London Sustainablity
Exchange (LSx)
LSx aims to accelerate the transition
to a sustainable London by connecting and motivating people. They
work in partnership with business, government and the voluntary and
community sector to: reduce London's environmental footprint;
improve the lives of London's disadvantaged communities; improve
the health of Londoners; and improve the knowledge and skills of
communities to achieve these goals.
LSx provides a range of toolkits including
those for voluntary and community sector (VCS) groups. They include
LSx's 'who is who' in
London by category, detailing those involved in sustainability work
in the capital.
In 2006, LSx produced a Green Guide in partnership with LVSC. This
comprises information on recycling in the office, energy savings
and sample environmental policies for the sector.
NEW: LSx is running a new Fit & Fun to drink
campaign
Fit and Fun to Drink is a pilot campaign
aimed at promoting tap instead of bottled water to East London's
Muslim community. Delivered by LSx in partnership with Thames
Water, the project works with the Muslim Women's Collective, MADE
in Europe and the East London Mosque to encourage behaviour change
through a peer-to-peer social marketing campaign.
London
Community Resource Network (LCRN)
LCRN works to solve London's resource
challenges sustainably, through community-based waste prevention,
reuse and recycling. LCRN enables and capacity builds
organisations through infrastructure development. It also
conducts environmental audits.
To see the latest on LCRN, please read
their e- news page.
Global Action
Plan
Global Action Plan is a
national environmental behaviour change organisation. They
offer a blend of creative and environmental expertise to help
people actively cut carbon emissions.
Global Action plan has up-to-date
news including games to
tackle and conserve water consumption.
Global Action Plan run events. Their
Climate for Change workshops are designed specifically to help
small and medium sized businesses improve their environmental
performance.
Ethical
Property Foundation (EPF)
EPF offers independent, ethical
advice and training to help charities and voluntary and community
sector groups rent, buy, let or manage their
property.
EPF also work with landlords and
developers to help reduce the social and
environmental impact of commercial
property.
EPF have a number of case studies,
e.g. on poor practice challenged and changing council
policy.
Capacity Global
Capacity Global
provides a unique link between community action and policy
development that supports individual, community and neighbourhood
rights to a clean and healthy environment locally.
Capacity Global also has a resource
centre, which will improve access to learning and
information on key environmental justice issues. You can also sign
up to their e-bulletin from their home page.
Black Environment Network (BEN)
BEN promotes
equality of opportunity with respect to ethnic communities in the
preservation, protection and development of the environment. It
works to integrate social, cultural and environmental concerns in
the context of sustainable development. BEN's current work in
England is predominantly through the BEN Rainbow
Project.
BEN provides a range of resources. These
include the new Green Guide
directory.
National Council for Voluntary
Organisations (NCVO)
NCVO is the largest umbrella body for
the voluntary and community sector in England. They provide voice
and support to civil society. NCVO's vision is of a society in
which people are inspired to make a positive difference to their
communities.
Their climate change work project
includes the Vulnerable people and Climate Change project, which
helps voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisations supporting
vulnerable people in England to explore the implications of climate
change for their work and beneficiaries. NCVO is currently
recruiting organisations working in London that support older
people and people with disabilities or mental health
needs.
NCVO has a range of top tips on
involving others and getting your trustees on board. NCVO also
provides guidance on why
climate change affects VCS organisations and why they should focus
on this issue now.
ACEVO
ACEVO is the
Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations, the
leading voice for chief executives in the third sector. With over
2,000 members nationwide, they support, develop, connect and
represent third sector leaders.
ACEVO provides a Delivering Sustainable Public
Services factsheet.
It hosts the Sustainability Special Interest
Group, the member's network for groups who work on
issues related to environmental and social
sustainability.
ACEVO is also
represented on Defra's Advisory Board
and on the Government's
Ministerial Taskforce.
Merton Council for Voluntary Service
(CVS)
Merton CVS
works to support and inspire the voluntary and community sector in
Merton.
Merton CVS took part in the City Bridge
Trust project: Greening the
Sector
and they went though the Eco Audit
process. The CVS is encouraging other organisations and councils
for voluntary services (CVSs) to mainstream climate change in their
organisations.
Merton CVS
have the Carbon Smart Award and have done work with the
Chamber of Commerce Greening Business Initiative (focusing on VCS
buildings)
Selby Trust
The Selby Trust was set up by local
people who recognised the need for a multi-purpose centre led by
the community and third sector organisations. Selby Centre, brings
together a rich mix of individuals and organisations, primarily
from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME), refugee and other
historically excluded communities in Tottenham, Haringey, North
London and beyond.
The Centre's very high energy bills made
it focus more on climate change and they now have green hub
officers on site to create cultural change. The Centre has a
Community Environmental
Development department raising awareness and
involvement on energy efficiency campaigns. It includes Wood Works,
a social enterprise based at the Selby Centre that recycles wood
for social good.
The Centre also has a green commitment, which
includes several steps to reduce their carbon footprint.
The Community Energy Lab is an innovative pilot
project based at the Selby Centre in North London. Its aim is to
use waste materials from the centre and turn them into viable
insulating materials, which will then be used to retrofit the
centre.
City Bridge Trust
(CBT)
CBT is the grant-making arm of Bridge
House Estates. It was established to make use of funds surplus to
Bridge requirements and provides grants totalling around £15m per
year towards charitable activity benefitting Greater
London.
Through their programme, Greening the
Third Sector, CBT helps to bring the current global
environmental crisis to the forefront of the charitable sector's
agenda by helping its grantees become more sustainable. Their free
eco-audits (see also LVSC page in the left column) offer a review of
organisations' current position on waste, energy use, water,
transport, raw materials and carbon emissions. The audits
complement the Third Sector Declaration on Climate
Change.
For more information on this
page contact research@lvsc.org.uk
Updated January 2012
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