This IIRSM-approved Carbon Literacy Training course helps organisations reduce carbon emissions and promote sustainability.
This course builds an understanding of carbon, its impact on our climate and methods to reduce emissions at both personal and organisational levels. It also highlights the financial and business benefits of sustainability, including cost savings and improved efficiency. Users will develop the knowledge needed to drive cultural and operational changes, and support the transition to a more resilient, carbon-neutral way of working.
Explores the larger concept of sustainability and provides context for understanding carbon emissions and strategies to reduce them.
What is environmental sustainability?
Systems Thinking
The 5 Capitals Model
UN Development Goals
Megatrends
Explores key sustainability challenges, including climate change, resource security, and pollution, and provides strategies for tackling them, using real-world examples from other organisations.
Climate Change
Global Biodiversity Loss
Resource Security
Pollution
Organisational Impacts
Outlines existing measures to limit carbon and how your organisation can quantify its emissions and set reduction targets.
International Agreements & National Strategies
Key Legislation
Non-legal Requirements
How to Quantify Your Emissions
Scope 1, 2 & 3 Emissions
Calculating Emissions
Setting Emissions Targets
Explains how to meet emissions targets and improve resource efficiency for more resilient and sustainable operations.
Evaluating Solutions
Process Redesign
Efficiency in Facilities & Fleet
Managing Waste
Installing Renewables
Purchasing Clean Energy
Tackling Scope 3 Emissions
What You Will Learn
Carbon sources and impact of emissions
Key environmental legislation and international sustainability targets
Strategies to improve your organisation’s sustainability
Actionable steps to measure and reduce carbon emissions
Requirements for effective carbon management planning
Methods to optimise resource use and lower associated costs
Available in 13 Languages
Course subtitles are available in multiple languages, including:
This course is approved by the International Institute of Risk & Safety Management (IIRSM).
The course certificate includes:
User name
Company name
Course name
Completion date
Expiry date
Approval body
An IIRSM-approved Carbon Literacy course certificate will be available for download and printing instantly upon course completion.
Users must complete an assessment before earning their certificate.
The end-of-course test is:
Fully online
Multiple choice
A score of 80% is required to pass.
Customer Feedback
Why is Carbon Literacy Training Important?
Investing in carbon literacy can deliver measurable business value. Organisations that actively monitor and manage their carbon emissions often see lower energy costs, streamlined operations and improved long-term resilience. Visible efforts to reduce emissions and adopt sustainable practices can also enhance your reputation with customers and suppliers, strengthening business relationships and market positioning.
This Carbon Literacy course provides practical knowledge to help you measure and reduce the environmental impact of your business activities. It offers actionable strategies for cutting carbon emissions and optimising resource use. By completing this course, you will be equipped to drive cultural change and develop more sustainable, efficient operations.
What are your Responsibilities for Carbon Literacy?
Firms listed on the London Stock Exchange or bidding for a government contract worth at least £5 million must submit decarbonisation action plans that outline how they will meet net-zero targets by 2050.
Additionally, larger firms must release annual reports on energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. While smaller firms are currently exempt, the government encourages all businesses to adopt the same reporting practices.
All organisations must also comply with environmental law. Key legislation includes:
The Environmental Protection Act 1990 – This act makes all organisations legally responsible for their waste as long as it exists.
The Environmental Act 1995 – This act established the Environment Agency and grants them powers to investigate and prosecute environmental crimes.
Climate Change Act 2008 – This act set a legally binding target for the UK to reduce carbon emissions by 78% before 2035 and 100% by 2050.
Environmental Act 2021 – This act established the Office for Environmental Protection, which monitors environmental performance and sets targets to increase recycling, reduce plastic waste, protect wildlife and improve air and water quality. As this act is enabling legislation, it will likely lead to further legal requirements.
Additionally, the UK is committed to notable international treaties, including the Paris Climate Agreement. All member countries pledged to keep global temperatures within 2°C of pre-industrial levels, which is essential to stop the most harmful effects of climate change.
While not legally binding, many organisations are also now expecting better environmental performance and sustainability from suppliers or partners.
This online Carbon Literacy training course gives you the understanding necessary to align your organisation and operations with net-zero targets and strategies. It also supports compliance with environmental legislation and demonstrates a commitment to sustainability.
Frequently Asked Questions
Carbon literacy refers to an understanding of how human activities generate carbon emissions and the harm they cause our environment. This training programme looks at carbon dioxide literacy in a business context and gives you the tools to measure and reduce the environmental impact of your operations.
A carbon-literate organisation acknowledges the environmental impacts of its operations and works to develop more sustainable ways of working. Improving sustainability often leads to cost reductions, improved resource efficiencies and better long-term growth.
Our Carbon Literacy course is primarily for senior staff and decision-makers. It explains how to measure an organisation’s environmental impact and improve sustainability across operations.
While managers will benefit most from this knowledge, developing carbon literacy among workers can also increase buy-in with sustainability initiatives and help individuals reduce their carbon footprint.
All Human Focus courses are certified or approved by an independent body to guarantee quality and accuracy. This course is approved by the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM).
The course is priced at £95 +VAT for a single trainee. Discounted prices are available if you’re looking to make a volume purchase – speak to one of our sales team to learn more.
This course takes approximately 2 hours to complete.
Absolutely. You can explore the e-learning platform, get course previews and see how easy online training can be. Speak to one of our sales team or contact us to arrange your free trial of our Carbon Literacy Training course.
