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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.

Understand the sustainability of your supply chain

Your sustainability policy and strategy will guide you over the long term. To support your progress, establish collaborative ways of working and look for funding opportunities.

Identify significant suppliers

A significant supplier is a vendor or partner that plays a critical role in your operations due to the importance or volume of goods and services they provide.

Low costOne off action
Collect significant supplier data

Collate the results of your significant supplier survey into a clear, accessible format that can be used regularly, reviewed and easily analysed.

Low costRepeat 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
Collect signifcant supplier sustainability credentials

Gather information about the environmental and ethical practices of your setting's significant suppliers and partners.

Low costRepeat action
Collaborate with your significant suppliers on sustainability

Work together with your significant suppliers that have indicated their willingness to improve their sustainability performance.

Low costLong term action
Collaborate with your significant suppliers on climate risk

Work closely with your significant suppliers to evaluate and address the potential threats to your supply chain and setting posed by climate change.

Long term action
Collaborate with your significant suppliers on decarbonisation

Developing a collaborative approach to decarbonisation with your significant suppliers or partners will help you set mutually agreed decarbonisation targets that you can use to track your suppliers' performance over time.

Low costLong term action
Identify some quick wins to reduce your consumption

Quick wins refer to easy, low-cost actions that deliver immediate or near-term benefits. As they require minimal planning or investment, it makes them a great starting point for settings with limited time and budget.

Low costOne off action