Sustinere Masterclass
"Carbon Footprint: From Data to Decisions"
A training program focused on organisational GHG accounting.
Three-part training series combines:
- foundational knowledge,
- structured practice, and
- real examples from companies.
Created from Sustinere’s daily work with carbon accounting.
Led by Mariliis Kolk, Sustainability Expert at Sustinere, and Hanna Võrk, Environmental Expert at Sustinere
Why this Masterclass works
Over the past few years, Sustinere has supported more than 140 organisations across a wide range of sectors with over 300 carbon footprint assessments. We bring that experience into this Masterclass in a focused and practical way.
The training is built around real methods, real data, and real challenges. It is hands-on and work-oriented, with no ideological framing or abstract theory. The focus is on doing the work properly and using the results in practice.
Carbon footprint data is a decision making tool for your organisation.
It shapes product choices, supplier selection and long term planning.
This Masterclass shows you how to understand and apply it with confidence.
What you’ll gain
- A rock-solid understanding of carbon footprint fundamentals, system boundaries and how Scopes 1, 2, and 3 shape an organisation’s climate impact.
- The ability to collect the right data, select credible emission factors, and build a complete and transparent GHG inventory.
- Build practical skills through simple exercises that can be immediately applied in an organisation.
- A clear understanding of Scope 3 and the know-how to identify which value chain categories matter most for your organisation.
- Communication skills to present results clearly and avoid the typical mistakes companies make in reporting.
- Benefit from a practical, supportive environment that encourages company- or sector-specific discussion.
- Practical insight into consumption-based and spend-based approaches, including when and how to use different emission factors.
- The skills to select credible sources for emission factors and understand their limitations.
- All participants who complete the program will receive a Sustinere Masterclass Certificate.
Program
Hands-on training in making sense of your company’s carbon footprint calculations. Complex issues in plain language with interactive sessions. Includes practical exercises that encourage participants to reflect on their own organisation and identify relevant insights.
All participants receive exclusive digital materials to support learning and implementation.
21
Apr 2026
Foundations of Carbon Footprinting & Scope 1-2
- Session 1
- Online
- 10:00-12:00 (EET)
A clear introduction to how carbon footprints are structured and where the calculation process begins.
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The first part of this session introduces the core elements of organisational carbon accounting and shows participants where to begin. It explains the structure of the GHG Protocol and gives practical guidance on setting boundaries that support consistent work.
The focus is on:
- Explaining the emission scopes (Scope 1, 2, 3) in plain language
- understanding how system boundaries shape the results,
- recognising the role of operational, financial and equity control.
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The second part of this session helps participants understand where Scope 1 and 2 emissions originate and how to collect the information needed to calculate them.
The focus is on:
- identifying typical Scope 1 and 2 sources,
- understanding the difference between market and location based approach and why both approaches matter,
- selecting emission factors from credible databases.
The session also covers common data gaps, how to handle missing information and how to improve data quality over time. A short exercise with fictional data helps participants test the concepts in practice.
28
Apr 2026
Scope 3 Accounting
- Session 2
- Online
- 10:00-12:00 (EET)
A guided approach to tackling Scope 3 with confidence and understanding what truly shapes your organisation’s footprint.
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The second session explains why Scope 3 often forms the largest share of an organisation’s footprint and how to approach it in a structured way. The aim is to help participants move from overwhelming complexity to clear prioritisation.
The focus is on:
- screening value chain categories and identifying what is relevant,
- understanding where internal data exists and how to improve it over time,
- approaching suppliers in a practical and manageable way,
- exploring key emission factor databases and learning how to select and apply reliable factors.
Participants will learn how to use spend based and activity based methods and will complete a practical screening exercise based on their own organisational context. By discussing real examples and hearing challenges from other companies, participants gain clearer insight and build a stronger, shared understanding of Scope 3. A strong emphasis is placed on understanding emission factor sources, their credibility, and how to use them correctly.
05
May 2026
Result Interpretation and Communicating Your Footprint
- Session 3
- Online
- 10:00-12:00 (EET)
A focused session on how to present footprint results clearly and communicate them with credibility.
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The final session focuses on communication. The aim is to help participants understand the impact and present footprint results in a clear, credible way.
The focus is on:
- interpreting the results and understanding the meaning behing the numbers,
- how to compare the results and find benchmarks,
- what belongs in a GHG inventory report, how to explain assumptions and boundaries, and how to avoid the most common reporting mistakes.
Participants will also receive an introduction to limited assurance and learn what auditors look for when reviewing carbon calculations. The session strengthens communication skills and supports transparent reporting practices.
Pricing and access
Prices exclude VAT. After registration, you’ll receive an invoice. Access links are shared three days before each session.
Early bird
- 5 seats left
€640
plus VAT
Be among the first to join. Available for a limited number of participants.
Available until March 2nd
Standard access
€690
plus VAT
Full access to all sessions and materials.
Sustinere client
€590
plus VAT
A thank-you rate for our clients.
Available to organisations that have worked with Sustinere before.
A highly practical format with an open, supportive environment where participants can freely raise company-specific questions and learn from real-life challenges shared by others.
- Three live, interactive online sessions
- Downloadable guidance documents and templates
- Emission factor database guidance onepager
Our Money‑Back Guarantee
Complete the full training, and if you feel it didn’t deliver real, practical value for you, we’ll refund your entire participation fee.
