GHG & Carbon Accounting Fundamentals

A one-day working session for teams who have been asked for their carbon number and need to produce one. You will calculate your organisation's Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions yourself, and leave knowing which parts of Scope 3 apply to you. Led by a certified ISO 14064 Lead Verifier and Validator.

This is the introductory carbon accounting course, sitting below the fuller ISO 14064 programme for teams that need the concepts before committing to an inventory build. Participants work through organisational and operational boundaries, the three scopes and what falls in each, activity data and emission factors, and the calculation itself on a worked example.

This is the practical entry point, not an awareness talk. Participants work with a calculator and real activity data. It stops short of the full inventory build and verification preparation, which are covered in the two-day GHG & Carbon Accounting (ISO 14064) programme.

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Modules

01

GHG Fundamentals & Organisational Boundaries

Greenhouse gases, global warming potential, CO2e, GHG Protocol fundamentals and an ISO 14064-1 overview. Then establishing your organisational boundary and deciding which sites, vehicles and entities sit inside it. A lighter pass than the 2-day programme, which covers control approaches, equity share and consolidation across subsidiaries in full.

02

Emission Sources, Activity Data & Calculation Principles

Identifying your emission sources, the activity data each one needs, choosing emission factors, and the basic calculation methodology behind converting activity data into CO2e.

03

Scope 1 & Scope 2 Calculation Workshop

Hands-on calculation exercises covering direct emissions, stationary and mobile combustion, fugitive emissions, and purchased energy. Participants may work with their own organisation's electricity, fuel or other activity data during the exercise.

04

Scope 3 Categories & Screening

Introduction to all 15 Scope 3 categories and a practical screening exercise to identify which are likely material to your business. Stops at screening: estimating and quantifying the material categories is covered in the 2-day ISO 14064 programme.

05

Review, Q&A & Next Steps

Review of the calculation process, the practical challenges that come up, and what to do next if your organisation needs a full inventory.

Key Outcomes

  • Explain Scope 1, 2 and 3 correctly to colleagues and management
  • Apply the calculation methodology that converts activity data into CO2e
  • Set an organisational boundary for your business
  • Identify your emission sources and the activity data each one needs
  • Calculate a Scope 1 and Scope 2 figure using the right emission factors
  • Screen the 15 Scope 3 categories for likely materiality
  • Scope the work needed for a full GHG inventory
  • Receive official Certificate of Completion

Training Mode   Physical / Online / Hybrid / e-learning

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Duration   1 Day (9:00 AM - 5:00 PM)

Level   Foundation (hands-on, no prior carbon experience needed)

Who Should Attend   Sustainability and ESG teams, finance, operations, procurement and facilities teams, and anyone asked to start collecting or reporting GHG emissions data. No prior carbon accounting experience required

Trainer   Certified ISO 14064 Lead Verifier and Validator

Venue   Online or in-house at client's office

Certificate   Certificate of Completion issued by Orbix upon full attendance

Dates   Upon request, based on participant confirmation

Progression   Lead-in to the 2-day GHG & Carbon Accounting (ISO 14064) programme

Frequently Asked Questions

For Scope 1 and Scope 2, yes, provided you bring your consumption data. Those are the figures most organisations are asked for first, and they are calculable in a day. A full Scope 3 inventory, base year setting and verification preparation are not achievable in one day, and any course claiming otherwise is giving you an overview rather than a working number.

This one-day course stops after Scope 1 and 2 plus a Scope 3 screening. The two-day GHG & Carbon Accounting (ISO 14064) programme goes further into Scope 3 quantification, builds a documented inventory with a base year, and covers what happens in an ISO 14064-3 verification. Choose the two-day version if you are heading for third-party assurance or formal disclosure.

ESG Fundamentals is an awareness course covering environmental, social and governance topics broadly. This course does one thing: it teaches your team to calculate emissions. Participants use a calculator and their own data. The two courses complement each other and do not overlap.

It is the starting point, not the whole obligation. This course produces a Scope 1 and 2 emissions figure. Reporting under the National Sustainability Reporting Framework then requires you to disclose that figure the way the ISSB standards specify, alongside governance, strategy and risk management content, which is what IFRS S1 & S2 Practical Implementation for Bursa-Listed Companies covers. Scope 3 comes later and depends on supplier data, handled in the Scope 3 Supplier Data Collection Programme.

Yes. GHG & Carbon Accounting Fundamentals is HRD Corp SBL-Khas claimable for Malaysian employers registered with HRD Corp.

No. The course is built for finance, operations, procurement, facilities and sustainability staff with no prior carbon experience. It involves arithmetic and spreadsheets rather than engineering or environmental science.

For in-house runs, twelve months of electricity bills, fuel and vehicle records, and any refrigerant purchase or top-up records. With those in the room, participants calculate their own organisation's figures instead of working through generic examples.