Become a climate champion at my place of work or study
If your employer or school doesn’t already have a climate change champion or a decarbonisation plan, you might be able to help them make the necessary changes.
Demonstrating climate leadership is an important part of tackling the climate emergency. Only if we speak openly about the challenges ahead and the ways we want to approach them, will we be successful. The Cambridge Climate Change Charter would like to empower you to speak about climate change with your family, friends and colleagues, so below we provide you with the right tools to do so. We also have advice for businesses and other organisations demonstrating climate leadership – view here.
If your employer or school doesn’t already have a climate change champion or a decarbonisation plan, you might be able to help them make the necessary changes.
Putting your ideas into a written piece, like blog, article or letter, can help you not only reach out to people but also organising your thoughts and prioritise your efforts.
Posting your commitments and why you’re doing it, might inspire others to do the same. And motivate you to stick with it.
Speaking to people about climate change that don’t usually talk about it can help everyone to better understand the topic and how we feel about it. You can find guidance on how to talk about it online.
Taking time to understand the issue and potential solutions is important. You can find lots of resources online.
There are plenty of networks, campaigns and groups that would appreciate your support in order to tackle the climate emergency.
Setting yourself challenging targets and developing a plan to decarbonise your operations should be done collaboratively with the leadership and your staff or membership.
Having estimated your carbon footprint you can publish and update the results regularly online. Stakeholders appreciate the transparency and you might be able to appeal to customers by showing that you are working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Featuring your pledge and sharing the charter with your stakeholders regularly, e.g. through your newsletter, is a great way to raise your environmental profile and boost the charter’s success.
Partnering with another organisation is a great way to raise your profile and help others to reduce their carbon footprint. You can also support local events to get your staff or members more involved and raise your organisations profile.
Engage with your community through events like a Swish, Repair Cafe or Workshop. You can find all the resources you need to organise these online.
Having someone in your organisation who is leading your decarbonisation efforts can be very useful. They can be your central point of contact for these matters and identify potential improvements.
You can use your communication channels to inform your stakeholders not only about how your organisation reduces its carbon footprint but how they can do the same.
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