Funded by the DfE, Climate Ambassadors match volunteer climate experts with education settings.
Part of Let’s Go Zero, Climate Action Advisors are independent experts who offer free support for schools, colleges, and nurseries across England.
Learning to lead
For settings taking a deeper dive into sustainability
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Build your leaders' knowledge and awareness
This involves increasing your leadership team's knowledge and awareness of the key issues, and challenges related to sustainability and climate change.
Complete this first:
Appoint a sustainability focussed governorWork with your significant suppliers to improve their data quality
Work with your significant suppliers to improve their data quality, using the plan you have developed.
Develop sustainability related supplier selection criteria
Supplier selection criteria are requirements you set that new suppliers must meet in order to be selected. Creating these criteria ensures that any new supplier you engage is aligned with your sustainability goals.
Complete this first:
Calculate your carbon footprintDevelop a plan to improve data from your significant suppliers
Using the data you have collected through your significant supplier survey, you should develop a plan to improve any data gaps.
Complete this first:
Collect significant supplier dataBegin to develop an Asset Management Plan (AMP)
Create a detailed plan to sustainably manage and maintain your setting's physical assets, such as buildings, equipment, and grounds. Align your AMP with your Sustainability Plan.