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Ad Net Zero Essentials Certificate (UK)

Best practice in sustainability for advertising professionals.

Understand the climate crisis and the actions to achieve net zero emissions, from the development, production and media placement of advertising.

This qualification is for UK candidates. Find out more about the Global Ad Net Zero Essentials Certificate.

Ad Net Zero Essentials Certificate is a qualification to help people working in the advertising and marketing services industries understand the climate crisis and the actions to achieve net zero emissions from the development, production and media placement of advertising.

Seventy-one percent of people working in the UK advertising industry are worried about the negative impacts of our industry on the environment. This qualification aims to empower individuals with the knowledge and practical skills to become genuine agents of change and positive action.

Who is this qualification for?

This qualification is for anyone in the industry who wants to learn more about how to work in a more sustainable way and wants to be part of the change required by the sector in this critical decade for climate action.

Encouraging completion of this course demonstrates a company’s commitment to action on the climate crisis, as well as ensuring employees have an up-to-date understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing our industry on the path to net zero.

The course also aims to drive dialogue with agencies and clients alike to embed sustainable goals in campaigns across the industry.

What are the benefits?

  • Obtain an essential understanding of the climate crisis.
  • Gain an apreciation of our industry’s role to take positive climate action.
  • Learn techniques to measure the carbon emissions related to the work we produce across the advertising process and how to go about reducing them.
  • Provocation about what we can do as advertising and marketing services professionals to promote a more sustainable way of life.
  • Guidance on how to avoid greenwashing in advertising.

 The qualification offers:

  • Data and research in sustainability and advertising.
  • The latest real-world insights from industry leaders.
  • Examples of best practice work from companies from all over the world.
  • A range of content formats including interactive activities.
  • Practical tips and take outs to implement in our day-to-day work.

View the full Ad Net Zero Essentials Syllabus.

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Ad Net Zero Essentials Certificate online learning devised by Ad Net Zero.

How is the qualification delivered and assessed?

  • Ten hours of online learning accessible through the IPA website on any device.
  • Learning devised by Ad Net Zero, the UK advertising industry’s initiative to help UK advertising respond to the climate crisis caused by CO2 emissions, headed by the Advertising Association, ISBA and the IPA.
  • Culminates in an online 30-minute multiple choice exam.
  • A digital certificate of completion and 1 MIPA star towards personal accreditation is awarded to all delegates who successfully pass the exam.

How do you book onto and access the qualification?

This qualification has now come to an end and is no longer open for new enrolments. A refreshed and updated version of the qualification is currently in development and is scheduled to relaunch in Q3 2026. If you would like any further information about the new qualification, or have any questions in the meantime, please contact the Learning team at [email protected].

Policies 

We operate a 14-day cancellation policy. Please view the policies for further details:

Please also see the Professional Development Terms and Conditions for more details.

For more information, please email [email protected].

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The pressing challenge of climate change requires a system-wide and fundamental response from our industry to change the way we work in order to change the work we make. This new training qualification arrives at the right moment for us to take responsibility as individuals to learn and put into practice techniques and approaches that are all geared towards positive climate action. I encourage everyone in our industry, from brands through to agency teams, from media-owner sales teams to ad tech providers, to take the time to achieve this qualification.