Our Carbon in Business workshops are the perfect place to start if your business is looking to embark on a low-emission journey.
Great South's Carbon in Business workshop series equips you with the knowledge, tools, and resources to support you on your emission reduction journey.
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
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No Carbon in Business workshops listed? You can register your interest below and we will be in touch when the next workshop series is starting.
Workshop 1: Introduction - awareness and motivation
Support for your business on its low emission journey.
Gain an understanding of:
- where your emissions come from and how they impact climate change
- How climate change will impact Southland
- Consumer, market and legislation trends
- Ways to reduce carbon
You will leave knowing:
- how reducing carbon can benefit your business
- the roadmap to success and next steps
- the resources available to help you
Workshop 2: Emissions baseline calculation
Support for your business on its low emission journey.
Learn how to:
- identify organisational boundaries
- define scope 1,2 and 3 emissions
- use the MFE 2020 carbon calculator
- enter your 2020-21 financial year data
- measure your current emissions
Leave knowing:
- your main carbon emission sources
- your baseline for future carbon reporting and improvements
- your comparative performance indicator and ranking
Establish a baseline of your businesses' current emissions to inform future strategic decision making
Workshop 3: Decarbonisation strategy
Take action for your business on its low emission journey
Learn how to:
- create a strategic plan to guide day-to-day activity
- identify creative solutions to lower emissions
- build a unified vision to engage your team to take action
You will leave knowing:
- your reduction targets
- your decarbonisation strategy
- your review and monitoring plan
Great South also facilitates a Carbon in Business alumni group where Southland businesses on the low-emission journey can share knowledge.
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