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 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

Why You Are Being Asked for a Number

Who is asking for corporate emissions data and why: customers running their own Scope 3 inventories, lenders, investors, and sustainability disclosure requirements. Short session to frame what your organisation actually needs to produce, and by when.

02

GHG Fundamentals & Boundaries

The greenhouse gases, how global warming potential converts them into a single CO2e figure, and the difference between Scope 1, 2 and 3. Then setting your organisational boundary and deciding which sites, vehicles and entities are inside it.

03

Calculating Scope 1 & 2

The core of the day. Identifying your emission sources, gathering activity data such as fuel, refrigerant and electricity consumption, choosing the right emission factors, and running the calculations yourself to produce a Scope 1 and Scope 2 figure.

04

Scope 3 Screening Overview

An overview of the 15 Scope 3 categories and a screening exercise to work out which ones are likely to be material for your business. Enough to scope the work and brief management, without attempting a full Scope 3 inventory in one day.

Key Outcomes

  • Explain Scope 1, 2 and 3 correctly to colleagues and management
  • 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)

Trainer   Certified ISO 14064 Lead Verifier and Validator

Venue   Online or in-house at client's office

Certificate   Certificate of Completion awarded upon full attendance

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.

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.