Carbon Emissions and Carbon Footprinting

This course helps employees and managers understand how an organisation measures greenhouse gas emissions and turns the results into action.

What the course covers

• Organisational and operational boundaries
• Scope 1, Scope 2 and major Scope 3 sources
• Reliable activity data and evidence
• UK Government conversion factors and the core emissions calculation
• SECR awareness and current scoping safeguards
• A worked calculation, quality checks and credible reduction planning

The course contains eight lessons followed by a separate 12-question final assessment. Allow approximately 55–70 minutes plus assessment time.

Important: This is awareness training and does not replace legal, accounting, audit or assurance advice. Reporting rules and conversion factors should be checked for the relevant reporting period.