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Sustainability and AI Accelerator

Learn How To Scale AI Within Your Organization Without Compromising Sustainability Initiatives

An 8 week practitioner-led accelerator that turns uncertainty into an AI policy, emissions map, or a procurement toolkit your organization can use today. Taught by practitioners advising the world's largest tech companies on the sustainability of AI.

Application close October 13, 2026

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Trusted By:

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Us vs. the typical AI & sustainability course

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How We Compare

Most AI & sustainability courses teach you to use AI for climate work. We teach you to govern the AI you're already using.

Courses on AI for sustainability are growing – using AI to model climate risk, optimize energy, or speed up reporting. Almost none of them answer the question your leadership is actually asking: what is our AI use costing us — and how do we manage it? That's why we build this accelerator.

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Track A — Responsible AI Position & Policy

Develop a position statement or policy addition for your organization (governance, disclosure, environmental criteria, approval workflows).

Best for: sustainability leads, legal and compliance, ops leaders, and anyone tasked with "figuring out our AI policy."

Tangible Outcomes

Build Lab Tracks

Every participant picks one track and builds a real deliverable for their own organization. You’ll walk away with expert guidance, peer feedback, and templates you'll actually use. Leave with something you can put in front of leadership.

Track 2 - AI Hotspots

Map and estimate AI-related emissions in your org or product, then build a prioritized action plan.

Best for: sustainability and carbon-accounting practitioners, ESG reporting leads, and anyone who's been asked "what's our AI footprint?"

Track 3 - Software Procurement

Build a vendor diligence toolkit: question sets, weighted criteria, contract clauses, and a pilot on a real provider.

Best for: procurement and vendor management, IT and digital leads, and anyone with a software renewal on the calendar.

Build Lab Outcomes

Whichever track you choose:

  • Small peer groups. Feedback, accountability, and cross-pollination — every deliverable is tied to your own organization.

  • Real templates. Policy skeletons, questionnaires, scorecards, and clause libraries you keep.

  • Honest scope. Eight weeks won't produce a board-approved policy or a complete emissions inventory — and we won't pretend otherwise. It will produce the working instrument that gets you there.

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Course Overview

What to Expect Each Week

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A Typical Week at a Glance

Monday, Core Session 1 | 11-12:15pm EST

Learn: A deep dive into the week's theme – concepts, frameworks, and methods, broken into short focused segments. Always ends with open Q&A.

Wednesday (11-12:15pm EST)

Core Session 2: Apply. A quick recap of Monday, then hands-on application — how the material works inside your organization. Expect discussion, breakouts, and Q&A.

Friday (11-12:15pm EST)

Community Hour. A lighter, connection-focused session: learning lab roundtables, guest speakers, or cohort socials, depending on the week.

How the Weeks Build

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Developed & Delivered by OnePointFive

Learn From The Experts

OPF Academy training is developed and delivered by experienced facilitators who advise organizations on strategic sustainability actions every day.

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OPF Academy Perks & Resources

Where Sustainability Professionals Stay Ahead

Enrollment includes lifetime access to the OPF professional network, continuous live programming, and real-world project exposure - resources most practitioners never get inside a single organization.

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    On-Demand Expert Library

    100+ recorded sessions from industry leaders, available immediately and updated continuously.

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    Live Monthly Programming

    New speaker sessions, technical labs, and workshops every month. Your knowledge stays current without another certification.

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    Advisory Insights

    See how sustainability strategy gets applied to real corporate challenges, not textbook scenarios.

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    The OPF Network

    1,000+ sustainability professionals across 70+ countries. Active forums, dedicated networking events, and a community working on the same problems you are.

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    Live Networking Events

    Join dedicated mixers and forums designed to foster high-level professional partnerships.

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    Priority Pricing

    Member-only discounts on all advanced courses as your practice deepens.

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    Dedicated Support

    Direct access to the OPF team throughout your learning experience.

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    Perks & Opportunities

    Access a curated list of industry discounts, career opportunities, and partner resources.

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$1,190

Flexible payment plans available

Seats are limited and admission is competitive

Questions? Contact OPFA

15 scholarship spots available. Indicate your interest in your application. No separate form needed.


✓ Live expert sessions, 3x per weekYour choice of track: AI policy, hotspots, or procurement

✓ A working deliverable built for your organization

✓ Templates you keep: policy skeletons, questionnaires, clause starters

✓ Small peer learning labs and guest practitionersCommunity access through March 2027

AI and Sustainability Accelerator

8-week live cohort → Begins October 19

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Frequently Asked Questions

Still on the fence? Here's what most people ask before enrolling.

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