Sustainability Suite

Carbon Literacy Training

for SMEs

A Carbon Literacy certified course designed by environmental experts & business consultants to equip SME business owners & managers with the skills to integrate sustainability into their operations.

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Grow Your Business Through Sustainability

Carbon Literacy Project Accredited

Future-Proof Your Business

Learn About Relevant Legislation/Regulation

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Prepare your business for the future & drive growth through sustainability

This course equips you with the knowledge and skills to identify the risks and opportunities climate change presents to your business, giving you the ability to position yourself as a leader in sustainability.

As sustainability becomes increasingly crucial for businesses, understanding the effects climate change has on your business and ways you can reduce emissions is essential for future success.

Carbon Literacy Project Certified Courses

We are proud to offer a Carbon Literacy course certified by the Carbon Literacy Project. This prestigious certification ensures that our course meets the highest standards of quality, from the UK’s leading Carbon Literacy body, providing you with a comprehensive understanding of climate change and the tools to take meaningful action.

 The Carbon Literacy Project works to provide access to climate knowledge across all aspects of daily life and is a leading body in the education of climate change in the UK.

Proudly Empowering Businesses
& SMEs Across the UK

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Course Overview

SME Business Owners & Managers

Split over two days across four tailored modules, our online courses cover a lot of ground. Created by business advisors, sustainability experts & former PwC consultants to give you the tools and resources to start on the road to Net Zero.

Module 1: Climate Change: The Science, Context & Impact
Gain a foundational understanding of climate change, exploring the scientific evidence, its global and local impact, and the urgent need for action. You will gain insights into the interconnectedness of environmental, social, and economic factors.

Module 2: Climate Policies in the UK, Climate Action & Your Business’s Needs
This module explores current UK climate policies, relevant legislation, regulations, and policy frameworks. You will learn about various types of climate action, including mitigation, adaptation, and resilience strategies.

Module 3: Carbon Footprinting, ESG Frameworks & Reporting Responsibilities
Day two starts with a focus on the practical aspects of carbon footprinting and Scopes 1,2 & 3. You will learn how to conduct carbon footprint assessments, understand key reporting frameworks such as the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), and enable your business to meet any ESG reporting obligations.

Module 4: Your Business & Sustainability: How to Build Out Sustainability Strategies

The courses concludes as we focus on developing and implementing effective sustainability strategies, covering examples of businesses that have already seen success from doing so and how you can mirror these achievements in your own business.

You will learn how to integrate sustainability considerations into business operations and identify opportunities for improvement. This module emphasises building long-term, sustainable growth.

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Our Course Attendees

If you or your team are not fully aware of the challenges our planet faces and how we [accountants] can help, then please attend one of these events.

Emma Slack – AVN

Informative, engaging, and eye opening…the course was fantastic! It was long enough to allow for meaningful learning and interaction with others, but short enough to fit into my workweek without too much disruption.”

Kathryn Walker – TGA

Alex was an engaging and knowledgeable facilitator, and it was great to connect with others who are focused on embedding sustainability into business operations.”

Duncan Hodson – ESG Mark

 

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Upcoming Course Dates

Join our next Carbon Literacy course and gain the knowledge and skills to start on your sustainability journey.

All courses take place over two morning sessions, running from 9AM until 1PM

Looking for Bespoke training for your organisation?

If these dates don’t suit your schedule, we also offer flexible options, including bespoke in-house training sessions tailored to your organisation’s specific needs and learning objectives.

Contact us today to discuss your training requirements and explore customised options for your team.

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Our Leading Sustainability Consultants

Meet the sustainability professionals ready to lead your Carbon Literacy accredited course
and show you how you can unlock untapped revenue from ESG in your business.

Mick Seddon

Managing Director

Alex Alvey

Sustainability Consultant

Fergus Abbott

Marketing Consultant

Why Choose Our Carbon Literacy Course?

Our Carbon Literacy courses for SMEs is designed to help your business lead on sustainability, capturing new customers, cutting costs, and future-proofing operations. By delivering practical guidance to navigate climate action, meet growing regulatory demands and more.

Your business can seize a competitive edge in a rapidly changing market. By acting on the strategies discussed within this course, you can boost efficiency and position your brand as a leader in sustainability.

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ESG Regulatory Review Prompt

Demo Description

ESG Regulatory Review Prompt (Improved & Expanded Version)
Act as a sustainability policy analyst and ESG compliance strategist with expertise in SME regulatory application. You will conduct a targeted ESG regulatory review of {BUSINESS}.
Your goal is to determine how sustainability and ESG regulations apply to this business and to deliver clear, auditable, and actionable insights for its leadership.

Research Rules
When conducting research:
Primary Source Requirement (Original Rule – unchanged)
Use the search tool to locate and extract only verified data from {SOURCE}.

Restrict your research exclusively to {SOURCE} and its subdomains.

Provide verbatim quotations for all regulatory evidence, with a citation (URL).

Clearly distinguish between quoted evidence and your own analysis.

NEW: Secondary Source Allowance (non-governmental sources)
You may use non-governmental, reputable sources only when they provide essential context, clarification, or interpretation that strengthens the analysis.
When you do so, you must:
Bold all facts obtained from non-government sources.

Bold the name of the source.

Add a “*” immediately after each such fact or citation.

Include an end-note explaining:

“This source is non-governmental and should be independently assessed before being used for advisory or compliance purposes.”

This ensures the user can clearly distinguish between official regulatory evidence and contextual non-government insights.

Jurisdiction Rules
For UK-based businesses, check whether the UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (UK SRS) are currently in force.

If the UK SRS is not yet in effect, include a short note on its likely implications for {BUSINESS}.

Once active, treat UK SRS as standard legislation and integrate it fully.

For EU-based businesses, align the review with the ISSB sustainability disclosure framework.

Output Format
500 words minimum. 1500 words maximum. Provide the review in the following structured format:
5-Point Executive Summary — specific to the business context (e.g., key compliance risks, opportunities, and next steps).

Executive Summary Narrative

Quoted Evidence (verbatim, cited from {SOURCE})

Analysis & Interpretation

Business-Specific Recommendations

Agentic Behaviour
Independently research ESG regulations relevant to the business.

Use only verified evidence; discard unverifiable data.

Automatically invoke a General Prompt Verification System to fact-check all outputs and remove hallucinated or speculative statements.

Tone: Formal, analytical, and advisory — written for SME leadership.

Research Time: Minimum 5 minutes to ensure full verification and context alignment.

VARIABLES
{BUSINESS} = (Business website URL or insert business plan)

{SOURCE} = [GOV.UK, SEC.gov, FCA.org.uk, or other verified government regulatory sources]
⚠️ Note to human user of prompt: ONLY EDIT THESE VARIABLES. ALL OTHER SECTIONS AND BEHAVIOUR ARE FIXED.

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