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The Climate School

Equipping teams for a sustainable future

The Climate School, powered by Kite Insights, is a sustainability education programme that equips employees with the knowledge, motivation and tools to transform organisations for a climate-friendly future – no matter what industry you’re in or where you are in the world.

Transform your organisation and reach your climate goals

The necessity for organisations to make a sustainable shift has never been more urgent. Every job will be a climate job and employees want to see their employers taking stronger climate action.

Future climate champions exist in every company today. Businesses that rapidly upskill their talent to power the green transformation will thrive. 

“21% of employees said that they had considered changing jobs in order to work more closely on climate-related issues...”

 

Upskill employees and improve staff retention

Climate change education empowers employees and provides new skills and knowledge to work more confidently across all areas of their role. Personal development opportunities that include specific action on climate change are increasingly sought out by employees when choosing where to work and develop in their careers.

Evidence has shown that having environmental goals for a business leads to improved:

  • Employee engagement: 70% of employees are interested in training related to climate action at work.
  • Job satisfaction: 61% of employees feel company climate action is important to their job satisfaction.
  • Staff retention: 15% have considered changing jobs in order to work more closely on climate-related issues.

Setting up your business for the upcoming change now means reaping rewards in the future.

The Climate School’s unique programmes

Our corporate sustainability education combines new learning methods with the very best climate content available. Organisations receive access to the latest data, information and tools needed by employees to find solutions and innovate. 

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Video-based e-learning, featuring experts, scientists and engaging presenters

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Lessons sorted into bite-sized playlists for users to work through at their own pace.

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A range of complementary live and virtual workshops, webinars and masterclasses.

Alongside learning, we also provide live sessions to work with your teams through:

  • Virtual workshops 
  • Webinars
  • Virtual masterclasses

The Climate School learning model is flexible to suit your team, allowing organisations to start their journey at the point that suits them.

Our expert faculty

A range of leaders in the sustainability and scientific community all contribute to the Climate School:

Recent client testimonials

Still not sure if working with the Climate School is right for your business? Don’t just take our word for it.

Charisse CruzGlobal ESG Upskilling Manager at PWC
“The e-learning has provided us with a great foundation and we’re excited to explore with the Climate School how we can support our employees to go further and deeper.”
Xavier DenolySVP Sustainable Development at Schneider Electric
“With employees motivated and ready to act, we can accelerate our ambition and our journey as an impact company and meet the challenge of the climate crisis.”
Eve JosephSustainability Customer Lead at Microsoft
“The Climate Action Readiness Assessment gave us a much deeper understanding of our employee base. It’s helped us appreciate where our employees are at and what must be done next to unlock potential and drive progress in their learning.”

Frequently asked questions

How long will the programme take to complete? The programme duration could be a few hours of learning across several weeks, up to a few days across a few months – it’s flexible and is dependent on the results of your employees’ Climate Action Readiness Assessment (CARA). We’ll use these results to help you make a more informed plan – choosing from a menu of e-learning modules, live workshops and masterclasses – to construct a learning path that’s right for your team.
How much does it cost?

The e-learning is subscription based, with costs for each workshop or masterclass. The total costs will vary depending on the specific content and number of employees. 

Get in touch, and we can craft a package that’s right for your organisation.

Who leads teaching? E-learnings feature a range of engaging experts and presenters. Workshops and masterclasses are led by members of the Climate School faculty made up of Kite’s own experts and facilitators, plus academics, thought leaders, and corporate sustainability and educational leaders drawn from our outstanding Advisory Board of experts and partners.
What topics are covered as part of the training?

There is a whole range of topics including:

  • Climate science
  • Biodiversity
  • Natural resources and human societies
  • Modules on decarbonisation
  • Modules on climate change for different professional roles
  • More to come as we continue to build out the portfolio of courses

Delivered in engaging digital formats and live workshops for your teams.

How do I encourage employees to sign up? We provide a communications pack for you to use across your internal channels to generate interest and sign-ups to each session. We can also support with ongoing communications to keep employees engaged.
Does the whole organisation need to participate? No, the whole organisation does not need to participate. We encourage as many enthusiastic and eager employees willing to take part, but one spokesperson who can influence the team is just as valuable.
Which organisations have already worked with The Climate School? Corporations such as PWC, Microsoft, Cemex, Schneider and Virgin have already attended the Climate School. View their testimonials above.
Who set up The Climate School?

The Climate School is set up by Kite InsightsTM – a research and strategic communications agency. We think businesses have an urgent responsibility to society and the power to effect global change. But when the debates on global issues are so noisy, it’s hard for them to adopt a credible stance and contribute meaningfully to progress.

The Climate School, powered by Kite, prepares organisations for the green economy by upskilling employees across all professional roles. With an evidence base built up over eight years of data research, polling and deep insights, we are uniquely placed to offer this initiative for businesses and their people to embrace the systems transformation needed to tackle climate change.

Does The Climate School help businesses with corporate social responsibility?

While corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a term that is often insubstantially thrown around, the principles of CSR – integrating social and environmental concerns in business operations – align with the purpose of The Climate School.

Our aim is to encourage businesses in all industries to shift their goals towards something more environmentally focused, and empower the employees to equip themselves with the knowledge to do this.

What makes The Climate School different is that our approach is science-based and backed by research and evidence. Our courses are shaped by advisors who are experts in their fields and therefore actions from the learning are substantiated.

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