Climate Action Workshops

Introduction to Climate Action

This one-hour workshop is ideal for businesses that are new to climate action and want to know why and how to get started.

We can partner with you to run this workshop for your business network or value chain.

In this workshop, businesses will learn new skills and be inspired to take action. SBN experts will demystify climate change, and explain the opportunities climate action can create for businesses, showcasing existing case studies. This will be followed by a detailed look into the Climate Action Toolbox and how it can help, including how to develop a climate action plan and how to measure a carbon footprint using the emissions calculator.

This workshop is delivered online, for a group of up to 30 businesses.

Advanced Climate Action Workshop

This two-hour workshop is ideal for businesses that are new to climate action and want to be equipped with the tools and knowledge to get started.

We can partner with you to run this workshop for your business network.

In this workshop, businesses will learn new skills and be inspired to take action.

The workshop will identify the opportunities climate action can create for a business.

It will also provide businesses with a practical understanding of the actions they can take to reduce emissions. It gives guidance on how to develop a tailored action plan, containing simple steps to reduce carbon emissions.

The workshop will also take a more detailed look into carbon accounting and how businesses can measure a carbon footprint using the Climate Action Toolbox emissions calculator and supporting templates.

The session will include interactive activities to ensure participants have a practical understanding of the actions they can take to reduce emissions, and have time to connect with other businesses.

This workshop can be run in-person or online, for a group of up to 30 businesses.

Climate Action Programme

This programme is suitable for businesses that know they need to take climate action and want help to measure their emissions, and establish and implement a climate action plan.

The programme consists of a series of workshops and community of practice sessions (in-person and online), along with ongoing support for participating businesses throughout the programme. It is based on getting the best out of the Climate Action Toolbox and other resources.

We can partner with you to run this programme for your business network, suppliers, or customers.

We've designed a combination of workshops and community of practice sessions to help businesses get results and be accountable for taking climate action. Participants will also develop a cohort of business peers to use as support.

The programme provides businesses with:

- A practical understanding of the actions they can take to reduce emissions.
- A tailored action plan, containing simple steps to reduce emissions using the free online Climate Action Toolbox.
- An in-depth understanding of their emission hotspots, using the carbon calculator in the Climate Action Toolbox.
- Help from our climate experts on setting targets, measuring footprints and other topics to be confirmed.
- Strong relationships with the cohort of other businesses in the programme.
- The opportunity to be featured as a case study in the Climate Action Toolbox.

Example structure

- Learn Lab 1: Initial workshop (In-person)
- Learn Lab 2: Measuring your footprint (online)
- Share Lab 1: Community of practice (in-person)
- Learn Lab 3 and wrap-up (online)
- Throughout - Progress: Additional support from SBN for each business.

The series is designed for a group of up to 30 businesses. The programme can be modified to cater for the particular needs of the group. Additional theoretical and community of practice sessions can be included to provide further support and guidance to participants.

“This programme was the boost I needed to take meaningful climate action on behalf of my small business. I have since explored actions that absolutely wouldn’t have happened without doing this course. Even though I was a tiny new business I was made to feel that my contribution mattered and I felt very supported throughout.”

Rose Lawrence - Owner, Garden Cake Kitchen

Climate Action Train the Trainer workshops

SBN can provide training sessions for people in your organisation who want to support SMEs taking climate action, such as customer support or sustainability teams.

These trainings build climate action knowledge, and familiarity with resources SMEs can use and actions they can take. This equips participants with the knowledge and skills to support customers, suppliers, or member businesses to start measuring, reducing and reporting their emissions.

We offer two main options:

- Climate Action Train the Trainer Workshop: A one-off workshop, delivered online or in-person. Training focuses on upskilling front-line, SME-facing roles within organisations. SBN experts will demystify climate change and help participants understand the need and benefits from taking climate action, showcasing existing case studies. This will be followed by a detailed look into the Climate Action Toolbox and how it can help, including how to develop a climate action plan.
- Climate Action Toolbox training session:A one-hour training session, delivered online. Training focusses on upskilling sustainability professionals who interact directly with SMEs and have prior knowledge on why businesses should take climate action. SBN experts will provide training on the Climate Action Toolbox and how to support SMEs using it to take action.

Please get in touch for more information on our training offerings.

Contact us to register your interest!

“It was really great having such a range of businesses and knowledge involved in the programme. It was clear that regardless of size and industry, we all faced similar issues around time and resources. There were some really good discussions when it came to breaking these issues down and determining a way to reach our goals.”

Grant Aitken - Managing Director, BTW Company

“There is a lot of information out there, and having the support to guide us through it and pick out what’s important was invaluable. Having people we could call on for guidance really helped us dial in on the areas where we should focus, saving time and streamlining the whole process."

Jenn O’Connell - Park Manager, Fitzroy Beach Holiday Park

Our event partner's role

To successfully deliver these workshops, we work closely with our event partners.

Whether you have connection with a business network as a business association, chamber, industry association, economic development agency, council organisation or a large business, we can partner with you to run these workshops and programmes.

Our event partners have a critical role to play due to the relationships they have with the businesses within their networks.

This means it makes sense for them to lead the recruitment and registration process, including the promotions to their networks. Typically they also manage the event logistics, including venue hire and catering.

SBN can support these activities with promotions and can also organise the registration process, if required.

If you are interested in helping your business network to take climate action, please contact us.