.2 Mark Carney - Investing in Net Zero

    3. 3.3 Different Rules around the world

    4. 3.4 Are you a Listed or Private Company?

    5. 3.5 Moving from Voluntary to Regulated Disclosure

    6. 3.6 Required Reading - Reporting Rule Initiatives

    7. 3.7 Demystifying Climate Disclosure

    8. 3.8 Required Reading - Double Materiality

    9. 3.9 Optional Reading - Climate Disclosure Rules

    10. Module 3 - Open Book Quiz

    11. Student Survey #4

    1. 4.1 - Building a Strategy

    2. 4.2 Climate Risks & Opportunities

    3. 4.2.1 - Optional Videos - Risk and Opportunities

    4. 4.2.2 Optional Reading - Risks and Opportunities

    5. 4.3 Net Zero for Governments and Businesses

    6. 4.3.1 Optional Video and Reading - The Paris Agreement

    7. 4.4 The Path to Corporate 'Net Zero'

    8. 4.5 Voluntary Offsets

    9. 4.5.1 Optional Reading and Videos - Voluntary Carbon Markets

    10. 4.6 Defining Corporate 'Net Zero' for your Business

    11. 4.6.1 Optional Reading - Offset types

    12. 4.7 Voluntary Reporting

    13. 4.8 Mandatory Reporting

    14. 4.9 Required Reading - Climate Disclosure Reporting

    15. 4.10 Setting Your Strategy

    16. Module 4 - Open Book Quiz

    17. Student Survey #5

About this course

  • Free
  • 65 lessons
  • 0.5 hours of video content