Carbon Footprinting – the new imperative for business to improve competitiveness

A 2 day Carbon Footprinting Course will be held on Tuesday 20th – Wednesday 21st November at the University of New South Wales, Kensington, Sydney. This course will help organisations take a pro-active approach to managing their carbon footprint by providing participants with:

• latest information on current and forthcoming challenges of addressing climate change;
• guidance and training on measuring product and organisational carbon footprints;
• the ability to identify opportunities and risks of carbon footprinting; and
• a basis for developing carbon reduction management strategies.

Carbon Footprint Course information and registration form

We will also offer a Water Footprint Course on Thursday 22nd November 2012, as a complement to the carbon footprint workshop or as a specialised stand-alone workshop.

Water footprint: the next carbon footprint!

The UNSW Water Research Centre is running a 1 day workshop ‘Water Footprint – the next carbon footprint!’ on Thursday 22nd November 2012 at the University of New South Wales, Kensington, Sydney. This workshop can be taken as a complement to the carbon footprint workshop (held on the preceding two days) or as a specialised stand-alone workshop.

Download the Water Footprint Course information and registration form

This course will enable participants to take a pro-active approach to managing water footprints of products or whole corporations. The course aims to provide:

• Understanding of key principles and features of responsible water accounting and reporting;
• Guidance and training on measuring product and organisational water footprints through the use of real-life case studies;
• Knowledge of where the market is going and why; and
• Capacity to assess the implications of the water footprint for your organisation (risks and opportunities).