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How a new Energy Institute training course supports dairy product supplier Volac on its net-zero journey
24/4/2024
4 min read
A new two-day classroom-based course, ‘Net Zero for Professionals’, took place at the Energy Institute’s London offices in December 2023. Among the participants was Energy and Environment Manager Chris Johnson AMEI at international dairy business Volac Group, who describes the value of the course for his company’s journey to net zero.
The Net Zero for Professionals course examines the concept and context of net zero, along with expert guidance on how to create a business case, measure greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and calculate the carbon footprint for a baseline year, set SBTi (Science-based Target initiative) targets, and how to implement the plans.
‘I had been involved in creating the Volac ESG (environmental, social and governance) and carbon reduction strategy on the route towards 2045. However, going on the Net Zero for Professionals course with the Energy Institute (EI) gave me deeper insight and has helped confirm my understanding of the net zero concept. The face-to-face learning was just what I was looking for, and being able to debate the subject with the lecturers and other students was invaluable in assisting my learning experience,’ said Johnson.
EI course attendance provides energy-related training as part of a company’s journey towards completing its net zero ambitions by 2045. Volac operates seven production facilities (four of them in the UK, one in the US, one in Indonesia and one in Malaysia) manufacturing and supplying dairy nutrition products to the global market.