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/!\ The first on-line GBS training sessions will be lauched in September and October in English /!\

The corporate biodiversity footprint tool Global Biodiversity Score (GBS) was launched in May 2020. Training sessions dedicated to the mastering of the tool and its use within corporate biodiversity footprint assessments are now held by CDC Biodiversité to support entities willing to engage into the assessment of their impact and to accompany actors interested into adding biodiversity footprint assessment to their commercial activities.

Main informations regarding the GBS trainings are gathered below

GBS training level 1

• Objective: understand corporate biodiversity footprint assessments with the GBS and get basic knowledge of the tool
• Content
• Master the core concepts involved
• Learn to define the perimeter of the assessment
• Have a good command of the data collection process
• Beginner knowledge regarding results interpretation
• Duration: 1 day (7 hours)
• Location: Paris city center (in person) or Distance learning
• Price: €1600 per person VAT excl.
• Pre-requisites: English reading; Knowledge related to biodiversity & ecosystem services

• Next sessions
• September 23, distance learning, in English
• November or December 2021, in person, in French

GBS training level 2

• Objective: being able to lead a GBS-based biodiversity footprint assessment for internal of commercial purposes
• Content
• In-depth walkthrough of the tool: input data, functionning, computation, results interpretation
• Learn to master GBS-based Biodiversity Footprint Assessments with practical cases and applications

• Duration: 2 days (14 hours)
• Location: Paris city center (in person) or Distance learning
• Price: €3500 per person VAT excl.
• Pre-requisite: Having completed the GBS training level 1

• Next sessions
• October 4-5, distance learning, in English
• November or December 2021, in person, in French