Carbon Reporting

Course level

Intermediate / Development

Delegates

Accountants including finance directors, senior managers and others needing to find out how to produce a corporate carbon report to comply with the UK mandatory carbon reporting regulations

Overview

Why carbon matters to business

• Driving forces
• Government policy and the transition to the low carbon economy
• Exercise

UK carbon legislation

• Climate Change Act 2020
• CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme
• Climate Change Levy and Climate Change Agreements
• EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS)
• Exercise

Corporate carbon reporting standards

• GHG protocol
• Scopes 1,2 and 3
• ISO 20204
• GRI G4 guidelines
• DEFRA Environmental reporting guidelines
• Exercise

Carbon emissions reporting

• Mandatory carbon reporting under Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Directors’ Reports) Regulations 2020
• Example corporate carbon report
• Intensity ratios
• Exercise
• Carbon disclosure project

Carbon risks

• Identification and evaluation of carbon risks
• Supply chain risks
• Implications for business strategy
• Course review and summary

Learning outcomes include obtaining a greater understanding of:

How to comply with the new mandatory carbon reporting regulations.

Mandatory carbon reporting has been introduced for quoted companies in the UK, it is likely to be extended to all large companies in the near future. Moreover, many customer organisations are requesting carbon reporting throughout their supply chain. So organisations need to be aware of what they need to do to prepare for carbon reporting. This course will help by providing:

• an overview of all the current and pending UK carbon legislation
• an awareness of how carbon reporting can become an integral part of an organisation’s strategy to differentiate itself from its competitors in environmental terms
• an understanding of the implications of the Climate Change Act 2020 for businesses
• insight into how to prepare and present an organisation’s carbon report to comply with the new mandatory carbon reporting regulations
• an understanding of the different standards for carbon reporting.

"A CPD certificate of completion will be provided by BPP Professional Education Limited upon request, following attendance."

Course Dates

Location	Dates	Time	Availability
London	27 Oct 2020	9:30 AM - 5:00 PM	Spaces	Book Now