Community Interest Company, Climate Acton North, has marked its five-year anniversary by staging an Eco Fest, which also celebrated its corporate sponsorship deal with Dalton Park Outlet Shopping Destination.

An official declaration of climate emergency puts a government on a “wartime mobilisation” that places climate change at the centre of policy and planning decisions. But it’s not just governments and public organisations that can declare a climate emergency; businesses can too.

Proprietor of Dalton Moor Farm, and active member of Net Zero Matters Networking, Jenny Connor has scooped a raft of awards recognising the environmental achievements and credentials of her 24-acre farm holding located on the wild and windswept moorland in East Durham.

A regular attendee, Catherine Tuckwell joined the group when it formed during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020.

Chris Thompson, Strategy, Innovation and Product Manager at the Housing Association Home Group is a long-standing member of Net Zero Matters.

A networking group designed to champion the necessary changes to halt the climate crisis within the business community has grown rapidly within less than a year of launch, attracting the interest of over 90 members.