Carbon Literacy - Food & Beverage Sector

What Is Carbon Literacy?

“An awareness of the climate change costs and impacts of everyday activities, and the ability and motivation to reduce emissions, on an individual, community and organisational basis.”

Recognised by the United Nations at COP21 as one of the 100 worldwide transformation action programmes the course provides an introduction to sustainability and the meaningful actions that can be taken on a personal and professional level

Why Invest In Carbon Literacy?

  • Future Proofing

    Enhance supply chain & business model resilience

    Understand regulatory landscape to minimise business risk

    Protect brand and reputation

  • Profit Driving

    Minimise costs via efficiencies

    Maximise revenues aligning to increased consumer demand for sustainability [1]

    Enhance customer relations, supporting their scope 3 targets

  • Team Enhancing

    Upskill individuals & teams

    Embed sustainability in organisational culture

    Drive staff retention and motivation [2]

What's Covered

  • Module One: Sustainability & Climate Change

    What is Sustainability

    The United Nations SDGs

    Donut Economics & the Planetary Barriers

    Climate change

    Getting to net zero

    Just transition

  • Module Two: The Power Of Personal Change

    Why personal changes are important?

    The power of contagion

    Carbon footprints

    Personal footprint reduction areas

    Personal pledges

  • Module Three: Food & Beverage - The Impacts

    Food’s environmental impacts

    Food’s GHG emissions

    Food waste

    Food and biodiversity

    Human impact

    Risks & opportunities to business

  • Module 4: Food & Beverage - Future Focus

    Approaching impact reduction

    Emissions Scopes 1-3

    Circular Economy

    Green communication

    Offsets & nature based solutions

    Planning & pledges

Course Outcomes

  • Gain increased knowledge of greenhouse gases, carbon emissions and climate change

  • Learn about Food & Beverage’s role in climate change

  • Identify the key climate change related risks and opportunities for your sub-sector and business

  • Learn from best practise case innovation case studies from production to consumption and disposal

  • Join over 100k citizens in becoming independently certified as Carbon Literate by the Carbon Literacy Project

  • Leave with personal and professional pledges to commence your journey to a more sustainable future

Course Options

  • Bespoke Courses

    Company specific session

    Content tailored to specific organisation

    1 x full day or 2 x half days

    On-site or online

    POA

  • Online Course

    Food & Beverage category specific course

    2 x half days

    £200 per person

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