Roots And Shoots Sustainability Certificate

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Award a sustainability course certificate with five course topics on the roots of a sapling, plus program details, two signatures and a QR to verify.

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Add your logo and wording, then send it to everyone at once, each with a link anyone can verify.

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A4 and US Letter, composed for each
Your logo, colours and wording
A QR code on every copy that proves it is real
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Updated 12 November 2026 · Designed by the Hyperstack studio

What is on it

A complete record, not just a name

You write once

The same for everyone. Keep the template’s words or change them.

Title: Certificate
Statement: A line of thanks or achievement, written for this topic
Skills: Climate science basics, Carbon footprinting, Circular economy, Sustainable Development Goals and Action planning
Details: duration and level
Signatures: Training Manager and Head of Sustainability

Filled in for each person

Hyperstack fills these from your list when you send.

Recipient name
Program or award name
Issue date
Credential ID
QR code to the verification page

Specifications

Sizes, fonts and colours

Sizes

A4: 297 × 210 mm · 11.69 × 8.27 in
US Letter: 11 × 8.5 in · 279 × 216 mm

Fonts

Fraunces: Title, Recipient name
Figtree: Text, Labels
Mrs Saint Delafield: Signatures

Google Fonts, free for commercial use.

Colours

Paper#f5f2ea
Ink#1e2b24
Accent#2f5a43
Second accent#8a6143
Muted text#5d675f

Change any colour in the studio.

Design notes

The wide page is cut like a soil profile. Above the ground line sit the organisation, the name, the program, a statement of what was learned and a grid with duration, level, issue date and credential ID. A small sapling stands in the middle, and its roots spread through the soil to five dots, each with one course topic, while fine threads tie them to a sprout at each end of the line. Two signatures and a QR code rest in the lowest layer. It suits company programs and community courses alike.

About

Sustainability Certificate Template, Roots and Shoots

Sustainability training is now a normal part of working life in many organisations. An HR or ESG team may run a short course so every employee knows where emissions come from, what scope 1, 2 and 3 mean, and how energy, waste and purchasing choices add up over a year. Colleges, training providers and environmental charities run similar courses for the public. The holder of this award has seen such a course through to the end.

Wording on the template“Through this course the holder has learned how our climate is changing and why, how to measure a carbon footprint, and how to turn circular thinking and the global goals into a practical plan for action at work and in the community.”

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Words that go with it

The email and the post, written for you

Email to send with it

Subject: name, your sustainability certificate is ready

Hi name,

Congratulations on completing the course. You now have the groundwork to understand our climate impact, measure it and plan real changes at work and at home.

Your certificate is ready. Open it to see the topics you covered, download a copy to print, or share it on LinkedIn so others can see what you have learned.

Thank you for taking part, and we look forward to the ideas you bring to the team.

Hyperstack fills in each person’s name and link when it sends.

Post for the recipient to share

I have just completed a course in sustainability and climate action. I learned how to measure a carbon footprint, how circular economy ideas apply to everyday work, and how to turn the Sustainable Development Goals into a practical plan. Now the real work starts: putting it into practice with my team. #Sustainability #ClimateAction

Recipients share it with one click from their credential page, with the badge attached.

Printing

Printing it well

Print at actual size

Choose “Actual size” or 100% in the print dialog, not “Fit to page”, so the margins and the QR code keep their size.

Use card, not paper

A matte or silk card of 200–300 gsm (about 80–110 lb cover) feels like an award and does not curl in a frame.

Frame it

A4 fits a standard 21 × 29.7 cm frame; US Letter fits an 8.5 × 11 in frame, or an 11 × 14 in frame with a mat. Hang it on its side, as designed.

Mind the edges

Most home printers leave a thin white border. For a design that runs to the edge, use a print shop or your printer’s borderless setting.

Certificate or badge?

Send both. They do different jobs.

Certificate

A full record: name, statement, skills, dates and signatures
Printed and framed, or kept as a PDF
Opens to a page anyone can verify

Digital badge

A small image people put on LinkedIn and in email signatures
Carries the verified details inside it (Open Badges 2.0)
One click shows who earned it and who issued it

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How to send it

From template to everyone’s inbox

01
Make it yours
Open the template, add your logo and change any colour or word.
02
Add your people
Upload a spreadsheet, or connect your LMS, HR tool or form.
03
Send it
Each person gets an email and their own credential page, in one go.
04
They share it
Recipients add it to LinkedIn; anyone can verify it from the QR code.