Do your real GHG calculations in parallel
You can apply the methods immediately, work through your own data alongside the sessions, and get expert support on real questions as they arise.
The focus is not on theory, but on helping you make tangible progress while the work is actually happening.
Who should join
Relevant sectors
- Industrial production and manufacturing (food, timber, textile, construction materials etc)
- Retail and consumer goods
- Transportation and logistics
- IT and technology services
- Construction and real estate
- Public sector and municipality
- Financial institutions and insurance companies
Ideal participants
- Sustainability, ESG or CSR professionals responsible for climate reporting.
- Operations, supply chain, or procurement staff seeking to understand carbon impact.
- Finance and controlling professionals who have been tasked with GHG accounting but lack a clear starting point.
- Company leadership that needs a clear overview of how a carbon footprint is calculated and used.
Not recommended for:
- Agriculture, due to specific Scope 1 characteristics.
- Energy and utilities, due to the complexity of their Scope 3 Category 3 emissions.
Planning to join with a larger team?
Contact us at [email protected] to discuss team pricing options.
Meet the experts
In theid daily work, both facilitators of the training help organisations turn climate data into structured, defensible results. With a strong focus on practical delivery and real-world application.
Mariliis Kolk
Sustainability Expert, and Strategy & Reporting Service Lead at Sustinere
Mariliis is a sustainability advisor at Sustinere – an expert who helps companies develop a systematic approach to managing environmental and social impacts and risks.
She has supported many listed and large companies and SMEs in setting sustainability goals, creating action plans, determining metrics and ensuring transparency through reporting.
In this context, she has led numerous management discussions, conducted trainings for specialists and senior managers in the field.
Her customers include Apranga Group, Tallink Group, Vinted, Ekspress Group (incl. Delfi), Utilitas, Tallinn City Transport, North Estonian Medical Center, Estonitan State Real Estate, Tallinn Water, Hansa Group, Hepsor, Pro Kapital Group.
Expertise and approach
Education: MSc, Environmental Governance and Adaptation to Climate Change, programme by University of Tartu and Estonian University of Life Sciences
The latest self-education course taken: Trainers Development Program with a focus on sustainability training, 2025 - a course that gave her useful tools for building and delivering training in an attractive and effective way
Her major customers are in retail, energy & utilities, transportation, and real estate industries
Recent experiences
• Assessments of material impacts, risks, and opportunities as the basis for business strategy and reporting.
• CSRD-aligned and audit-proof reporting advisory for listed and other large firms.
• Sustainability strategy and roadmap developments and voluntary reporting.
• Leading Sustinere`s annual Sustainability Management and Reporting study - analysis of 200+ largest Baltic companies.
Hanna Võrk
Environmental Expert at Sustinere
Hanna is an Environmental Expert at Sustinere with extensive experience in climate impact and carbon footprint assessments. She is known for her ability to turn complex topics into clear, practical understanding and to guide organisations through unfamiliar terrain with confidence.
Her strength lies not only in deep subject knowledge, but in explaining it in a way that is structured, accessible, and directly applicable. Hanna supports teams step by step, helping them understand what matters, where to focus, and how to move forward without unnecessary complexity.
This makes her a trusted expert for organisations that want clear guidance, practical progress, and a calm, knowledgeable partner throughout the process.
Her customers include: Tallink Group, Thermory Group, North-Estonia Medical Center (Regionaalhaigla), Foxway, Rae Parish, Coop Bank, Hepsor, Barrus, Arco Vara and many more.
Expertise and approach
Education: MSc, Environmental Technology, University of Tartu
Carbon footprint assessment: Has led the development of Sustinere Hub - a digital platform for carbon footprint assessment and mitigation
Her major customers are in manufacturing, retail, health and real estate industries
Recent experiences
• Annual carbon footprint assessments for various business and private sector organizations.
• Leading the development of Sustinere Hub - a digital platform for carbon footprint assessment.
• Simplifying Scope 3 assessments for clients: consumption and spend-based approaches, data structure, and methodological clarity.
• Product and service footprint and positive handprint (avoided emissions) calculations, supporting sales and marketing with environmental facts and arguments.
• Running seminars on climate impact and carbon footprint
Taavi helps companies make sense of their carbon data. Combining clear methods and real world experience to support smarter planning and communication.
Taavi Vaasma
Senior Environmental Expert
Taavi Vaasma is one of Sustinere’s leading specialists in carbon accounting and environmental management. He has worked with organisations across the Baltics to build credible GHG inventories, strengthen data quality and support decision making with clear environmental insight.
His work combines technical depth with a practical, easy to follow teaching style.
Expertise and approach
Taavi’s expertise covers organisational carbon footprinting, Scope 3 screening and GHG Protocol alignment. He is known for explaining technical concepts in a way that helps teams move forward with confidence.
His approach focuses on identifying what drives emissions, prioritising data improvements and guiding participants through a structured, practical workflow.
Recent focus areas
• Full Scope 1, 2 and 3 inventories for manufacturing, retail and logistics
• Building internal data collection systems and improving data quality
• Preparing clients for limited assurance and auditor review
• Supporting first time reporters through complete carbon accounting cycles
• Developing repeatable footprinting practices that fit operational reality
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