VAST Vault – Sustainability
In 2019, 80% of the British public were at least somewhat concerned about climate change. The world is now about 1.1C warmer than it was in the 19th Century – and the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere has risen by 50%.
Community organisations already do so much to help the planet without even thinking about it (think about how much food waste is saved through food banks) – but now more than ever, it’s time to get keen about going green.
Sustainability News Feed
Sustainability Guides
The first guide is focused on the first steps to sustainability – individual actions that any staff member, volunteer, and trustee in your organisation can take to get started. It covers:
- Actions you can take at home (like trying meat-free Mondays, using food recycling apps, and saving the bees!)
- Actions you can take in the workplace, whether that’s in the office or working from home
- Digital sustainability (did you know that if every Brit sent one less thank you email a day, we would save 16,433 tonnes of carbon a year – the same as 81,152 flights to Madrid!)
The second guide is aimed at organisational management, covering:
- Your first steps towards Net Zero
- Measuring your carbon footprint and assessing your current energy usage
- Writing your environmental policy
- Overcoming barriers to taking climate action
- Communicating climate
