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Climate Ambassadors

Funded by the DfE, Climate Ambassadors match volunteer climate experts with education settings.

Let’s Go Zero Climate Action Advisors

Part of Let’s Go Zero, Climate Action Advisors are independent experts who offer free support for schools, colleges, and nurseries across England.

Procurement

These are actions you can take to review and improve the way your setting purchases goods and services. Using more sustainable suppliers will help you reach Net Zero.

Milestones are key actions that enable you to complete your aims. You can also use them as points to share and celebrate your progress.

Identify some food and catering quick wins

Use the findings from your food and catering audit to identify simple, immediate changes which will make your setting's food practices more sustainable.

One off action
Survey all significant suppliers and partnerships

This actions involves asking your significant suppliers and partners to provide information about their organisation and the products and services they provide, that will help you to more accurately calculate your carbon footprint.

Low costRepeat action
Develop an energy re-procurement plan

Outline a strategy to renew or renegotiate contracts for your electricity and gas supply, with a focus on cost savings and sustainability. This plan typically includes steps such as assessing current energy usage and costs, researching renewable energy options and suppliers, soliciting bids or proposals from energy providers, evaluating contract terms and pricing structures, and negotiating favourable agreements.

MilestoneLong term action
Explore energy supply options

By engaging with your energy suppliers and partners, you will be able to start exploring more sustainable energy supply options, such as solar panels, heat pumps, renewable energy supply contracts, and even wind turbines.

Long term action
Engage with your energy suppliers and partners

Talk to the companies that provide your setting's energy about your sustainability goals. They can support you in a variety of ways.

Low costRepeat action