Details
Date
Format
Group size
Location
Price
Spring 2025, TBA
In-person interactive course
max 20 participants
OBA Oosterdok, Amsterdam
€ 600*
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This course is for...
Sustainability /
ESG managers
Climate-curious 
business professionals
Owners of small and midsize businesses
Sustainability /
ESG consultants
Would you like to...
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Identify and understand high-leverage decarbonization levers 

for your sector to build future-proof low-carbon strategies?
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Master climate terminology and confidently talk about the causes 

of climate change, its impact on economies and people, and effective solutions to combat it?
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​Understand how the upcoming regulations like the CSRD help 

to translate the global climate goals into corporate climate targets?
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Learn how to use interactive learning tools to engage your board, senior management and coworkers in achieving corporate climate targets?
Join us in Amsterdam for an interactive course
for business professionals and aspiring climate leaders.
Together with a small group of peers you will explore the basics of climate science, industry-specific decarbonization levers and methods to effectively engage coworkers in achieving corporate climate targets. Learn actively through practical exercises and scenario-based games, expand your network, exchange experiences and ideas.
No prior climate knowledge is required.
Reviews
Katerina Antonevich
Behavioural Science Consultant for Sustainable Food Systems at the Food and Agriculture Organization
The mix of foundational science and hands-on exercises made the discussions engaging and directly applicable to my work.
The course developed by LEAF delivers actionable knowledge for tackling climate challenges and provides a unique way to evaluate promising areas for investment or policy focus. For professionals in sustainability, impact investing and entrepreneurs and VCs working with climate change, I highly recommend this interactive workshop by LEAF.
What makes this course special
It is interactive and fun.
You will spend at least 50% of your time in interactive exercises and
will even play a serious game!
It is well-structured, practical and concrete. We focus on knowledge, skills, tools and examples that you can directly apply in your role.
You will learn to use the En-ROADS simulator: a science-based tool that you can leverage to engage various audiences inside the company.
You will spend a day interacting with other impact-driven professionals, learning from them and expanding your network.
Course agenda
1
The science of climate change and climate goals
– Anthropogenic nature of modern climate change. Greenhouse effect. Sources of greenhouse gas emissions. – Impacts of climate change on the economy, ecosystems and people. – The Paris Agreement and the global climate goals. Net Zero scenarios for the global economy. Net Zero pledges by countries and companies. – Climate risks and their importance for business. Physical and transition risks. – Cost of climate action vs cost of inaction.
2
Exploring effective climate solutions
– Understand the basics of the En-ROADS climate action simulator. – Explore dozens of climate solutions: boosting renewables, energy efficiency improvements, transport electrification, plant-based diets etc., and see which of them are the most effective in addressing climate change. – Role-play exercise: Understand how these solutions are perceived by a range of stakeholders: national governments, business and climate activists. – Construct a global decarbonization scenario and see what it takes to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees.
Lunch (included in the price)
3
Corporate climate action
– CSRD/ESRS requirements for setting corporate climate targets. Scope 1-3 emissions. – Industry specific emission hotspots and examples of emission reduction strategies. – Business case for corporate climate action. Cost reduction, risk management, compliance, harnessing opportunities. – Brainstorm and discuss how participants can act on climate in their professional roles.
4
Climate communication that sparks action
– Common myths and misconceptions. How to talk to climate sceptics. – How to tailor your message to different audiences across the company and how to make it effective by addressing their pain points (i.e. cost reduction or good brand image). – Role-play exercise: Practise your climate communication.
Meet the facilitators
Together, Andrey and Anna have designed and facilitated 100+ interactive workshops, courses and educational games on climate and sustainability for corporate teams and university professionals. Over the years they have developed a set of know-hows that make climate education effective, engaging and fun. This course makes full use of them.
Anna Sycheva is a climate educator
with 10+ years of experience in corporate sustainability.
Andrey Dyachenko is an educator, learning experience designer and facilitator with a special focus on climate and sustainability.
Interested in taking the course?
Fill in the form below, and we will reach out to you once the registration is open.
Do you need any additional information?
Please reach out at hello@leaf-learning.com
LEAF B.V.
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VAT number NL866163669B