Introduction
As climate change accelerates, more and more companies are wondering how to involve their employees.
Beyond regulatory requirements and CSR strategies, one key challenge remains: creating a shared understanding of climate mechanisms.
In this context, the Climate Fresk has become one of the most widely used awareness-raising formats in companies.
Collaborative, structured, and accessible, it allows a complex topic to be approached in an educational way, while encouraging dialogue and collective ownership.
Climate: A Central Issue for Companies
Climate change is no longer just an environmental topic.
It now influences:
- business models;
- risk management;
- customer and investor expectations;
- employer attractiveness;
- compliance with ESG regulatory frameworks.
For companies — especially in the financial sector — it is essential to share a common foundation of understanding to align decisions, practices, and communication.
Why Raising Employee Awareness Is a Key Step
Many organizations have launched ambitious CSR initiatives.
Yet these strategies sometimes struggle to translate into concrete action within teams.
The reason is often the same:
climate issues are still perceived as abstract, technical, or distant from daily work.
Raising employee awareness helps to:
- make the topic understandable to everyone;
- create a shared language;
- encourage buy-in for strategic directions;
- lay the foundations for long-term engagement.
The Climate Fresk addresses this need precisely.
The Climate Fresk: A Collaborative Workshop to Understand Climate Issues
An Educational Format Based on Collective Intelligence
The Climate Fresk is a collaborative workshop of about three hours, based on collective intelligence.
Using a card game, participants work together to reconstruct the cause-and-effect links of climate disruption.
This format promotes:
- peer-to-peer exchange;
- gradual building of understanding;
- active involvement of every participant.
Rather than a top-down lecture, the Fresk offers a collective experience, leading to greater ownership of the issues.
Making a Complex Topic Accessible to All
One of the strengths of the Climate Fresk lies in its ability to make complex mechanisms clear without requiring technical prerequisites.
It allows participants to:
- understand the causes of climate change;
- visualize economic, social, and environmental consequences;
- recognize the interdependencies between human activities and the climate.
This workshop is therefore suitable for a wide range of profiles: employees, managers, support functions, CSR or ESG teams.
Why Organize a Climate Fresk in Your Company
Organizing a Climate Fresk in the workplace provides several concrete benefits:
- Building a shared foundation of understanding of climate issues;
- Aligning teams around CSR and ESG priorities;
- Encouraging internal dialogue on complex topics;
- Strengthening coherence between strategy and practice.
In many cases, the Fresk serves as a structured first step toward sustainable transformation.
A Particularly Relevant Tool for Financial Institutions
For banks, insurance companies, and financial institutions, the Climate Fresk has a specific added value.
It helps to:
- link climate issues to economic and financial impacts;
- raise employee awareness of climate-related risks and opportunities;
- prepare teams for regulatory developments and stakeholder expectations;
- reinforce the credibility of sustainable finance strategies.
The Fresk thus becomes an internal alignment tool serving ESG strategies.
Climate Fresk and the 2Tonnes Workshop: Two Complementary Formats
The Climate Fresk and the 2Tonnes workshop address distinct yet complementary objectives.
- The Climate Fresk helps participants understand mechanisms and develop a systemic perspective.
- The 2Tonnes workshop then allows them to project themselves into action and identify concrete levers.
Many companies choose to integrate these workshops into a progressive learning pathway, from awareness to action.
👉 See also:
- 2Tonnes Workshop in Companies: Turning Awareness into Action Plans
- Climate Fresk or 2Tonnes Workshop: Which One Should You Choose?
How to Successfully Organize a Climate Fresk in the Workplace
To maximize the impact of the workshop, several elements are essential:
- Clarify the objective: awareness, education, launching a CSR initiative.
- Identify the right audiences: cross-functional teams, managers, CSR committees.
- Plan time for discussion after the workshop to build on insights.
- Embed the Fresk in a broader program, not as a one-off action.
Organizing a Climate Fresk with Horizon & Beyond
Horizon & Beyond supports financial institutions in organizing and facilitating Climate Fresks tailored to their specific business challenges.
Our approach:
- professional and structured facilitation;
- deep understanding of financial, CSR, and ESG issues;
- integration with your sustainable transformation initiatives.
→ Organize a Climate Fresk in Your Company
FAQ – Climate Fresk in the Workplace
How long does a Climate Fresk last?
The standard duration is about 3 hours.
Who is it for?
The Fresk is accessible to all profiles, with no prerequisites.
Can it be included in a training program?
Yes, it can be incorporated into CSR, ESG, or internal training pathways.
Conclusion
The Climate Fresk is now a leading awareness tool for companies seeking to engage their employees on climate issues.
By creating shared understanding and fostering dialogue, it lays the groundwork for long-term engagement—particularly relevant for financial actors committed to ecological transition.