Climate Friendly Practice

Environmental and climate initiatives often go hand in hand with financial benefits, and also with challenges. If you run activities in a facility, you might already have considered how to ‘green up’ the building. Monitoring the energy consumption and an energy audit can help you to see where adjustments can cut your energy costs. When you know the status of, for example, your building’s materials, windows, water, and heating system, you can build a list of actions to take. We do not conduct energy audits ourselves, but we will link you to step-by-step guides and checklists for it. 

An audit will let you know which investments you can make in your building to save energy, reduce carbon emissions and lower your energy bills. In the long run, it can save you money, but it may require investment – the funding situation for improving infrastructure is changing frequently. Look out for funding opportunities in our newsletters.

To mobilise interest and engagement in climate friendly action in the third sector, we also recommend starting the conversation. Are you able to bring this up to your community group, or to your networks, and discuss and share intentions? Sharing ideas and thoughts can build capacity and empower communities, just as technical improvements can.  
 
The following are likely areas of interest to committees, boards, staff and volunteers where climate friendly approaches could be included in: 

• Board meetings, planning and direction
  e.g. in risk management, planning future capital works, polices & procedures, providing leadership
• Day to day operational management
  e.g. good practice when providing services, initiatives or funders that will contribute to green running costs.
• Communications and training
  e.g. sharing details of training opportunities, highlighting useful resources, encouraging individual staff, volunteers and service users. 
   
  With our combined efforts we will support Glasgow’s aim to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2030. Contact us to find out more at climate@gcvs.org.uk or call 0141 332 2444

We offer a range of training workshops and events to give insights and practical advice about various climate related topics. These are often jointly delivered with a range of partners across the city.

Visit our sector development programme on Eventbrite. If you are signed up to our climate mailing list you’ll also receive information about all our events direct to your inbox!

Please read our advice on who can attend our sessions.

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To discuss your needs, please contact GCVS climate coordinators Gazelle and Robert at: climate@gcvs.org.uk or call 0141 332 2444

One of our most popular resources is our Grant Directory. Find out about grant funding opportunities for environmental causes in your area, using our Directory which is updated each month.

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