What is the Carbon for Procurement Professionals Course?

Who is this course for?

This course is designed for procurement professionals who are supporting their suppliers to upskill and provide better data as part of the company’s scope 3 accounting. If you’re an advisor, this can also be a great course for your client’s to share with their procurement teams and can help with your own knowledge too.

What does the Carbon for Procurement Professionals course cover?

2 Chapters with short videos and notes. The course is designed to be self-paced, we estimate each chapter will take 45-60 minutes, in total taking around 1.5 - 2 hours to complete the course.

🎓 Course Content - 2 Modules

Module 1: An Introduction to Carbon Emissions and Supplier Engagement

Video: 45 minutes - 1 video

Chapters: 7

Module Objectives:

  • Understand why businesses are starting to embed carbon accounting
  • Understand the importance of improving data from suppliers
  • Know why you have such a huge role to play in supplier engagement
  • Feel confident in understanding the help available to you and your suppliers

Additional Reading:

  • SBTi - Engaging supply chains on the decarbonisation journey
  • GHG Protocol Supplier Engagement Guidance
  • Corporate Value Chain Scope 3 Standard

Chapters:

  • An Introduction to Carbon Emissions and Supplier Engagement
  • First things first - what is Sumday?
  • The Fundamentals of Carbon Accounting
  • Going Deeper on Scope 3 Emissions
  • Engaging with Suppliers and Accessing Support
  • Common Questions Suppliers Might Ask
  • Quiz

Module 2: Supplier Engagement 101

Video: 35 Minutes - 1 video

Chapters: 5

Module Objectives:

  • Understand how you might engage with suppliers
  • Feel confident about the process and your role in it

Additional Reading:

  • SBTi - Engaging supply chains on the decarbonisation journey
  • GHG Protocol Supplier Engagement Guidance
  • Corporate Value Chain Scope 3 Standard

Chapters:

  • Supplier Engagement 101
  • An Overview of Best Practice
  • Asking the right questions
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Quiz

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