IEMA Carbon Footprinting and Reporting

The IEMA Carbon Footprinting and Reporting course offers practical, step-by-step guidance on carbon quantification practices, focusing on how to establish an organisational carbon footprint as the foundation for creating effective Net Zero pathways. This course is designed to give you the tools you need to measure, report, and reduce emissions, setting the stage for comprehensive climate action.

Learning outcomes include:

•  Introduction to Carbon Footprinting: Understand the key concepts and background of carbon footprinting and why it’s essential for organizations striving for Net Zero.
• Drivers for Carbon Quantification: Learn about the various internal and external drivers pushing organizations to track and report their emissions, from regulatory requirements to consumer demand.
• Carbon Quantification Standards & Schemes: Gain insight into the key standards and schemes used in carbon quantification, including global frameworks that guide best practices in emissions measurement.
• Principles & Techniques of Carbon Quantification: Master the core principles and methods used for calculating carbon footprints, ensuring your approach aligns with industry standards.
• Communicating Carbon Data: Learn how to effectively communicate carbon data to stakeholders, presenting your findings in clear, actionable reports that drive decision-making.
• Reducing Emissions and Pathways to Net Zero: Explore actionable strategies for reducing emissions, and how carbon footprinting serves as the blueprint for setting and achieving Net Zero goals.
• This course also covers other forms of quantification, such as product footprinting, and demonstrates how these assessments help organizations plan for emissions reductions and establish Net Zero pathways.

While this course does not delve deeply into climate change background or provide exhaustive emissions reduction guidance, it prepares you to take informed actions toward sustainability. You can also take this course in tandem with the IEMA Pathways to Net Zero course to enhance your carbon footprinting and reporting expertise.