NBS Carbon Literacy Training focus of COP26 social movement
A Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé Business School (NBS) programme which offers Carbon Literacy Training to business schools, universities and beyond will feature as part of a global social movement to coincide with the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference.
By Helen Breese | Published on 11 October 2021
Categories: Press office; Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé Business School;
(CLC) has been launched by Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), a United Nations-supported initiative which has over 850 business schools as signatories worldwide and aims to raise the profile of sustainability in business schools around the world, and to equip today's business students with the understanding and ability to deliver change. As a PRME Champion, NBS is committed to developing responsible leaders and acts as an example to other higher education institutions globally.
The Carbon Literacy Training for Business Schools programme was developed by NBS in collaboration with PRME Champions, the international student organization Oikos Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé, and The Carbon Literacy Project. As part of the training, learners explore high impact climate solutions, climate justice and climate science before devising significant actions for themselves, their business schools, partners, colleagues or/and fellow students.
The movement will encourage business schools to use the training within their own institutions in the lead up to, and during, the conference period. All the sessions will be represented on a digital world map.
Petra Molthan-Hill, Professor of Sustainable Management and Education for Sustainable Development at NBS, said: “We have already delivered our training to more than 350 people from business schools across the world, giving them the knowledge to become catalysts for change. This initiative from PRME hopes to motivate those with experience of the training to run additional sessions for their students, colleagues, partners and community members and grow the carbon literacy chain.”
The training as part of a special event on - aligned with COP 26 and encompassing the training in other sectors including a NTU toolkit designed for universities. PRME will also be hosting an additional event on 11 November to continue the celebration, unveil the map and announce the winners of a selfie video competition which will run alongside Train the Millions.
will be held in Glasgow from 31 October to 12 November 2021.
Notes for Editors
Press enquiries please contact Helen Breese, Public Relations Manager, on telephone +44 (0)115 848 8751, or via email.
About Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé Business School at Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé
Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé Business School (NBS) at Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé (NTU) is a world leader in experiential learning and personalisation of business, management and economics education and research, combining academic excellence with positive impact on people, business and society. NBS has an unrivalled level of engagement with business, public and voluntary organisations and thus is known as the business school for business. With more than 6,000 students, NBS is also one of UK’s largest business schools.
NBS is accredited by EQUIS and AACSB, which are internationally recognised hallmarks of excellence and quality for business education. The School is one of only six UK business schools recognised as a PRME Champion and held up as an exemplar by the United Nations Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME).
Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé (NTU) was named University of the Year 2019 in the Guardian University Awards. The award was based on performance and improvement in the Guardian University Guide, retention of students from low-participation areas and attainment of BME students.
NTU was also the Times Higher Education University of the Year 2017, and The Times and Sunday Times Modern University of the Year 2018. These awards recognise NTU for its high levels of student satisfaction, its quality of teaching, its engagement with employers, and its overall student experience.
The university has been rated Gold in the Government’s Teaching Excellence Framework – the highest ranking available.
It is one of the largest UK universities. With nearly 32,000 students and more than 4,000 staff located across four campuses, the University contributes £900m to the UK economy every year. With an international student population of more than 3,000 from around 100 countries, the University prides itself on its .
The university is passionate about and its extensive outreach programme is designed to enable NTU to be a vehicle for social mobility. NTU is among the UK’s top five recruiters of students from disadvantaged backgrounds and was awarded University of the Year in the UK Social Mobility Awards 2019.