Course Overview
Become a Carbon Accounting and Sustainability Expert.
The Practitioners’ Guide to Carbon Accounting and Consultancy is your gateway into the fast-growing world of sustainability consulting. This hands-on, practical course is designed to build real-world skills in carbon accounting, project planning, client engagement, and sustainability reporting. Through exercises and case studies based on real consulting challenges, you will gain not just knowledge, but experience and skills that translate directly into impact.
With green skills in record demand across industries and borders, this course gives you the edge to stand out and lead. Whether you are just starting or transitioning into sustainability, you will leave equipped to confidently advise companies, meet climate targets, and shape a low-carbon future, anywhere in the world.
With green skills in record demand across industries and borders, this course gives you the edge to stand out and lead. Whether you are just starting or transitioning into sustainability, you will leave equipped to confidently advise companies, meet climate targets, and shape a low-carbon future, anywhere in the world.
Why Take This Course?
Who Should Take This Course
Whether you are starting, pivoting your career, or upskilling for the future, this course is designed for anyone responsible for measuring, managing, or advising on carbon emissions or aiming to enter the booming sustainability sector. Perfect for professionals and aspiring consultants who want to break into carbon accounting, sustainability strategy, and net-zero leadership.
This course is ideal for:
• Sustainability and Environmental Consultants who are ready to deepen their carbon expertise
• Public Sector Professionals and Civil Servants working on climate and emissions reporting
• Finance Experts, Data Analysts, and Project Managers who support ESG, risk, or compliance efforts.
• Energy Managers and CSR Leaders aligning operations with climate goals
• Academics and Researchers focused on applied sustainability
• Undergraduates, Postgraduates, and Recent Graduates looking to launch careers in the green economy
• Anyone seeking future-proof green skills to move into high-demand roles in carbon management and sustainability consultancy
If you are looking to lead the change, this course gives you the tools to do it practically, globally, and with confidence.
This course is ideal for:
• Sustainability and Environmental Consultants who are ready to deepen their carbon expertise
• Public Sector Professionals and Civil Servants working on climate and emissions reporting
• Finance Experts, Data Analysts, and Project Managers who support ESG, risk, or compliance efforts.
• Energy Managers and CSR Leaders aligning operations with climate goals
• Academics and Researchers focused on applied sustainability
• Undergraduates, Postgraduates, and Recent Graduates looking to launch careers in the green economy
• Anyone seeking future-proof green skills to move into high-demand roles in carbon management and sustainability consultancy
If you are looking to lead the change, this course gives you the tools to do it practically, globally, and with confidence.
Course Duration
Total Course Duration: 30 hours (4 days)
Each day consists of 7.5 hours of instruction, including lectures, group work, practical activities and tea breaks.
Learning Outcome
By completing this course, participants will be able to:
1. Confidently engage in carbon accounting and be able to deliver a carbon management consultancy in relevant sectors – retail, construction, transport, operational activities, and calculate own emissions. In addition, they will be able to recommend and calculate emission savings from various interventions.
2. Understanding the consulting industry by gaining insights into the structure of carbon management consulting, its unique pace, and technical dynamics.
3. Understand the real-world application of project management skills, including project planning, multitasking, and how to use supporting tools in setting objectives and meeting targets.
4. Understand the importance of customer (client) relationships and stakeholder management by building strong communication and emotional intelligence in stakeholder management.
5. Techniques of reporting and presentations by mastering the creation of clear, data-driven reports and delivering effective presentations.
6. Apply problem-solving skills by applying analytics, systems thinking and consulting principles in solving business problems.
1. Confidently engage in carbon accounting and be able to deliver a carbon management consultancy in relevant sectors – retail, construction, transport, operational activities, and calculate own emissions. In addition, they will be able to recommend and calculate emission savings from various interventions.
2. Understanding the consulting industry by gaining insights into the structure of carbon management consulting, its unique pace, and technical dynamics.
3. Understand the real-world application of project management skills, including project planning, multitasking, and how to use supporting tools in setting objectives and meeting targets.
4. Understand the importance of customer (client) relationships and stakeholder management by building strong communication and emotional intelligence in stakeholder management.
5. Techniques of reporting and presentations by mastering the creation of clear, data-driven reports and delivering effective presentations.
6. Apply problem-solving skills by applying analytics, systems thinking and consulting principles in solving business problems.
Key Skills you will acquire
Key Skills you will acquire
Participants will be skilled through our carefully selected real-world carbon accounting projects:
Own Emission Calculation Exercise
Retail Sector Carbon Calculation
Design Industry
Transport Emission
Construction Emission
Own Emission Calculation Exercise
Own Emission Calculation Exercise
Apply learned principles to calculate your emissions.
Retail Sector Carbon Calculation
Retail Sector Carbon Calculation
Analyse and calculate the carbon footprint of a retail operation.
Design Industry
Design Industry
Understand the specific carbon accounting challenges and opportunities in the design sector.
Transport Emission
Transport Emission
Learn how to account for transport emissions for a government agency
Construction Emission
Construction Emission
Tackle the complexities of carbon accounting in the construction industry.