3600 individual members will be actively engaged and encouraged to take measurable actions to reduce their environmental impact in the areas of energy, waste and personal transport. Co-operativesUK will be working with a range of co-operative enterprises including housing, worker owned, community owned and consumer co-operatives. Through its network of member co-operatives, Co-operativesUK will reach a further 200,000 individuals with targeted information and advice on sustainable living.
Co-operativesUK will be working closely with the Plunkett Foundation www.plunkett.co.uk , the Confederation of Co-operative Housing (CCH) www.cch.coop, the UK Cohousing Network (www.cohousing.org.uk) and the National Federation of Tenant Management Organisations, (www.nftmo.com). A Greener Living Officer will be employed to work with designated ‘eco-champions’ in each co-operative and to reach individuals through a dedicated website www.greenertogether.coop
Individual members of co-operatives will pledge to undertake a maximum of nine actions under three increasingly challenging categories:
- ‘Making connections’ – understanding energy, transport and waste use
- ‘Do it yourself’ – easy actions such as sealing draughts and getting on a bike
- ‘Smart choices’ – bigger changes such as switching to a green energy supplier
Individuals will be encouraged to join with others in their co-operative to take collective action on sustainable living such as car-sharing. Promotional material, events, and competitions will encourage and support participation.
Co-operatives are a unique national movement of 4,735 jointly owned, democratically controlled businesses that are owned by 10.8 million people.
Co-operativesUK is the member owned and led trade association for all types of co‑operative enterprise throughout the UK. It is the strategic voice for co-operation and works to increase awareness and understanding of co-operative values and principles, supports the development and growth of new co-operatives and helps existing co-operatives to achieve high performance levels and good governance. It is a focal point for the sector and a forum for innovation and best practice. Co-operativesUK represents co-operative enterprise throughout the United Kingdom of Great Britain, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
