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Build Your Arsenal of
Skills & Resources through ACCO's Training Opportunities
Since 2013, ACCO has been developing and
offering CCO Training
BootcampsTM
as its primary training resource. These courses
have been developed through a consensus process involving
hundreds of experts in the public and private sectors, and are
designed to meet learning objectives based upon the
Core Competencies for
climate Change Officers and Professionals.
Participants earn education
credits and gain valuable skills applicable to ACCO
credentialing
requirements. Existing curriculum undergoes a regular and
frequent review process as we advance and enhance our training
activities. New bootcamps and curriculum are currently
being developed and will be added to the
bootcamp catalog.
Competencies Addressed in ACCO Training Activities
- Foundational knowledge and
skills include science literacy, environmental literacy,
knowledge of the policy landscape, and management acumen.
- Organizational knowledge and
experience include strategic planning, decision-making,
compliance, enterprise risk management, asset management,
the management of value and supply chains, corporate
communications and corporate social responsibility, and
organizational governance.
- Strategic execution competencies
are largely skills-based and include supporting
organizational change, helping to mitigate risk, engaging
stakeholders, being actively involved in policy efforts
beyond the walls of the organization and maintaining other
external partnerships.
Available Curriculum Across Numerous Topic Areas
Climate Science, Risk &
Adaptation Planning |
GHG Management, Reporting & Reduction Strategies |
Energy Strategies |
Commodities & Markets |
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Develop foundational understanding of climate
science and the capacity to conduct
vulnerability assessments, inform decision
making with critical resources and bring it all
together with strategic adaptation planning. |
All
managers and executives should have a basic
grasp of greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting,
related reporting, the role GHG management
efforts play in climate change strategies and
how their decisions affect an organization's
broader GHG reduction efforts. |
Driving institutional change on energy
management requires an understanding of the
energy ecosystem, best practices for achieving
efficiencies and driving renewable energy
programs, and assessing continuity of energy
systems, delivery and infrastructure. |
Voluntary and compliance systems leverage RECs,
offsets and related commodities to support
greening efforts. Organizations
developing, procuring and leveraging these
commodities should have a solid grasp of their
functionality, legality and economics. |
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Supply Chain
Management |
Governance, Engagement &
Behavior Change |
Project Finance &
Economic Analysis |
Enterprise Strategy |
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Many
organizations are looking toward their suppliers
to mitigate climate risk and seize opportunities
for GHG and cost reductions. Building
competencies in related supply chain and
procurement strategies is a critical component
to successful initiatives. |
Climate change represents a significant human
capital and organizational change challenge for
all institutions. ACCO has developed
training to help professionals with
organizational change strategies, stakeholder
engagement practices and understanding and
driving behavior change initiatives. |
Assessing the economic implications of climate
change and related initiatives is critical to an
organization's long-term strategies and
implementation. Build competencies in
projecting implications, financing initiatives
and working with related institutions. |
An
organization’s climate change strategy needs to
take into account materiality considerations,
branding, reputation, implications across
business units or departments and the long-term
implications. |
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