Climate Change Compliance Reporting and Communication

Description

This course is designed for the catalogue of "Lifelong Learning Initiatives" of the PNRR Project of the Innovation Ecosystem "NODES – Digitable and Sustainable North West”, in particular for the subjects of Spoke 4.
This module is structured in three parts. The first part concentrates on analyzing the economic framework on which sustainability sets itself. The lectures focus on giving a broad view of how companies use sustainability in their day-to-day operations and the underlying economic frameworks. The second part will focus on the impacts of climate change and ways to measure such impacts through specific tools. This module will also focus on examples of companies that have adapted to such impacts in virtuous ways. The third part of the course will focus on climate change reporting and communication, presenting the tools used for reporting, as well as addressing the existing European reporting framework. The lectures will be structured as a combination of formal lectures and first hand experiences provided by companies. Furthermore there will be a visit to Montepulciano to witness real life cases.

The course, designed in collaboration between Politecnico di Torino and the journalist and communication manager Marco Merola, is designed with an inter-disciplinary approach that encourages the exchange of skills and knowledge between professors, employees of partner companies and PhD candidates and students. The course ensures not only a high-level technical training, but also a wide engagement of different actors who will foster collaboration within the Ecosystem. Participants will be able to develop transversal skills that will enhance technological transfer, innovation and research. The course will train climate change communication specialist consultants.

The course, designed within the framework of Spoke 4, introduces the concepts of in Environmental and energy management systems for companies, Measuring sustainability through impact  and European Green Claims Directive. The knowledge acquired during the course will contribute to the development of experts and Professional in communication of climate change, in particular about energy, LCA, insurance and Sustainability .