Climate Action Programme

Business in the Community is offering part-funded places on its upcoming Climate Action Programme, for up to 18 SME businesses (less than 250 employees) in Northern Ireland, who are at the beginning of their climate-action journey.

  • Date:

    07 May 2025

  • Time:

    9:20 - 4:50 pm

  • Price:

    BITC Members | £250 + VAT for Engaged members; No cost for Strategic & Transformational* Non-Members | £500 +VAT

About the Climate Action Programme

Through this training programme, we support SMEs to: reduce their CO2 emissions; make a commitment to address the climate emergency; reduce scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions; and sign the Climate Action Pledge.

The Programme helps participating businesses to: assist with net-zero planning; increase levels of reporting and capacity; and enable delivery of immediate and long-term climate action.

Your commitment

Up to two representatives from each organisation can register and are expected to attend one full day and two half days of training, delivered online, on Wednesday 7, Thursday 15 & Thursday 29 May 2025.

  • Carbon Literacy Training – Wednesday 7 May 9:20 am – 4:50 pm
  • Measuring your Organisation’s Carbon Footprint –  Thursday 15 May 9:30 am – 11:30 am
  • Target Setting and Defining your Organisation’s Environmental Strategy Advisory Workshop – Thursday 29 May 9:30 am – 12:30 pm

On completion, participants will:

  • Have a clear understanding of the business case for climate action
  • Identify their businesses’ starting point (or ‘baseline’)
  • Have a vision and pathway of action of for their organisation
  • Make a public and ambitious commitment to reduce its impact on climate
  • Be carbon literacy accredited (on an individual level)

Cost

BITC Members | £250 + VAT for Engaged members; No cost for Strategic & Transformational*

Non-Members | £500 +VAT

Two participants per organisation may attend. Organisations who have already been through the Climate Action Programme are still eligible to avail of this offer.

*Please note that the cost for members may differ if your organisation has already used its membership discount.

This Programme is delivered with support from Climate Steering Group.

Click here for more detail on the Climate Action Programme or email environment@bitcni.org.uk with any queries.