Counting carbon: tools for success in the new economy

About our Counting Carbon training

Net Balance’s practical carbon accounting will provide you with the necessary skills and knowledge to help you through this important transition to a carbon constrained economy. Increasingly, businesses will be required to quantify and report organisational greenhouse gas emissions, conduct audits and take into account the cost of carbon in investment decisions and business planning.

Led by the National Centre for Sustainability, Swinburne University, the course will also feature contributions from industry experts at Net Balance. Our team has specific knowledge of major industry sectors and experience working for some of Australia’s largest companies on carbon management and NGER reporting. We have experience providing audit and verification services to more than 20 of the ASX100, as well as assisting many smaller organisations to collect, manage and maintain energy and greenhouse data for voluntary reporting purposes.

Workshop Program

Develop a greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory for the workplace
Learn, understand and apply accepted methodologies for accounting of GHG emissions and produce an inventory for an organisation.

Develop and create a GHG report for the workplace.
Review and contextualise a GHG emissions inventory and apply standard approaches for reporting on the inventory. 

Presentation of practical case studies from industry experts
Have the opportunity to hear from industry experts, Net Balance about the practical benefits and challenges of carbon management, current mandatory reporting regimes in Australia and the differences between voluntary and mandatory reporting requirements. 

Course Highlights 

• Explore the scientific & industrial background to carbon accounting.
• Unravel the terminology, trends & drivers.
• Learn about international best practice, methodologies & standards. 
• Hear from industry experts with real case studies.
• Identify, categorise & calculate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions using. 
• Prepare & interpret a GHG inventory. 
• Develop knowledge of current legislation. 
• Evaluate business risks & opportunities in the low carbon future. 
• Identify an organisation’s carbon management options.