Carbon footprint®
Initiation
Learn how to measure your company's emissions with this first training module in the Bilan Carbone® method, combining theory and practice.















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Bilans Carbone®


Who is the course aimed at?
For those who wish to have a first approach to the method.
For companies, local authorities and other organizations wishing to carry out their Carbon Footprint® internally (CSR Manager, carbon managers).
For consultants who wish to become Carbon Footprint® service providers and sell Carbon Footprint® performance services by combining this training with the Carbon Footprint® - Mastery training.

Why train with Sami Academy?
This training course is :
Created and run by experts in collaboration with the Low Carbon Transition Association.
Delivered mainly via interactive virtual classes and captivating e-learning materials.
On a human scale, with a maximum of 15 students per trainer.

Training objectives
This training will enable participants to :
・have an overview of the main issues in the fight against climate change.
・know how to make the link between these issues and the Bilan Carbone® method.
・discover and understand the method and its tools.
For companies/local authorities:
・to be able to carry out an initial Bilan Carbone® in-house.
・carry out a GHG assessment to meet French regulatory obligations.
・to be able to support its service provider.
For consultants :
Acquire the basic skills needed to take the Bilan Carbone® method mastery course.
The program
Discover the program in 3 steps

E-learning
During this stage, you can access our online training platform to acquire basic knowledge at your own pace:
・Issues, method, regulations and calculation tools.
・The principles of GHG emissions accounting and the Bilan Carbone® method.
・Tutorials and exercises for using the various spreadsheets in the Bilan Carbone® method.
・French regulations.
Bonus sequences available: Fundamentals of energy and climate.

Introduction to carbon accounting
3H30 of training
An initial session covering the basics of carbon accounting.Au programme de ce temps fort 11 séquences

Practical trainings
Goal
By the end of this session, you will have mastered the measurement of employee and premises emissions, as well as digital emissions.

Une multitude de rapports pour l'analyse de vos données
Un dashboard complet
Accédez à un dashboard complet avec une multitude d'analyse de vos émissions et de vos trajectoires de réduction.
Des reportings réglementaires et analytiques
Créez des indicateurs et des dimensions personnalisées pour prendre les bonnes décisions. Exportez vos données réglementaires en un clic.
Un benchmark pour comparer vos émissions
Profitez d'un outil de benchmark basé sur des données publiques et privées afin d'aider vos clients à se positionner.

Construisez des plans d'actions sur-mesure
Un catalogue de +250 actions bas-carbone
Des actions thématiques de plus d'une centaine de partenaires pour répondre aux émissions de vos principaux postes d'émissions.
Créez des actions personnalisées
Ajoutez des actions personnalisées et visualisez leur potentiel de réduction.
Créez différents plans d'actions au niveau groupe
Aidez vos clients à construire des plan d’actions spécifiques pour chaque filiale ou entité.

Visualisez vos différentes trajectoires de réduction
Définissez des objectifs de réduction
Mettez en place les bons objectifs de réduction en prenant en compte vos objectifs business.
Créez des trajectoires personnalisées
Construisez différentes trajectoires afin de répondre à vos objectifs RSE et financiers. (en intensité, par scopes...)
Trajectoires SBTi
Affichez dans l’application les trajectoires SBT et vérifiez que les objectifs sont conformes à la trajectoire attendue.
Our upcoming training sessions
Virtual class dates | Duration | Format | Price excl. tax/trainee | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
December 11, 2025 | 14h | Remote | 1300 € HT |

Juliette has over 5 years of experience in environmental strategy. From flow analysis to LCA, she supports companies in measuring and reducing their emissions.

Julien has been supporting companies of all sizes for over 5 years in diagnosing and reducing their environmental impacts. He is an expert in carbon footprints, climate reduction plans, life cycle analysis, and eco-design.

CSR and climate strategy consulting firm that has been accompanying companies towards more sustainable models for 20 years.

Consulting firm in favor of the ecological transition.
Experts in the energy efficiency of buildings, they will know how to deploy your eco-responsible and competitive actions!
We answer all your questions
Yes, this training is recognized by the Association for Low-Carbon Transition and allows you to conduct Carbon Footprints®.
This training consists of an e-learning part (15h) followed by a day of virtual or in-person classroom training. The e-learning part must be completed before the virtual classroom day.
The Sami tool is a recognized tool compliant with the Carbon Footprint® Method and allows you to conduct carbon footprints quickly and collaboratively.
This training is only provided on Excel but free resources outside the training are made available by Sami to allow you to train.
Yes, this training has no pedagogical prerequisites.
Yes, this training gives you the theoretical and practical elements to conduct your carbon footprint internally.
Not yet, you also need to follow the Carbon Footprint® - Mastery training.
This training costs 1150 euros HT or 1380 euros TTC.
To follow this training, you will only need to have a computer and a stable internet connection, as well as access to Excel spreadsheet to complete the practical case. Sami Academy provides not only access to the e-learning platform but also Excel.
This content is accessible indefinitely.
Prior to contracting, an interview allows:
- to analyze the needs in order to direct the trainees towards the most suitable training.
- to identify situations of disability requiring adaptations.
The client can:
- register their employees for an inter-company training action whose dates are predefined in advance
- organize a training action dedicated to his company.
The dates of virtual classroom sessions are available on the Sami Academy website.
Before the training: trainees will be invited to fill in a questionnaire to find out their expectations regarding the training and to assess their initial level of knowledge.
During the training: the realization of interactive quizzes during the e-learning
At the end of the training: trainees, the client, and the funder will be invited to fill in a satisfaction questionnaire.
At the end of the training, you will receive a training certificate and a certificate of completion, as well as the training materials in electronic format, the calculation tools in Excel format, additional technical documents, and the methodological guide.
In addition, you will receive a Bilan Carbone® usage license for the organization: free if the turnover is less than 50M€ and paid beyond, conditions available on https://abc-transitionbascarbone.fr).
Our trainers are professionals in carbon accounting with more than 5 years of experience in this field.
In accordance with the regulations (law of February 11, 2005 and Articles D.5211-1 and following of the labor code), Sami Academy undertakes to meet the specific needs of trainees with disabilities by proposing adaptations in terms of duration, pace, methods and teaching materials...). Sami Academy may mobilize external expertise (Training Resource Center for Disability, P.A.S AGEFIPH-FIPHFP) and the AD HOC resources (ACCEA, EPATECH,..) for finding solutions to access training.
Since the end of 2023, Sami Academy has supported more than 100 learners in developing their climate expertise with a high level of satisfaction (85%).
This training in partnership with the ABC is considered the reference training with a satisfaction rate of over 95% by the more than 8000 people who have followed it.
Discover a dedicated article that details all the existing training courses on the climate training market up to the training in the Bilan Carbone® method.

