Carbon Literacy for SMEs Workshop
March 4 @ 9:30 am - 1:30 pm
This is the first certificated Carbon Literacy course for SME’s in Canada. Join ECO Canada and Mark Canon for to half day virtual workshops to learn about how carbon literacy can benefit your small or medium business. This course that’s been accredited by the Carbon Literacy Project and, if learners complete an evidence document plus a carbon action pledge they may apply for certification. More than 150,000 people globally have been awarded certification.
Session Dates: March 4th and 6th 9:30-1:30 MST
What you will learn about:
- What Carbon Literacy is
- Personal motivators
- Drivers for change
- The Climate Emergency
- GHGs, climate & weather
- The Greenhouse effect
- Changing Climate & impacts
- Policy – International, National
- Home / Health
- Business Risks and Opportunities
- The cost of inaction vs positive action
- Equity & Vulnerability
- Co-benefits
- Communicating and taking action
- Preparing for Certification
Who is it for?
- Small businesses that want to understand the basics of climate change and be inspired and motivated to take action to reduce their organizational emissions.
- Owners/CEOs wanting to understand why climate change is an issue for their business and what action can look like from Canadian case studies
- Employees responsible for managing business operations that result in carbon/greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions
- Environmental professionals that want to broaden their knowledge into ghg management, starting with the basics.
Cost: $395
Speaker:
