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Education Leadership Plan: Empowering Sustainable Change

  • adam7478
  • Jan 2, 2024
  • 2 min read

Updated: Feb 23, 2024

Ian C Jones

Berkshire UK • 07469018888 ian@newgatetrading.co.uk  • LinkedIn

Carbon Literacy Training


In the pursuit of advancing carbon literacy and sustainability in the business setting, Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) took the ground breaking step with the launch of the Carbon Literacy Toolkit. This comprehensive toolkit is a testament to MMU's commitment to fostering visionary leadership, accelerating carbon reduction, and ensuring the most up-to-date climate science and policy information is disseminated. This form a part of the businesses strategic plan that is empowering sustainable change via education leadership.


Visionary Leadership for Carbon Literacy

The Carbon Literacy Toolkit is a specialised course designed for business leaders, their employees and their customers to understand the impact carbon is having on the world and to consider ways to reduce carbon emissions. Often carbon reduction action lead to concurrent expense reduction for the business creating a double win.


Importance of Leadership

Anecdotal evidence suggests that engaging leadership is intrinsic to the success of Carbon Literacy in any educational setting. Visionary and strong leadership are expected to improve the uptake and engagement of Carbon Literacy, thereby accelerating carbon reduction in educational settings.


General Toolkit Updates

Keeping Pace with Change

In addition to launching the leadership materials, MMU is excited to announce updates to the general Toolkit materials. Recognizing the importance of staying current with climate science and policy, MMU prioritises regular updates to maintain the relevance of their Toolkits.


Activity Updates

The most up-to-date data has been embedded into activities, and there are changes to the activities, including some moving to other modules and new and improved activities being added.

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mproved Accessibility

In line with the Carbon Literacy Project's commitment to inclusivity, the updated materials prioritise improved accessibility. This initiative aims to ensure that individuals with different learning needs have equal access to training.


Module Flexibility

Acknowledging the flexibility needed in training sessions, the updated materials are now segmented into one-hour modules. This change enhances the flexibility of training sessions, allowing for efficient and targeted learning experiences.


How to Engage in the most Cost-Effective way

Newgate Trading can provide the most cost-effective training available in the UK. Our unique funding mechanism allows business to invest in Carbon Literacy Training and Media Buying that may be funded with surplus inventory or downtime rather than cash. To find out more please contact us.  

Conclusion: 

In conclusion, understanding and engaging with your team through education is not only a necessity for sustainable business but also a pathway to enduring success. Newgate provided a unique funding mechanism that make the training accessible to almost every business.



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