Carbon Literacy for Wedding Professionals
What is Carbon Literacy?
As defined by the Carbon Literacy Project, Carbon Literacy is a term used to describe an awareness of climate change, and the climate impacts of mankind’s everyday actions. The term has had occasional use in scientific literature and casual usage but now is almost exclusively associated with The Carbon Literacy Project.
Carbon Literacy is the knowledge and capacity required to create a positive shift in how mankind lives, works and behaves in response to climate change. Learners who have completed a day’s worth of Carbon Literacy learning can be certified as ‘Carbon Literate’.
The Carbon Literacy course by the Sustainable Wedding Alliance was a real eye opener. Sustainability is such a broad subject and doing this course made me realise that I hadn’t even scratched the sustainability surface! I’d recommend anyone and everyone should do this course but especially if you’re a small business on your sustainability journey! Mercedes from 4YaParty Weddings and Events
We’ve developed the Carbon Literacy Training for Wedding Professionals, a course that’s specifically designed for those working in the wedding industry. The course will give you the knowledge and the tools you need to be confident when talking about climate change. The course will take you from the basics of climate science, and what is happening with the climate emergency; through to how this will impact everyone, enabling you to pledge relevant carbon reducing actions in your life, work & industry.
We host both in person and online sessions, designed for those working in the wedding industry. It’s the perfect course for businesses and individuals that want to make a positive change and take action on climate change through their role.
On successful completion of your Carbon Literacy training, after submitting your actions, you can become certified as ‘Carbon Literate’, joining more than 110,000 others, and including business leaders across multiple sectors. By taking part in this course, you will join individuals and team members across other businesses including the NHS, Patagonia and the BBC to become ‘Carbon Literate’, helping to embed a widespread low-carbon culture.
After completing the course, you’ll be required to complete a Participant Evidence form which will then be sent to the Carbon Literacy Project for approval. Once the form has been approved you will receive your certificate.
The course is £80 per person plus a £10 certificate fee. For members, there is no cost to the training, we just ask you to cover the certification fee. On the occasion that we are at a venue that provides lunch there may be additional costs.
We also offer group training, so if you have a team, or want to bring a group together to do the training, please let us know and we can arrange a date for you.
It’s accredited too!
On successful completion of your Carbon Literacy training, after submitting your actions, you can become certified as ‘Carbon Literate’, joining more than 120,000 others, and including business leaders across multiple sectors. By taking part in this course, you will join individuals and team members across other businesses including the NHS, Patagonia and the BBC to become ‘Carbon Literate’, helping to embed a widespread low-carbon culture.
After completing the course, you’ll be required to complete a Participant Evidence form which will then be sent to the Carbon Literacy Project for approval. Once the form has been approved you will receive your certificate.
We are delighted to be accredited as a Bronze Carbon Literate Organisation by the UN-recognised The Carbon Literacy Project. This prestigious accreditation recognises our commitment to upskill our people to play a proactive role in reducing our organisational carbon emissions, and work towards a zero carbon future.
Carbon Literacy is defined as, “An awareness of the carbon dioxide costs and impacts of everyday activities, and the ability and motivation to reduce emissions, on an individual, community and organisational basis,” and revolves around a day’s worth of learning and action on climate change.
Being accredited as a Bronze Carbon Literate Organisation is an important achievement for us because it:
– Encourages and supports the wedding industry professionals to collaborate to identify and implement carbon reduction
– Demonstrates our commitment to developing a low-carbon wedding industry
– Enables us to drive faster action on climate change
– Sets a positive example of sustainability leadership in the industry
What others have said…
We hosted Carbon Literacy Training for Wedding Professionals from the Sustainable Wedding Alliance for our team and regular suppliers. We found the course to be invaluable in educating those within our business on the impact of climate change and inspiring change. As a result of the course, our team are actively seeking sustainable solutions to the many problems we face and are deeply invested in the changes we wish to make. The course is superbly delivered; understandable without being over-simplified and offers practical and achievable routes to progress. We couldn’t recommend more highly. Amy Cox, Crockwell Farm
“The Carbon Literacy Training provided by Michelle at The Sustainable Wedding Alliance was superb, very insightful, aimed for those within the wedding industry. I now have a much clearer understanding of what steps I can take both personally and within my business to make a positive change and reduce my carbon footprint. Plus ways to help spread the word that this is a Climate Emergency and everyone needs to take action now.” Lynsey from Folly London Millinery
I highly recommend Carbon Literacy Training to anyone seeking an understanding of environmental issues and a tangible roadmap for reducing their carbon footprint. It’s an investment not only in personal development but also in the well-being of our planet. I’ve already implemented changes in both my personal life and business, proving that small, conscious choices can make a significant impact. Jacqui O
Frequently Asked Questions
We’ve included below some of the most frequently asked questions.
If you have any further questions, or would like to speak to one of the team, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
How long is the training?
The training course takes place over two half day sessions (4 hours on each day) or one full day, in person, session (8 hours). We can also run the training across four 2 hour sessions, however only organise these on request.
In addition to the training course, you will be sent a video link to watch in advance of the training.
Do I need to do anything in advance?
For all sessions, there is some advanced e-learning required. All attendees must:
● Watch the documentary ‘the David Attenborough documentary Climate Change The Facts’ Available on BBC iPlayer.
● Complete their individual carbon footprint calculator: https://footprint.wwf.org.uk
How do I join the online training?
You will receive an email in advance of your training with a zoom link for the session. If you did not receive this when signing up to the course, please contact us.
How do I get certified as 'Carbon Literate'?
In order to receive certification you must complete the evidence form and send it back to us within two weeks of your course.
We will then send this over to the Carbon Literacy Project who will assess your form and see if it meets their criteria. This process usually takes around 28 days. Once the forms have all been reviewed, those who have been passed will be sent their certificates, badge and carbon literacy assets.
What happens if I fail Carbon Literacy Training?
If after reviewing your evidence form, the Carbon Literacy Project deem your form insufficient, or believe that you have not understood the content taught during the course, they will return your evidence form with feedback.
You will then have a week to make amendments to the evidence form and send it back to us to be resubmitted back to the Carbon Literacy Project. If your form is returned late, or is sent back a second time, you will be invoiced for the cost of recertification.
