Journey to net zero
Develop and deliver your pathway to net zero
Green Economy’s Journey to Net Zero training course draws on decades of experience helping businesses to develop and implement carbon reduction plans that enabled them to cut costs, reduce carbon and increase competitiveness.
Through group workshops, study material and one-to-one advice, our environmental consultants will guide you through what net zero means for your organisation and explore how you can prioritise action and deliver results. We’ll take you through how to build a strategic plan that will shrink your carbon footprint, whilst helping you future proof your business with reduced energy and resource costs, minimised risk, and the tools to use this strategy to your competitive advantage.
Journey to Net Zero is an accredited level 3 course and attendees will become fully certified by successfully completing a virtual assessment. This course is also CPD certified by IEMA (Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment).
On booking your place on Journey to Net Zero, you'll be allocated a dedicated Green Economy Consultant, who can work with you on developing and delivering your action plan.
One completion of the course, you'll be invited to join the alumni network - keeping you up to date with new environmental policy and to hear good practice from peers.
Across seven workshops we'll take you through the process, with a combination of presentations, workshops and group activity. The course includes:
The course includes:
By the end of this workshop you will be able to:
Explain what causes climate change and how it impacts the environment
Identify the risks that climate change poses to their business or organisation
Recognise the business benefits of awareness and action on the sustainability agenda
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
Describe what a carbon footprint is, the business benefits of measuring it and
how to use it
Calculate your organisational carbon footprint
Define key net zero terms
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
Identify practical steps that can be applied to deliver cost-effective resource efficiency improvements that cut your carbon footprint.
Identify practical steps to reduce waste and the costs associated with waste
Compare the options and incentives for sustainable travel choices.
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
Identify different staff personalities and motivations
Develop an effective staff engagement programme
Build an engaged green team from across your organisation
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
Identify your business activities in respect to their environmental aspects and impacts.
Identify your significant impacts and prioritise areas for action
Write a clear and succinct environmental policy for your organisation
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
Assess risk within your supply chain
Engage with your supply chain to support your journey to net zero
Understand how value chain drivers can impact the way you demonstrate your green credentials
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
Set and prioritise achievable targets
Build on short and long-term action planning
Build an effective communication strategy and avoid greenwashing
“I completed the JTNZ course, and it really was fantastic! I have a good
understanding now of how to benchmark where we are, and set a strategy in place
to achieve our goal of being Net Zero by 2030.”
“I have two environmental degrees, but have learnt a lot of new useful practical
knowledge and skills on carbon emissions, sustainability and net zero in this short
course. A lot of food for thought. I would highly recommend to anyone who wants
to learn more about this important issue, whether to make changes personally, for
their own interest, or in their workplace.”
“I found the JTNZ course so helpful. As a BCorp business there are a lot of great
things that we already do, but attending this course really helped us to enhance
our environmental policies and gave us the tools to thoroughly track our carbon
footprint. We really feel that we have been able to level up since I attended the
course and I would recommend it to any business regardless of where they are on
their co urse so help.”
Journey to Net Zero is a three-day training course which is delivered in person or online, with a cohort of between 10-20 attendees at each session.
To participate attendees can book a place for their preferred time on our events calendar, or arrange a bespoke session for a business, organisation network or supply chain.
18, 25 June, 2 July 2025
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Costs*
Micro (1-19 employees): £495 + VAT
SME (20-249 employees): £595 + VAT
Large (250+ employees): £695 + VAT
* A limited number of funded places are available for eligible SMEs. Follow the booking process to apply.
Journey to net zero can be adapted to meet the requirements of specific organisation, sector and markets. To arrange a programme for your colleagues, business units or supply chain, get in touch below.
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