M2-C2. The Organisation’s Carbon Footprint

M2-C2. The Organisation’s Carbon Footprint

Calculating a carbon footprint has become an essential skill in an economy where climate performance influences access to finance, customer relationships and competitiveness.

56 lessons 1 quiz 4 hours Intermediate
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About This Course

The course Carbon Footprint of the Organisation It offers you a practical and structured approach to understanding and calculating greenhouse gas emissions in accordance with international standards, from Scope 1 and Scope 2 right through to the complexities of Scope 3 emissions. You will learn how to collect and manage data, select the appropriate calculation methods, interpret the results and develop a credible emissions reduction strategy.

More than just a course on emissions, it is a course on the future of competitiveness. Because organisations that understand their carbon footprint today will be the ones that have easier access to funding tomorrow, will gain the trust of their customers, will meet the requirements of value chains and will turn sustainability into a strategic advantage.

If you want to lead this transformation within your organisation, this course provides you with the methodology, tools and perspective you need to take that first step with confidence.

Course Content

6 chapters • 56 lessons • 1 quiz

Carbon Footprint of the Organisation 8 items
  • 1 🔒
    Course Cover
  • 2 🔒
    Learning objectives
  • 3 🔒
    From theory to practice
  • 4 🔒
    What is a carbon footprint
  • 5 🔒
    Why is it calculated? (1)
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    Why is it calculated? (2)
  • 7 🔒
    Does this Carbon Footprint calculation cover you?
  • 8 🔒
    Who benefits from this calculation?
What do you need to know? 6 items
  • 9 🔒
    What do you need to know?
  • 10 🔒
    Where do we start from, what are the premises?
  • 11 🔒
    New rules oblige companies to assess and report
  • 12 🔒
    ESRS climate disclosures
  • 13 🔒
    The logic behind the disclosures for the Report
  • 14 🔒
    Logic described for CSRD reporting
CCF dimensions: Scope 1 & 2 14 items
  • 15 🔒
    CCF sizes Scope 1&2
  • 16 🔒
    Emissions accounting for scopes 1, 2 and 3
  • 17 🔒
    GHG Protocol target emissions and principles
  • 18 🔒
    Steps and principles for calculating carbon emissions
  • 19 🔒
    Key principles of the GHG Protocol
  • 20 🔒
    Direct and indirect emissions
  • 21 🔒
    Emissions accounting for scopes 1, 2 and 3
  • 22 🔒
    Business carbon footprint: Scope 3 emission categories
  • 23 🔒
    Note: Scope 3 emission categories
  • 24 🔒
    Scope 1 emission
  • 25 🔒
    Scope 2 emissions
  • 26 🔒
    Logic of calculation Scope 1, 2 and 3
  • 27 🔒
    The rationale behind the calculation of Scope 1, 2 and 3 (continued)
  • 28 🔒
    Scope 2 under the GHG Protocol
Overview of Scope 3 emission categories 24 items
  • 29 🔒
    Overview of Scope 3 emission categories
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    Accounting overview Scope 3 - system boundaries
  • 31 🔒
    Understanding the categories for scope 3
  • 32 🔒
    Mapping the application domain 3
  • 33 🔒
    Decrypting the approach for collection and calculation
  • 34 🔒
    Note: Decrypting the collection and calculation approach
  • 35 🔒
    Definition of main emission categories / examples
  • 36 🔒
    The decision tree for purchasing goods and services
  • 37 🔒
    The decision tree for purchasing goods and services (2)
  • 38 🔒
    EXAMPLE: Calculating the Carbon Footprint for a Coffee Company
  • 39 🔒
    Calculation methods
  • 40 🔒
    Note: Calculation methods
  • 41 🔒
    Definition of main emission categories / examples (1)
  • 42 🔒
    Definition of main emission categories / examples (2)
  • 43 🔒
    Emissions from the waste stream. Decision tree
  • 44 🔒
    Definition of main emission categories / examples (3)
  • 45 🔒
    Business travellers. Decision tree
  • 46 🔒
    Definition of main emission categories / examples (4)
  • 47 🔒
    Leased asset issues. Decision tree
  • 48 🔒
    Definition of main emission categories / examples (5)
  • 49 🔒
    Definition of main emission categories / examples (6)
  • 50 🔒
    Definition of main emission categories / examples (7)
  • 51 🔒
    Uncertainties
  • 52 🔒
    Challenges
Tips for managing SR data 3 items
  • 53 🔒
    Tips for managing SR data
  • 54 🔒
    Tips
  • 55 🔒
    Reporting example: TOYOTA
QUIZ 2 items
  • 56 🔒
    Test your knowledge
  • 57 📝
    Carbon Footprint of the Organisation Quiz
    Pass: 70%

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Vasile Alina 24 March 2026

Very complex.