In March 2022 Speak Carbon was awarded Platinum Carbon Literate Organisation accreditation for our continued support of multiple organisations’ roll out of Carbon Literacy training programmes.
This top level recognition by The Carbon Literacy Project is an acknowledgement of the high standard of climate awareness training all our trainers aspire to provide for the companies and organisations who entrust us with their learning and development programmes.
Speak Carbon is one of only a handful of training providers who have attained this level of accomplishment by the CLP.
Reaching the standard set by the CLP numerous requirements had to be met. We had to demonstrate how we fulfilled the criteria for Platinum Carbon Literate Organisation (CLO).
Pathway to becoming a Carbon Literate Organisation
Platinum CLO is the highest level of CLO attainable for the provision of CL training. The award demonstrates delivery of climate knowledge not just internally, but also in support of multiple other organisations.
Any public or private company, or community organisation can start on the CLO scheme at Bronze level. The requirements are to develop a bespoke course and ensure one director or senior leader is a Carbon Literate Citizen.
Following the pathway through further course accreditations requires additional elements. These include ensuring a substantial percentage of the workforce becomes Carbon Literate, building on the integration of CL into the organisation’s actions and values raises the levels through to Silver, Gold and ultimately, Platinum.
View the stages of the process on the infographic on the right or in detail here.
Here are several of the actions we completed in order to fulfil the Platinum CLO criteria;
Workforce becoming CL
All our trainers, colleagues and volunteers go through the training to be Carbon Literate. At Speak Carbon we operate a flat structure using a Sociocratic model. As part of this we have a governance structure with board members (who are also trainers), for functional and regulatory purposes.
Visual promotion of our organisation’s Carbon Literacy
Promotion of Carbon Literacy can be seen throughout our website and our social media feeds. You can follow us on LinkedIn here.
Publication of a case study
We are continually publishing case studies to illustrate the work we’re doing in different sectors. You can read all of our case studies here.
Deliver Carbon Literacy to another organisation
This one was easy for us! Training and facilitation of Carbon Literacy courses is at the heart of what we do. We deliver interactive, discussion-based training sessions both online and face-to-face in order to raise awareness of how we need to act on the climate crisis.
Developing CL materials for another organisation outside Speak Carbon
Developing materials is also one of the core of the services we offer. We have developed Carbon Literacy courses for organisations including law firms, charities, community groups, schools, professional services firms and the health and beauty sector to name just a few!
Take a look at our Carbon Literacy page to see some of the other public and private sectors we work in and continue to develop course materials for.
Collaboration with another Carbon Literate Organisation
Partnerships are a vial part of the response to the climate emergency. Our collective vision is to proactively work with other organisations and experience has proven that the sum of the positive outcomes is unquestionably greater than the parts. We continue to work in partnership with several organisations, such as the those showcased on our ‘partners and friends’ page.
Your Next Step
Contact us to find out more about Carbon Literacy training in your organisation. Whether it’s to use an existing course or toolkit, or you want a bespoke course writing, a friendly conversation is the first step in meeting your requirements.
If you’re looking for support with implementing pledges and targets beyond the training, we can also help you with that, so please ask about those services too.