Fifty Shades Greener
An award winning company providing green skills education, certification and consultancy to businesses, governments and educational providers worldwide. They were the first company based in Ireland to achieve a Princess Royal Training Award in 2023.
Years awarded: 2023, 2024
Region: Ireland
Size: 1-49 employees
Sector: Education and training
Equipping graduates with the confidence to deliver effective training
Theme: Talent pipeline / Career pathways; Upskilling
Topics: Train the trainer
Fifty Shades Greener educates people on how to create a culture of sustainability through a variety of learning programmes. The organisation’s growth strategy offers employment to young graduates who are educated in climate change but have limited experience delivering training. It sourced external support to upskill the new recruits empowering them to feel confident delivering sessions and they have subsequently made significant improvements to the organisation’s training processes.
Practising what it preaches through action-based learning
Themes: Onboarding
Topics: Green skills / Net zero / ESG
This small company which educates organisations on how to reduce their carbon footprint through changing their behaviours showcases its own commitment to learning through its tailored employee induction programme. Green Skills for Life is central to the training, staff receive multiple opportunities to apply learning to real situations and as staff numbers and knowledge has increased, there has been a steady increase in turnover.
News and case studies featuring Fifty Shades Greener:
Royal recognition for employers who invest in training and development in the UK and Ireland
On Thursday 21 November, 52 recipients from the UK and Ireland were recognised by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal through the Princess Royal Training Awards held at Goldsmiths’ Hall in London. Over the past nine years, The Princess Royal Training...
52 organisations receive royal recognition for tremendous training and incredible impact in 2024
15 August 2024: City & Guilds has today announced the 52 training programmes that will be recognised by the 2024 Princess Royal Training Awards. Now in its ninth year, The Princess Royal Training Awards continue to recognise organisations who demonstrate...
Case Study: using training to benefit people and the planet at Fifty Shades Greener
This small company which educates organisations on how to reduce their carbon footprint through changing their behaviours showcases its own commitment to learning through its tailored employee induction programme. Green Skills for Life is central to the training,...
Celebrating the very best training and development programmes in the UK and Ireland
Last week, 53 recipients from the UK and Ireland were warmly welcomed to St James’s Palace, in London, to receive their Princess Royal Training Award from Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal. Now in their eighth year, the Princess Royal Training Awards were set...
53 Princess Royal Training Awards across UK and Ireland for achieving positive impact through skills development
HRH The Princess Royal, President of the City and Guilds of London Institute, has approved 53 Awards to a range of organisations across the UK and Ireland, for their outstanding training and skills development programmes, all of which have shown a significant...
