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We have created an ACADEMY to promote the development of necessary knowledge for any organization to foster sustainable growth.
Knowledge of policies, tools, trends, and the evolution of reporting methodologies are just some of the main topics that are useful to effectively implement initiatives to protect and enhance environmental assets, to integrate sustainable development principles, and to implement sustainability-oriented projects with an ESG perspective.
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ON DEMAND COURSES
LANGUAGES
English, Italian, Greek, Chinese, Turkish
TO WHOM IT ADDRESSED?
Importers, purchasing managers, supply-chain managers, consultants.
COURSE GOALS
The online course (pre-recorded) explains in detail what the CBAM purposes and principles are, as well as the expected compliance. It also delves into the compliance cycle and the pricing of CBAM certificates.
DURATION
The course has a duration of approximately 4 hrs and it is divided into 5 modules.
MODULES’ TOPICS
MODULE 1: Context
Context
EU and the Paris Agreement
EU Green Deal
EU-ETS
MODULE 2: Purpose, definitions and basic principles of CBAM
Purpose, definitions and basic principles
Sectors/Goods
Most affected countries
Roadmap
MODULE 3: Declarations and competent national authorities
Declarations and competent authorities
Compliance Process
MODULE 4: CBAM certificates
CBAM certificates
Prices
Exemptions
MODULE 5: Calculation and information flow management
Calculation and information flow
CERTIFICATE
It is possible to apply for a certificate of participation in the course after passing the online text.
TO WHOM IT ADDRESSED?
Sustainability Managers, ESG Managers, DNF Managers, Communications Managers, ESG/Sustainability consultants.
COURSE GOALS
Understanding of tools for engaging and managing relationships with primary and secondary stakeholders. Defining a strategy, KPIs, and objectives.
DURATION
The course is 6 hrs in duration and it’s divided into 6 modules.
MODULES’ TOPICS
MODULE 1
Origin and basic principles of Stakeholder Theory
MODULE 2
Stakeholder approaches and value creation
MODULE 3
Definition of Stakeholders and Stakeholder Theory
MODULE 4
Tools for understanding Stakeholders
MODULE 5
Defining a Stakeholder Engagement and Management Strategy
MODULE 6
Examples of strategies
CERTIFICATE
A test is provided at the end of the course to obtain a certificate of attendance.
TO WHOM IT ADDRESSED?
Communication and marketing managers, communication experts and consultants.
COURSE GOALS
Understanding of the characteristics of sustainability communication, assessment of greenwashing risk, knowledge of international reporting standards (GRI).
DURATION
The course is divided in modules for a total of approximately 3hrs.
MODULES’ TOPICS
MODULE 1
Characteristics of sustainability communication
+ IN DEPTH STUDY 1: Greenwashing
MODULE 2
Why doing sustainability communication
+ IN DEPTH STUDY 2: ASTAREA/ASVIS 2020 research.
MODULE 3
GRI standards and principles.
+ IN-DEPTH STUDY 3: GRI 201
CERTIFICATE
A test is provided at the end of the course to obtain a certificate of attendance.
TO WHOM IT ADDRESSED?
Sustainability Managers, Communication and Marketing Managers, Consultants, professionals who want to develop more knowledge of ESG issues.
COURSE GOALS
Understanding of the ESG concept (origins and evolution), types of ESG ratings and analysis methodologies, new trends in sustainability reporting.
DURATION
The course is divided into modules totaling approximately 4 hrs.
MODULES’ TOPICS
MODULE 1
Policies from PRIs to green finance, to green taxonomy
MODULE 2
ESG: metrics and kpi for economic, social and governance performance
MODULE 3
ESG: ratings, indices and valuation methodologies
MODULE 4
The ESG component in reporting
CERTIFICATE
A test is provided at the end of the course to obtain a certificate of attendance.
TO WHOM IT ADDRESSED?
