Build the capability behind the gap.
Three formats sized to how much time your team can give. From a two-hour Fluency Lab to a six-week Reskill Academy. Every product mapped to Climate, AI and Mindset Future Skills.
Fluency Labs
Practical Climate and AI fluency in one sitting.
Two-hour live virtual sessions for teams that can't carve out cohort time. Built around the Climate and AI fluency your function needs right now. Hands-on, expert-led, applied to real workflows.
Who it's for
- Sustainability and AI leaders running tight functions
- Heads of department who need their team upskilled now, not next quarter
- Teams that have tried generic AI sessions and want something sector-specific
What you walk away with
- A working understanding of how Climate and AI intersect in your role
- One practical workflow you can use the next day
- Confidence to talk Future Skills with your board
- The shared vocabulary your function needs
Session formats
- Function-specific (Finance, Legal, Marketing, Procurement)
- Sector-specific (Financial Services, Sports, Energy)
- Cross-functional whole-team sessions
Case study · Arsenal FC
Cohort: 650 employees
21
Climate Champions identified across the organisation
97%
of employees committed to reducing their carbon footprint
650
employees in the Fluency Lab cohort
Aligned with the Arsenal FC SBTi announcement. Climate Champions are now embedded across operations, marketing and matchday teams.
“Sustained Futures helped Arsenal FC build momentum towards our goal by creating a shared responsibility across the team.”
Hannah Mansour, ESG Director, Arsenal FC
Impact Labs
From prompting to problem solving.
Half-day capability sprints. Your team takes a real Climate or AI problem to a working solution, mentored by industry experts. Designed for teams that learn by building, not by listening.
Who it's for
- Teams that need to move from awareness to action fast
- Sustainability functions facing a specific board challenge
- Cross-functional groups working a real climate or AI problem together
What you walk away with
- A working solution to a real problem your team brought in
- A repeatable methodology your team can run again
- Confidence using AI tools on substantive work
- Cross-functional alignment around climate priorities
Session formats
- Climate problem-solving (Scope 3, disclosure, transition planning)
- AI workflow-building (specific function, specific tool)
- Cross-functional board-level intensives
Case study · Shoosmiths LLP
Cohort: Board and senior team
100%
board recognition of Future Skills capability
3.8
actions taken per attendee post-session
93%
attended a follow-up 1:1 mentoring session
Four-hour Impact Lab with the Shoosmiths board on Future Skills exposure. Generated a defensible action plan tied to the firm's strategic priorities.
“We were genuinely impressed by how well Sustained Futures understood both our strategy and our board. They delivered something that felt highly relevant and refreshingly practical.”
Max Finney, Head of ESG, Shoosmiths LLP
Reskill Academies
100% 2x maturity level increase per attendee, from Explorer to Changemaker.
Bespoke cohort programmes for entire functions. Four to six weeks, hybrid or in-person, measured against the disclosures you already report on. Live, expert-led sessions that combine Climate, AI and Mindset Future Skills.
Who it's for
- Functions undergoing major capability shifts
- Engineering, product, procurement, sustainability and impact teams
- Organisations that want their disclosures backed by genuine workforce capability
What you walk away with
- Every attendee at least 2 maturity levels higher than start
- Function-wide capability mapped to your sector and regulations
- Disclosure-grade evidence of the lift
- An ongoing community of practice inside your business
Programme arc
- Week 1 · SkillSignal™ baseline against your sector and function
- Weeks 2-5 · Live Future Skills sessions tailored to your team
- Week 6 · Applied to a real workflow your team owns
- Year-on-year · Maturity tracking and certification
Case study · THE·TEAM
Cohort: 21 participants per academy, 32 Future Skills across departments
8×
growth in high confidence on carbon data capture (6% to 50%)
0
people left with no confidence, down from 17 at the start
32
Future Skills mapped across departments
Carbon Fundamentals is one of two academies built for THE·TEAM, alongside Circularity as Competitive Advantage. Together they form a role-specific upskilling programme with bespoke pathways for every team.
The 3-step methodology
Awareness
Net zero, key terms, Scope 1/2/3, GHG Protocol mapping. Live polling sets the baseline.
Focus
Emission factors, organisational boundaries, defensible data. Mentimeter tracks confidence live.
Act
Clear next steps mapped to each team's role. Closing check-in confirms the uplift.
Language shift in the room
Opening
confused · scared · curious · interested · open
Closing
informed · confident · empowered · supported · ready to start
“This is what happens when sustainability stops being a side conversation and starts shaping the work we do, driven by real expertise and passion.”
Karima Green, SVP of Global Impact, THE·TEAM
Which Upskill product fits your team?
2 HOURS
Fluency Labs
½-DAY
Impact Labs
4-6 WEEKS
Reskill Academies
Duration
2 hours
½ day (4 hours)
4-6 weeks
Format
Live virtual, paid
Live, hybrid, mentored
Hybrid or in-person, bespoke cohort
Cohort size
Up to 650 (whole function)
10-30 (board / senior)
20-30 per cohort
Outcome
Practical fluency
Working solution
2+ maturity levels gained
Best for
Function-wide quick lift
Team-level problem
Function-wide capability shift
Not sure which is right for your team?
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