Our Decarbonisation Workshop Series is the perfect place to start if your business or organisation is looking to embark on a low-emission journey. We also have a *NEW* 1-day taster workshop.
Great South's Decarbonisation Workshop Series equips you with the knowledge, tools, and resources to support your business on the emission-reduction journey. You’ll come away with a customised emissions reduction plan and clear actions for your business.
Reducing emissions can help you reduce risk and cost exposure for your business, improve profitability, strengthen your brand value, and make your business more attractive to staff, customers, funders and insurers.
Upcoming workshops
Great South workshops and events calendar
No workshops listed? You can register your interest below and we will be in touch when the next workshop series is starting.
3-day Workshop Series
Workshop 1: Awareness and motivation
Learning about GHG emissions and how reducing carbon can benefit your business
Topics:
- Climate change 101
- Benefits of reducing carbon in your business
- Roadmap to a net zero carbon business
- Free tools and resources available to help you
- Data needed to measure emissions
Workshop 2: Measuring your carbon footprint
Measuring your carbon footprint and how to reduce waste
Topics:
- identifying organisational boundaries and scopes
- measuring your current emissions with free tools available
- carbon certification options
- Get your business first carbon footprint (baseline)!
- Carbon reporting
- Zero waste principle
Workshop 3: Decarbonisation strategy
Identifying carbon reduction opportunities and how to engage your team
Topics:
- identifying carbon abatement solutions
- engaging your team to take action
- Draft your decarbonisation strategy to reach carbon net zero
- Reduction targets and how to monitor these
Participants in the workshop series will be able to access a significantly reduced rate on their carbon certification, via a partnership Great south has with Ekos.
The investment is $750*+GST per business (max 2 participants per business)
*Applies to businesses eligible for Regional Business Partner Programme capability development funding. The cost for other businesses is $1,500. Contact business@greatsouth.nz to find out if your business is eligible
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*NEW* 1-Day Taster Workshop
This one-day workshop is for small to medium sized businesses and orgainsations that would like to ease their way into the decarbonisation journey.
Find out how climate change is set to affect Southland, a clear roadmap for carbon reduction/abatement pathways, the benefits of reducing carbon in your business, tools and resources available to help you, and about the zero waste principle.
Who is it for?
The programme is aimed at small to medium sized Murihiku Southland businesses or non-profit organisations. Attendees should be the key decision maker in the business (e.g. owner, manager, accountant or sustainability lead).
Cost: $150 + GST per person
Morning tea and light lunch provided
To register your interest in attending a future workshop register here
