Carbon Literacy - Food & Drinks Sector

What Is Carbon Literacy?

Recognised by the United Nations at COP21 as one of the 100 worldwide transformation action programmes, Carbon Literacy provides a day’s worth of accredited training covering the science behind climate change, the risks and opportunities we face from it and the meaningful actions we can take personally and professionally to drive change.

Is This A Food & Drinks Specific Course?

Yes - this course has been developed in partnership with the Carbon Literacy Trust for the Food & Drinks industry, covering all core Carbon Literacy modules but with a focus on Food & Drink specific issues, opportunities and best practise case studies.

Why Invest In Carbon Literacy?

  • Future Proofing

    Enhance your supply chain & business model resilience against climate shocks

    Understand the current & future regulatory landscape to enable preparation

    Protect brand and reputation

  • Profit Driving

    Drive profits by identifying efficiency opportunities

    Maximise revenues aligning to increased consumer demand for sustainable products [1]

    Enhance customer relations, supporting their scope 3 targets

  • Team Enhancing

    Upskill individuals & teams to support the journey to Net Zero

    Embed sustainability in organisational culture

    Drive staff retention and motivation [2]

What You’ll Cover

  • Module One: Sustainability & Climate Change

    What is Sustainability

    The United Nations SDGs

    Donut Economics & the Planetary Barriers

    Climate change

    The jouney to Net Zero

    Just transition

  • Module Two: The Power Of Personal Change

    Why personal changes are important

    The power of contagion

    Carbon footprints

    Personal footprint reduction opportunities

  • Module Three: Food & Beverage - The Impacts

    Food’s environmental impacts

    Food’s GHG emissions

    Food waste

    Food and biodiversity

    Human impact of climate change

    Risks & opportunities for Food & Drinks

  • Module 4: Food & Beverage - Future Focus

    Approaching impact reduction

    Emissions Scopes 1-3

    Circular Economy

    Green communication

    Offsets & nature based solutions

    Planning & pledges

What You’ll Gain

  • Increased knowledge of the science climate change

  • Understanding of the sector’s unique challenges and opportunities re climate change

  • A personal action plan to help your business protect profits and planet

  • Knowledge and confidence to drive meaningful change - personally and professionally

  • Join over 125k people by gaining Carbon Literacy certification (subject to meeting requirements)

Course Options

  • Bespoke Courses

    Company specific session

    Content tailored to specific organisation

    1 x full day or 2 x half days

    On-site or online

    POA

  • Online Course

    Food & Beverage category specific course

    2 x half days

    £200 per person

    NEXT COURSE

    4th & 5th June 2025