The Handbook of Carbon Management

Petra Molthan-Hill, PhD is Professor of Sustainable Management and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) at Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University, UK and Co-Chair of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) Working Group on Climate Change and Environment. She is an international multi-award-winning expert for Climate Change Mitigation Education, Greenhouse Gas Management and ESD. Molthan-Hill leads the ‘Climate Literacy Training for Educators, Communities, Organisations and Students’ (CLT-ECOS) distributed worldwide. She is the editor of The Business Student’s Guide to Sustainable Management and of Storytelling for Sustainability in Higher Education: An Educator's Handbook and led the Green Academy at NTU from 2013–2021. Fiona Winfield is the School Employability Manager at Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University, and is a Principal Lecturer and a Senior Fellow HEA. Before moving into academia, she spent a decade in sales and marketing in the construction industry. She is involved with Young Enterprise and Enactus, is a Green Gown Award winner (for linking Employability to Sustainability) and a member of the Chartered Management Institute. At NTU, she is part of the Sustainable Development Academic Forum and the Sustainability task group within Employability. Richard Howarth is a Senior Lecturer in Marketing at Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University. He is Assistant Course Leader for BA (Hons) Marketing and works closely with organisations and professional bodies (such as the CIM and MRS) to enhance the employability and workplace impacts of students and graduates. He is the Sustainability Coordinator for the Marketing Department. His research interests are related to marketer competences, education for sustainable development, responsible marketer behaviour, sustainability and employability and related learning and teaching interventions. Muhammad Mazhar is a Senior Lecturer in Sustainability at Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University. He is also the Sustainability Coordinator of the Business School, aiming to help embed sustainability in teaching, research, operational and partnership activities. By background, he is a Civil Engineer with a B.E. in Civil Engineering and MSc. in Construction Management. He received a PhD in Sustainability and Carbon Management. His interest is in sustainability, energy and carbon management, education for sustainable development and low-carbon smart cities.

Part I: Net Zero and Decarbonisation: Understanding and Communicating the Basics 1. Finding Your Best Decarbonisation Pathway 2. Climate Literacy Training for All 3. Climate Communication and Reporting to Internal and External Stakeholders Part II: High-Impact Solutions: Making a Difference 4. Meetings and Transport: colleagues, customers and suppliers 5. Your Organisation’s Digital Footprint 6. Food Waste and Food for Thought 7. Estates and Facilities: building a better future 8. Procurement and Supply: pushing the boundaries to remove carbon 9. Marketing for a Better Climate 10. Pension Funds, Accounts and Other Investments Part III: Carbon Footprinting: Introducing Greenhouse Gas Management for the Whole Organisation 11. Understanding Greenhouse Gas Management: scopes and boundaries for carbon footprinting 12. Carbon Accounting: why what you measure matters! 13. Setting science-based targets - the right approach for your business organisation? 14. Strategy, Policies and Practices for Carbon Management Part IV: The Road to Net Zero: Making it a Reality 15. Team Humanity on the Road to Net Zero: will you make it happen?