Sustainability Training
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Award-winning Training Workshops
Have you been tasked with training your team in all things sustainability or Net Zero? Do your decision-makers and budget holders need a better understanding of the importance of sustainability in reducing risk and strengthening business continuity? Are your customers demanding more sustainable products and services and you’re not quite sure where to start? Is climate denial or anxiety causing obstructions or ill health at work?
Whatever your pain points, our award-winning workshops can be either in person or online, with the option to combine one or more to create a full day’s training or suite of sessions bespoke to your specific needs.
Bespoke or Off the Shelf
You can select from our wide-ranging training workshops. Alternatively we can add bespoke elements or work with you to create an entirely personalised session or suite of workshops.
In-Person or Online
Each workshop can be delivered either in-person or online (Teams or Zoom) to support your teams wherever they are located.
Carbon Literacy Training™
A certified Carbon Literacy Trainer, we write bespoke Carbon Literacy courses for your exact needs or deliver a range of sector-specific courses.
Take a look below at our wide-ranging workshops and get in touch to explore the possibilities
Sustainability Basics
An overview of the key terms and issues across sustainability, ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) and Net Zero approaches
Perfect to quickly upskill staff and deliver a shared understanding across your organisation
Modules covered include:
- Introduction to ESG, sustainability and Net Zero
- How to reduce your carbon footprint
- Overview of decarbonising governance and culture
- Overview of creating effective climate conversations
Optimising Engagement
How to identify and minimise cultural and psychological blockers within your organisation to delivering sustainability strategies
Essential for Green Champions, HR Managers and those tasked with embedding sustainability and / or meeting Net Zero targets
Modules covered include:
- Decarbonising culture
- The importance of alignment
- Rescripting pushbacks
Managing Climate Anxiety & Denial
A vital toolkit to address the psychology behind sustainability and Net Zero policy implementation and how health and wellbeing is impacted
Vital for HR Managers and those needing to effectively mitigate the barriers to taking climate action
Modules covered include:
- The psychological barriers to climate action
- The art of storytelling
- How to manage climate anxiety in the workplace
Decarbonising Governance
A fundamental piece of the sustainability and Net Zero puzzle, providing a clear understanding of the impact of climate change, client expectations, risk registers and the tools needed to secure the opportunities and mitigate the threats.
Essential for Boards, Trustees, executive teams and senior decision-makers
Modules covered include:
- How to manage climate change and Net Zero within your risk register
- Ways to deliver authentic ‘green’ marketing and avoid greenwashing*
- Ensuring business continuity in an increasingly unpredictable and volatile world
For those who would like a deeper understanding of how to improve their sustainability communications and PR, please see details of the stand alone ‘Green Marketing’ workshop below.
‘Green’ Marketing
The marketing function has a key role inpromoting your sustainability success, as well asencouraging sales. But it is fraught with pitfalls which need to be recognised and avoided toprotect your brand.
Crucial for decision-makers. PR agencies, marketing and communications roles
Modules covered include:
- How to authentically ‘green’ the Marketing Mix
- The importance of alignment across the organisation
- How to avoid accusations of greenwashing
Decarbonising Your Digital Footprint
A vital piece of the Net Zero puzzle, helping executive teams, senior managers and decision makers understand the impact of climate change, client expectations and sustainability legislation on risk registers and the tools needed to secure the opportunities and mitigate the threats.
Important for those responsible for improving energy efficiency and reduce environmental impacts
Modules covered include:
- How to reduce your digital footprint
- The role of technology in reducing your environmental impact
- AI: Friend or Foe?
Creating A Sustainable Working Environment
An essential understanding about how the buildings in which we work have a direct impact on mental and physical health, wellbeing and business performance. It explores the simple and cost-effective actions you can take to help occupants and the business thrive as well as minimise your environmental impact.
Vital for Facilities Managers, HR Managers and those tasked with optimising mental helath and physical wellbeing in their organisation
Modules covered include:
- The foundations of a healthy building
- The symbiosis of health, wellbeing and energy efficiency
- How a healthy building delivers financial success
Building health is the missing piece of the wellbeing, inclusion and accessibility puzzle and also forms part of our consultancy support. It’s a vital but relatively new field, so if you would like to learn more about the principles of building health please visit our page here.
