Last week’s peer support session focused on: - Approaching engagement with others — especially the wider staff team - Making climate action relevant to the VCSE sector/charitable mission/the needs of our communities We had some really useful discussions where organisations shared how they were getting on with taking climate action…

There’s nothing worse than coming to your desk and having to deal with an inbox full of emails. So, we’re starting a campaign that will reduce carbon emissions and the number of emails you receive. I was surprised to learn that every email has a carbon footprint. It sounds silly…

VONNE Climate Action Alliance member Zoe Hull, Head of Operations and Development at Durham Wildlife Trust, has written a guest blog about how they are starting to address their organisation’s carbon footprint. They are further along on their climate action journey now and will provide another update on their work in due course. — As Head of Operations and Development it is my job to make sure that Durham Wildlife Trust is the most efficient organisation that it can be. Obviously our commitment to reversing the ecological crisis is clear and many of the things we do work towards addressing this. …

We had our first peer support session of 2022 last week. First point on the agenda was green New Year’s resolutions. (We’ll be sharing them as graphics on the Going Green Together social media channels so keep your eyes peeled.) What I really liked about the session is that we…

Common Purpose — Newcastle150 are running an online legacy campaign for Young People in March 2022. The programme is free for 18–25 year olds to take part in through sponsorship from Northumbrian Water, Newcastle University, Northumbria University, NCG, Newcastle City Council and EQUANS. The programme is virtual and will take…

Charity Digital released a report in December which explained why charities aren’t committing to Net Zero. In this blog I’ll go through each of the challenge areas and explain how the Going Green Together Campaign is here to help! Difficulty understanding the practical changes that can be made It can…

Anya Bonner from Collective Impact Agency — a member of the VCAA — has written a blog highlighting the importance of VCSE organisations taking climate action and what steps organisations can take. Head over to the Collective Impact Agency website to find out more.

Find out what climate events are taking place in the North East over the next few weeks by heading to the NEECCo website. From COP26: What does nature do for us? Healing nature hosted by Durham Wildlife Trust to NEECCo’s Lunch and Learn: Communities Prepared, there are lots of engaging events that you can attend!

#ThrowbackThursday to last week’s Going Green Together launch event! It was great to get to know everyone and find out where they are on their climate action journey. Some of the organisations have climate action on their agenda but still need to take the first step and others have already…