Community People is committed to support voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations to become environmentally sustainable and take action on the climate and nature emergency. This toolkit is part of this work.
According to a 2023 Charity Digital survey 9 out of 10 charities are concerned about Climate Change.
There is much evidence and research that vulnerable groups such as those who are older, very young, poorer, in poor health or with limited mobility will be more vulnerable to Climate Change and sudden climatic events. These could be as simple as hotter summers, and wetter winters. Many of these people are those that non profit groups like yours are here to support.
Climate Change will also have different effects on different communities globally – and poorer more vulnerable communities will be disproportionately affected this is known as Climate Justice.
We believe that every person and every group or organisation to make a difference however small.
Why not start with the WWF Carbon footprint or the Carbon Hero calculator as this gives you an idea where you can make impact as an individual. These will give you some top tips to start to reduce your carbon emissions. Business emissions can be calculated using the SME calculator.
You can download our free Environmental Policy template here.
