TD SYNNEX has opened its Net Zero Academy, a three-day course to train partners on assessing their carbon impact and creating a plan to move their business towards net zero.
The first two days are classroom-based at TD SYNNEX’s offices in Basingstoke and a further day of home or office-based learning and assessment.
The course has been accredited by the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) and delivered by specialist consultancy Arete Zero Carbon.
TD SYNNEX business unit director Sophia Haywood-Atkinson said sustainability commitments recognised by industry standards have become “increasingly important” as customers are looking much harder at the commitment of their suppliers.
“Regulations and directives such as the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)1, and the NHS PPN 06/21 directive2, are starting to come into force. Businesses that do not meet these requirements could find themselves at a significant competitive disadvantage,” Haywood-Atkinson said.
Partners that attend the course can get specialist expert support from the duo as they conduct their assessments and formulate their plans.
The course covers net zero carbon fundamentals, including UK and EU policy and regulation, governance and accountability for net zero, and how to build a Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventory.
It will follow the established principles and definitions the GHG protocol sets for scope 1, 2 and 3 carbon emissions.
Arete Zero Carbon managing director Dr Stephen Finnegan: “There is a real need for IT channel companies to understand where they are concerning their carbon footprint and exactly how far they need to travel to achieve net zero. “
“The three-day course will give them the fundamental knowledge to make a good assessment and formulate a plan. We believe all IT businesses will need to do it very soon. It will increasingly make commercial sense as well as being the right thing to do.”
