ESG2305. Carbon Accounting, Net Zero and Reporting

This session provides an explanation of carbon accounting and its practical applications, allowing you to implement it within your own role and gain insight into your organization’s carbon footprint.

With carbon accounting, organizations can make accurate assessments of where to focus their efforts on decarbonization. Carbon accounting serves as the essential language through which investors, businesses, finance professionals, and accounting experts can engage in meaningful discussions about climate change. Measuring an organization’s carbon footprint means it can be managed and reduced, contributing to the broader goals of addressing climate change at the organizational level. This session is valuable for accounting and finance professionals who wish to measure and disclose their organization’s footprint and identify reduction opportunities, as well as accounting firms seeking to provide assurance or advisory services.

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize the concept of carbon accounting and the key drivers.
• Identify the purpose and significance of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) in establishing global standards for emissions accounting and reporting.
• Recall how to calculate carbon emissions, including familiarity with various calculation methods.
• Identify various disclosure frameworks and standards used for reporting carbon emissions.