Carbon Literacy Training™ (Full Day)
Gain globally-recognised certification for your staff and provide them with a robust understanding of why you need to reduce your carbon footprint and how you can help yourselves and others to do the same.
Essential for all levels in an organisation and ideally with executive level buy in
Sector-specific courses are available for:
- SMEs
- Heritage Organisations
- Family Businesses
- Local Authorities
Structured Learning Programmes
If your interest has been sparked but you would like a bespoke suite of training we have extensive experienced in writing and delivering structured learning programmes that meet your exact needs. Have a chat with us to explore your thoughts and requirements to co-create something truly impactful.
Training FAQ's
Does we have to attend your workshops in person?
No! At Spenbeck we're all about making sure what we deliver is just right for you. Our workshops can be delivered both in-person and online and both delivery methods can be included if you are buying a suite of sessions. For instance, most clients prefer to have the Optimising Stakeholder Engagement in person because the modules and surrounding discussions land better in person. Whereas the Decarbonising your Digital Footprint works very well online (yes, we are aware of the irony!). Ultimately wherever in the world your employees are based we can support them.
I just need to train my team on the basics of sustainability, can you help with this?
Absolutely! We even have a 2 hour workshop named exactly that! It's been designed to simplify the overwhelm of acronyms and key terminology - think ESG, Net Zero, Carbon Scoping - and to help participants identify how they can immediately translate this new knowledge into action. We touch on decarbonising culture, governance and how to have climate conversations too to provide a really impactful overview.
We like the look of some of your workshops. Are we able to combine them to create our own training suite?
You certainly are. Every organisation has different needs, which is why we have a pick n' mix approach to all our workshops. You may wish to curate an operational focus and select the 'Green' Marketing and Decarbonising Your Digital Footprint. Alternatively, you may wish to take the psychological approach and combine the 'Optimising Stakeholder Engagement' and 'Managing Climate Wellbeing' workshops. Whether you come to us with a clear vision of your training needs or we create a suite of workshops over a period of time, we are here to ensure you get impactful training that delivers real results.
It feels like everyone is jumping on the bandwagon of delivering sustainability training. Why should we use Spenbeck for our training needs?
Every training organisation has its own specialisms. For us, it's about harnessing our 45 year's of multi-award-winning expertise in building and maintaining sustainable communities into building capabilities that will have an immediate positive impact for our organisation. We're able to combine our commercial acumen with extensive experience in decarbonising buildings and delivering social value, all backed by several years of teaching expertise. Check out our testimonials to see the impact we have made for just some of our clients.
Budgets are tightening. We'd like to have some training but its increasingly becoming a 'nice to have'. How can I justify this cost to my line manager?
It's a very valid question. Our response is always to rephrase both training and consultancy support as an investment, rather than a cost. We politely remind those who are reticent that the cost of inaction will be dwarfed by the cost of inaction. Legislation, social trends and competitors' actions all mean that if you don't embed sustainability within your organisation you are at real risk of playing costly catch up later on. It is why we offer both bespoke and off-the-shelf workshops and packages so we can cater for every budget and ensure no one gets left behind.
We Come Well Recommended
Our client, tenants and partners have great things to say about us, read why they’ve partnered with us.
“Becky has supported us in creating a bespoke Climate Wellbeing programme, consisting of workshops and monthly Climate Wellbeing Club sessions that aim to reduce climate anxiety and promote confidence and wellbeing. Becky has been fantastic at designing interactive activities and thought-provoking discussions, as well as post-session resources. From these sessions, we’ve found an increase of 40% in feeling confident in supporting others as well as 32% in confidence in handling climate anxiety”
“The feedback from the attendees around the pitch, relevance, credibility, accessibility and delivery of Becky’s session is impressive, with many talking of how inspiring and thought provoking her session was and how they will be translating it at their places and with their teams.”
“ Becky has been fantastic to work with. Her knowledge is far ranging and she engages the groups in a manner that is suited to all. She delivers with charm, wit and authority and in dealing with senior managers, this was just what was required.”
“Spenbeck provided the right level of guidance and support to make us successful. The training itself was informative, fun and had the right level of emotional intelligence to meet people where they were on their journey to understanding climate change.”
“Becky has undertaken the programme of training with great care and professionalism. We were particularly impressed with her attention to detail, her reliability and responsiveness. We would definitely recommend Becky for anyone looking to design, develop, or deliver a training programme.”
An Award-Winning Team
