Everything You Need To Know About Net Zero

Why your organisation needs to embrace Net Zero and how to go about developing and implementing a Net Zero target

What you'll learn

Understand the business case for Net Zero

Discover what Net Zero really means

Learn the best way to develop a Net Zero strategy

Understand how to embed sustainability into organisational culture

Explore the controversies around offsetting and how to manage them

Requirements

A basic understanding of sustainability issues in business will help but is not essential.

A very basic understanding of climate change - we assume you know that greenhouse gases store heat in the atmosphere etc.

Description

An estimated 90% of the global economy is now under some form of Net Zero target, so you cannot ignore the subject. In this course, top Sustainability Consultant Gareth Kane will cover everything you need to know to develop and implement a winning Net Zero Strategy in your organisation. The course covers the following topics:What Net Zero actually means, including a brief overview of a carbon footprint and an exploration of how much of net zero should be delivered by carbon reductions and how much by offsettingExplore the business case for Net Zero for your organisation (and why your strategy must be built on this business case to succeed)Setting Net Zero targets appropriate for your organisationDeveloping a successful Net Zero strategy using the backcasting techniqueHow to implement that strategyEngaging hearts and minds using Gareth's Green Jujitsu techniqueThe thorny topic of offsetting - morality, greenwash and practicalitiesA more in depth case study of the UK's National Health Service (NHS)The course includes lots of practical exercises where you get to apply the learning to your organisation (or an organisation of your choice). At the end of the course you will develop a good-to-go action plan to implement your main takeaways.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: What does Net Zero mean?

Lecture 2 What does Net Zero actually mean?

Section 3: Developing a Net Zero Strategy

Lecture 3 The business case for Net Zero

Lecture 4 Setting Net Zero targets

Lecture 5 Developing a Strategy using Backcasting

Lecture 6 Example Net Zero strategy elements

Section 4: Bringing your Net Zero Strategy to Life

Lecture 7 Implementing your Net Zero strategy

Lecture 8 Engaging hearts and minds

Lecture 9 Engaging hearts and minds - some top tips

Section 5: Offsetting

Lecture 10 Offsetting

Section 6: Case Study: UK National Health Service

Lecture 11 Case Study: the UK National Health Service (NHS)

Section 7: Conclusions

Lecture 12 Wrapping up the course

Sustainability professionals wanting to expand their skills,Business executives wanting to understand the implications of Net Zero for them,Business students and graduates wanting to extend their horizons