Who Should Attend

Learners who are seeking to enhance their expertise in environmental sustainability across diverse industry sectors, including sustainability officers, policymakers, managers, and business owners.

Prerequisites

• For learners who are not pursuing Engineering Sustainability Chartership:
  • A Bachelor's degree from a recognised university
• For learners who are pursuing Engineering Sustainability Chartership:
  • An engineering degree or an equivalent qualification recognised by the Professional Engineers Board Singapore (PEB)
  • A STEM-based degree meeting the Chartered Engineer (CEng) qualification requirements (IES chapter) and seek CEng accreditation

What You Will Learn

Foundations of Carbon Accounting

• Understand the principles and definitions of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventories and scopes of emissions

• Understand the standards and protocols of GHG and ISO 14064

• Learn about carbon offsets, renewable energy credits, and their implications

Carbon Accounting in ESG

• Explore the integration of ESG metrics into sustainability reporting

• Explore frameworks such as the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)

• Examine the role of carbon accounting in achieving net-zero goals

• Learn how to prepare a GHG Inventory

Tools and Techniques

• Utilise carbon footprint calculators and conduct lifecycle assessments (LCA)
• Explore technology applications such as AI, IoT, and blockchain in emissions tracking

Policy and Regulatory Contexts

• Examine Singapore’s carbon tax and sustainability frameworks (e.g., Green Plan 2030). 
• Analyse global initiatives such as the EU ETS, Paris Agreement targets, and SEC climate disclosures

Case Studies – Analyse local and global carbon accounting initiatives

• In Singapore context:
  • Analyse the integration of carbon accounting in ESG reporting
  • Examine the use of digital platforms for emissions tracking
• In global context:
  • Explore internal carbon fee and decarbonisation strategy
  • Assess lifecycle emissions accounting in product manufacturing
  • Evaluate Scope 3 emissions disclosure and carbon offset strategies in energy transition efforts

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this module, learners are able to:

• Explain the principles and methodologies of carbon accounting, including Scopes 1, 2, and 3
  emissions
• Analyse the integration of carbon accounting into ESG reporting frameworks
• Evaluate the efficacy of carbon reduction strategies in organisational contexts
• Apply carbon accounting tools to measure and report emissions for various industries
• Identify from case studies, best practices and challenges in carbon accounting
  implementation
   

Schedule

Certificate and Assessment

A Certificate of Attainment will be issued to participants who:

• Attend at least 75% of the module; and
• Undertake and pass credit bearing assessment (worth 3 credits) during the module, which can be stacked towards the Graduate Certificate in Sustainability Principles and Practices

Participants who meet the attendance requirement but do not pass the assessment will receive a Certificate of Participation.

Assessment Plan

Learners will have to complete a project assignment.

Fee Structure

The full fee for this course is S$3,597.00

Note: 

• This module is pending funding approval from SkillsFuture Singapore
• All fees above include GST. GST applies to individuals and Singapore-registered companies.

Learning Pathway