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Shaping Climate Action Strategically—for Municipalities and Businesses

Course
This course is held in German.
Implementing climate protection in practice is a challenging task that places high demands on decision-makers in both local governments and businesses. Thecertified ” course specifically prepares you for this key role: You’ll develop the expertise, strategic mindset, and practical skills needed to effectively advance climate protection within your organization. You’ll learn alongside climate protection managers from both sectors, deepen your knowledge within your own context, and complete the program with a practical exam to become certified .
Recommended procedure

Compulsory seminar: 

  • Climate Protection in a Nutshell: Basics for Municipalities and Businesses (1 day).

Election Seminars (select 1):

  • Corporate Climate Management: Carbon Footprint Assessment and Decarbonization Strategy (2 days).
  • Municipal Climate Action: GHG Inventory, Climate Risks, and Action Planning (2 days).

Election Webinars (Select 1):

  • Climate Protection Grants for Municipalities (3 hours).
  • Circular Economy: A Brief Overview (3.5 hours).
  • AI Tips for Sustainability Managers (4 hours).

This course combines the best of both worlds: a common foundation that empowers climate managers from both local governments and businesses, as well as in-depth content tailored to your specific work context.

Interaction between participants from local governments and businesses is a deliberately integrated part of the course: different perspectives, shared challenges, and valuable insights that you can apply directly to your everyday work.

Required modules

This is the recommended schedule for the required modules. You can select the dates in the shopping cart.
1
Climate Action in a Nutshell: Basics for Municipalities and Businesses
Reporting, Climate Adaptation, and Climate Management
1 day
online

Elective modules

You can select 3 training from the following elective modules in the shopping cart. These are already included in the discounted package price.
Corporate Climate Management: Carbon Footprint Assessment and Decarbonization Strategy
From the GHG Footprint to the Company's Climate Strategy
2 days
at 3 locations and online
Local Climate Action: From GHG Inventories to Implementation
Practical Knowledge on BISKO, Climate Adaptation, and Strategy Development
2 days
in one place and online
AI Tips for Sustainability Managers
Tools, prompts, and wizards for more efficient ESG processes
4 hours
online
Circular Economy compact
Impetus for circular solutions in companies
3.5 hours
online
Climate protection subsidies for municipalities
Municipal companies on the path to climate neutrality
3 hours
online

Exam

The exam is included in the discounted package price.
certified Exam
2-hour kick-off + 1-day exam
in one place and online

Learning environment

In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this training course once you have registered.

Your benefit

  • Learning together what brings us together: You’ll benefit from direct interaction with climate protection managers from local governments and companies. Different perspectives will enrich your understanding—and open up new approaches to solving problems in your own work.
  • In-depth expertise: You understand the scientific principles of climate change, are well-versed in the logic of CO₂ accounting, and are familiar with key standards such as the GHG Protocol, ISO 14064, and BISKO.
  • A strategy that suits you: In this target-group-specific advanced seminar, you’ll delve deeper into exactly what’s relevant to your context—whether it’s a corporate decarbonization strategy or municipal action planning.
  • Regulatory Compliance: You’re familiar with the key legal requirements—from the CSRD and SBTi to the Climate Adaptation Act—and know how to navigate them with confidence.
  • Practical training that makes a difference: You’ll leave the course not only with a certificate, but also with a concrete framework for action and practical tools you can use right away.
  • A Broader Perspective Through the Election Webinar: You can tailor your profile to your specific needs—whether through circular economy, knowledge of funding opportunities, or AI-supported sustainability efforts.

Recommended for

Future and current climate protection managers from municipalities and companies; professionals in environmental, energy, climate, and sustainability roles; specialists and executives who wish to establish or further develop climate protection processes within their organizations; and career changers who want to tackle this topic in a structured and practical way.

Open Badges - Show what you can do digitally too.

Open Badges are recognized, digital certificates of participation. These verifiable credentials are the current standard for integration in career networks such as LinkedIn.

With them, you digitally demonstrate the competences you possess. After successful completion, you will receive an Open Badge from us.

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Further training together
Booking number
42882
€ 2.690,- plus VAT
4.5 days
1 required seminar, 1 elective seminar, 1 elective webinar, and 1 exam day
with certificate
German
Please book the training course here. You can select the individual components of the course and the payment method in the shopping cart.
Train several employees
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4.5 days
1 required seminar, 1 elective seminar, 1 elective webinar, and 1 exam day
In-person or Online
Appointment scheduled on an individual basis
with certificate
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