Grain Sustainability

📣 We are thrilled to announce our next Climate Fresk workshop in May. 📣 You can't fix what you don't understand. Luckily, Climate Fresk turns climate science into a game! In just three hours, Climate Fresk will help you understand the implications of the IPCC report. Using 42 cards, collaborate to work out cause and effect, leading to a renewed sense of purpose and a plan of action — for yourself, your community, or your organisation. #netzero #climatescience #ipcc #climatefresk #climatefreskUK #climatechange #sustainability #onlineworkshop

Last year we attended Freskival 2024. An event organised by Climate Clarity and Business Declares that harnessed the power of card games to provide new skills, knowledge and solutions to address the climate crisis. The space was full of interesting and energised people. It was a delight to learn about their different journeys and approaches to life and business. We were already Climate Fresk facilitators and decided to try Digital Collage, Circular Economy Collage and the Living within Planetary Boundaries workshop. With a fun and collaborative dynamic we learnt a bit more about these three different aspects of how to shift the way we produce and consume to make it more compatible with our future generations' wellbeing. We came out, at the end of the day, with many ideas on what we could do differently and how we could engage our clients and friends better. We have recently started delivering Digital Collage ourselves! We were thrilled to hear that Freskival is back this year, on the 10th and 11th of April and we cannot recommend it more. Have a look at the dates and round up of workshops and take the plunge! #netzero #climatescience #ipcc #climatefresk #climatefreskUK #climatechange #sustainability #onlineworkshop #freskival https://lnkd.in/earvPbQR

Would you like to better understand climate change? Would you like to engage and empower your team? Do you want to find out the best ways for you and your organisation to reduce emissions? You can do all this with our Carbon Literacy Masterclass for Professional Services, accredited by the The Carbon Literacy Project. An 8 hour training programme split into two sessions to create awareness of the carbon costs and impacts of everyday activities, and the ability and motivation to reduce emissions for individuals, communities and organisations. The 8-hour training incorporates a Climate Fresk workshop. #carbonliteracyproject #climatefresk #fresk #sustainability #netzero #climatechange #netzero #climatescience #ipcc #onlineworkshop https://lnkd.in/dPfVyS8E

We are delighted to announce our coming Digital Collage! The Digital Collage is a fun and collaborative half-day online workshop with a similar educational method as the Climate Fresk. The workshop also aims to lay down the key solutions to build a more sustainable digital sector. It then encourages participants to discuss on the topic for fruitful debate. This workshop is a real team-building tool, allowing participants to come together and discover how to achieve sustainability in the digital sector. Come join us!

We are almost there! Come and join Madelyn tomorrow at the "Building for the Future: What's next for the built environment" event to hear about new trends and updates you need to know from a sustainability perspective. This event, organised by The Polka and Uplift People Consulting, will provide you with a morning of networking and thought leadership. https://lnkd.in/gRygfNn5

Would you like to better understand climate change? Would you like to engage and empower your team? Do you want to find out the best ways for you and your organisation to reduce emissions? You can do all this with our Carbon Literacy Masterclass for Professional Services, accredited by the Carbon Literacy Project. An 8 hour training programme split into two sessions to create awareness of the carbon costs and impacts of everyday activities, and the ability and motivation to reduce emissions for individuals, communities and organisations. The 8 hour training incorporates a Climate Fresk workshop. #carbonliteracyproject #climatefresk #fresk #sustainability #netzero #climatechange #netzero #climatescience #ipcc #onlineworkshop https://lnkd.in/dPfVyS8E

The European Commission omnibus regulation - friend or foe? 📣 On the 26th of February the European Commission published its Omnibus proposal. Its aim, according to Ursula von der Leyen, was “to simplify reporting and sustainability requirements for companies”. It was also intended, according to the Budapest declaration, to reduce reporting burdens by 25% in the first half of the year. 🇪🇺 An omnibus is a rarely utilised vehicle to pass a cluster of legislation that accomplish the same goal. In this case, three sustainability laws are being reviewed: the corporate sustainability reporting directive (CSRD), the corporate sustainability due diligence directive (CSDDD), and the EU green taxonomy. 📉 The EU proposal removes 80% of companies from the scope of the CSRD rules, effectively exempting all but the largest organisations as reporting will only be required of companies with over 1,000 employees and a turnover of 50 million euros or a balance sheet of more than 25 million euros. Additionally the requirement to report is postponed by two years for companies set to report in 2026 or 2027. 🏫 CSDDD has been updated as well to remove the need to conduct in-depth reviews of adverse impacts from indirect partners in supply chains. It will also simplify the information companies can request from SMEs. 💲 Changes to the EU green taxonomy mean that companies with less than 1,000 employees and a net turnover of up to 450 million euros can voluntarily report should they wish. Materiality threshold changes allow activities that do not exceed 10% of a company’s turnover to be excluded from reporting. ⁉️ Investors and politicians are divided on the omnibus proposal. Some welcome the simplification while others believe that it erodes the transparency required to unlock finance for the green transition and creates unhelpful confusion. 😡 Climate advocates have called the regulation “disastrous”, with a group of civil society organisations, led by Climate Earth, urging the Council of the EU and the parliament to ensure that any amendments seeking to weaken the CSDDD are rejected. What is your experience with the coming CSRD reporting framework and what do you think about this change of direction within the EU’s climate strategy? https://lnkd.in/epBnnTNh

B Corp Month is here!  As a Certified B Corporation™, we believe there’s a better path to a better world—one of action and purpose, inspiration and community. This movement is powered by an emerging generation of people using business as a force for good. We call it #GenB.  This #BCorpMonth, we’re celebrating our work alongside thousands of other B Corps around the world. Follow the #BCorpMonth and #GenB hashtags to learn how we’re changing the future of business. 

We really enjoyed supporting healthcare consultancy Xytal through their B Corp application and successful certification! Xytal supports healthcare teams to become more efficient, productive, and successful. Check out the case study here https://lnkd.in/eBQsWwjH #healthcare #NHS #NHSE

📣 We, at Grain, are excited to share with you our upcoming accredited Carbon Literacy Masterclass for Professional Services! 📃 An 8-hour online training programme split into two sessions to create awareness of the carbon costs and impacts of everyday activities, and the ability and motivation to reduce emissions for individuals, communities and organisations. 💻 This training will take place online over two sessions and includes a Climate Fresk UK. Monday, 28th April, 9am-1pm GMT Tuesday, 29th April, 9am-1pm GMT #carbonliteracyproject #climatefresk #fresk #sustainability #netzero #climatechange #netzero #climatescience #ipcc #onlineworkshop