Sustainability Skill Building Training Course

Ideal for Employeement Engagement / Onboarding / Sustainability Strategy Engagement

To support Learning and Development and HR Leads, this training course has been designed to be part of employee engagement and induction L&D programmes. The breadth of topics provides employees across functions and levels of seniority to take a step back and consider the role they play in supporting organisational objectives aligned with sustainability strategy and agenda.

The course enables participants to build critical skills and knowledge. Considering the 'science' (touching on Carbon Literacy), and the broader landscape, bringing team members up to speed with some of the key issues impacting businesses right now - and, equipping them with ideas, challenges and insights to support both their own career development and ongoing learning so that they can become confident in becoming part of the wider solution, whilst supporting the over-arching sustainability focus of the organisation.

Find out more and explore additional resources via L&D Skill Building for the Sustainability Transition .

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Sustainability Skill Building Training Course - 3 hours / 4 Modules

Designed to support L&D, HR and talent leads with a viable training and development programme to support induction and employee engagement aligned with the sustainability transition.

Sustainability has fast become a leading agenda topic within boardrooms. Organisations which have either developed or are developing sustainability strategy and agendas require their team members to be on board - educated and aware, to support with engaging them to understand the direction and where relevant, mobilise progress.

This programme has been developed to equip participants with a well-rounded understanding of why sustainability matters, the role business plays, and empowering team members with education and awareness so that they can develop their own understanding of how they utilise their role, skills and talent to support organisational requirements and wider solutions.

4 Modules

Module 1

The Science - (touching on aspects of Carbon Literacy)

  • What is climate change

  • Breaking it down

  • Impact on business

  • Impact on people

Module 2

The Operating Landscape

  • What’s happening now

  • The challenges and opportunities

  • The role business plays

Module 3

Making Sustainability Everyone’s Role

  • How everyone can get involved

  • Changing skill-sets required

  • Taking personal leadership

  • Mobilising action

Module 4

Communicating Confidently

  • Why we need to talk about sustainability and progress

  • Effective communication around sustainability

  • An overview of ‘greenwashing’ - what to beware of

  • Making sustainaiblity a continuous conversation

Learning Outcomes·      

  • Understand what is happening across sustainability and the environment in relation to climate and the science - so that you are up to speed with the changing landscape.

  • Gain an awareness and understanding of how business and daily life is effected so that you can consider the shifts in the context of your role.

  • Explore the complexity of sustainability and how it relates to business to ensure that you are supporting the future-proofing of the organisation.

  • Start the process of thinking about behaviour change and how we operate so that you can develop creative solutions.

  • Consider how you can take leadership with sustainability in context with your role, at any level to empower and excite both yourself and others to get involved.

  • Understanding that everyone has a role to play in driving sustainability to support you in being part of the meaningful change.

  • Understand why it is important to communicate and how to have effective conversations so that you can educate and inspire others.

  • Understand greenwashing - how it shows up, and why it is a problem - to ensure you avoid the greenwash dilemma and deliver clear sustainable outcomes within your role.

  • Application of your learning - resources, models, guides, ideas and action plans to continue the momentum of your personal development and growth in an area that is both personal and impactful.

About your Trainers

Gemma Butler, Author, Co-Founder / Director, Can Marketing Save The Planet Ltd

Championing sustainable marketing and leadership, Gemma is the co-host of the podcast series, Can Marketing Save the Planet? She is a 2x published author, Carbon Literate and was awarded ‘Outstanding Contribution to Marketing’ in 2022 for driving sustainable marketing transformation. Former Marketing Director at the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Gemma develops qualifications and training focused on educating marketers and business across the world on their role in driving a more sustainable future.

Michelle Carvill, Author, Co-Founder / Director, Can Marketing Save The Planet Ltd

A strategic marketer and Sustainable Marketing consultant. Co-Founder and Podcast Host at Can Marketing Save the Planet Ltd, a company on a mission to support responsible marketing through educating and supporting the approximate 10.6M Marketers on the planet. Carbon Literate, awarded ‘Outstanding Contribution to Marketing’ in 2022 for driving sustainable marketing transformation and 6x published author. Michelle was recognised as one of the UK’s Top 100 Inspirational Businesswomen in 2021. Prior to her focus on sustainability, Michelle worked providing strategic consulting and delivering communications and engagement projects aligned with digital transformation programmes.


Licences to access the courses are on a twelve month basis. Course content is reviewed and where relevant, updated on a quarterly basis.

All courses are SCORM 1.2 compatible.

The course can be accessed via the Can Marketing Save the Planet learning portal, or embedded within organisational LMS / L&D systems.

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