EU-ETS Managers, Energy Managers, Communication and Marketing Managers, Consultants, professionals who want to develop more knowledge related to the so-called carbon markets.
COURSE GOALS
Understanding of the differences between carbon markets, context, trends, emission calculation methodologies, reduction strategies and offsetting options.
DURATION
The course is divided into modules totaling about 10 h.
MODULES’ TOPICS
MODULE 1
BACKGROUND: EUROPEAN POLICIES
European policies
EU-ETS
Other policies
MODULE 2
TRENDS AND VOLUNTARY INITIATIVES: CARBON NEUTRALITY
Carbon Neutrality, carbon free, carbon offset
Defining a corporate strategy
Calculating Emissions
Science Based Targets
MODULE 3
EMISSION REDUCTION STRATEGIES
Energy Diagnosis
Energy consumption and sustainability KPIs
Monitoring
MODULE 4
EMISSIONS OFFSETTING
Voluntary market
Scope 2: focus
Best practices
MODULE 5
THE VCM
Principles
Volumes and values
Types of credits
CERTIFICATE
A test is provided at the end of the course to obtain a certificate of attendance.
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THEMATIC AREAS
COURSES
HOURS OF TRAINING PROVIDED
CLIENTS
TAILOR MADE COURSES
Kickster’s Academy offers a wide range of courses on green and sustainability issues in addition to those available on demand.
EMISSIONS REDUCTION & CLIMATE IMPACT
EMISSION TRADING SYSTEM
Understand CO2 allowance allocation mechanisms and MRV (monitoring, reporting, verification) tools.
Asset management (regulated markets, OTC transactions, trading facilities).
Know the institutional and market players.
Understand CO2 price trends.
CARBON FOOTPRINT AND VOLUNTARY CO2 MARKET.
Know about emission inventory mechanisms (ISO 14064) and the voluntary co2 market.
Define strategies for offsetting emissions.
EFFICIENT ENERGY MANAGEMENT
ENERGY EFFICIENCY 4.0
Acquire and expand the skills necessary for the technical and economic management of (electric-thermal) energy in your own organization.
Gain insight into the dynamics of the energy market and learn about the composition of energy costs in the supplier’s bill; evaluate possible access to incentive tools such as White Certificates or Energy Efficiency Certificates (including for cogeneration plants).
Know the institutional roles of GSE-GME-ARERA-ENEA and the dynamics imposed by the decrees.
ENERGY COMMUNITIES.
Acquire the skills necessary for the design of an energy community, including the authorization process of the energy community recognition practice and economic management.
SUSTAINABLE FINANCE
SUSTAINABLE FINANCE
Understand the concept of sustainable finance, socially responsible investing, ESG and green taxonomy.
Knowledge of PRIs.
NEW SUSTAINABLE FINANCE INSTRUMENTS.
Green Bonds.
Social lending and crowdfunding.
Sustainable finance as a tool for inclusion.
EU CLIMATE POLICIES
EUROPEAN GREEN DEAL.
Analyze the implication and evolution of strategic sectors (renewables, efficiency, mobility, circular economy), in European Policy forecasts.
Acquire skills for designing green activities.
GREENWASHING
GREEN COMMUNICATION AND GREENWASHING
Understand how to communicate sustainability.
Develop proper communication strategies.
Avoid greenwashing and esg-washing.
SUSTAINABLE REPORTING
CSRD
Understand new reporting requirements in the context of CSRD.
Define the KPIs to be reported.
Material issues identification.
ESRS | GRI | SASB
Reporting standards, differences and complementarities.
Approaches to materiality and double materiality.
Approaches to stakeholders.
ESG COMMUNICATION
ESG FOR COMMUNICATION.
ESG approach to sustainability reporting.
Integration of ESG risk analysis into the organization.
Stakeholder reporting.
STAKEHOLDER THEORY.
Why a stakeholder management approach.
How to map stakeholders.
The concept of returned value.