A networking event for small businesses to access practical support on achieving net zero took place on Tuesday 29 November 2022. Small businesses from all sectors wanting to learn more about net zero and how to achieve it, attended a morning event organised by social enterprise Climate Acton North.

The role bees, and other pollinators, play in the food chain is so important that, in the UK alone, their services are worth around £691 million a year in terms of the value of the crops they pollinate. It would cost the UK at least £1.8 billion a year to employ people to do the work of these pollinators.

We spoke to Jamie Sims at Hope for the Future about how to engage with your local MP or councillor about taking climate action.

The climate and ecological crisis is the defining issue of our time, impacting all areas of life – how we respond to it will shape the state we leave our shared world in for future generations.

Community Interest Company Climate Action North is supercharging its work in supporting key campaigns and events this September that are all focused on tackling the climate and ecological crisis.

The Climate Action North Business Action Toolkit is a fully automated and professional web-based portal designed by Duco Digital to assist organisations to identify risks relevant to small businesses and build resilience to safeguard its future. It will also help businesses begin to take meaningful climate action to get on the road to net zero.

Climate Action North received £6,400 from the Society’s 5% Pledge earlier this year to create a ‘Pollinator Parks®’ site in Darlington, where bees and other vital pollinators will benefit.

We subscribe to the mantra: “Plant the right tree, at the right time in the right place” as established by our project delivery Phil Macari of Wildcraft.

Ecologist expert Phil Macari, brings passion, experience, and in-depth knowledge to a new post at social enterprise Climate Action North.

The Climate Action North collection of clothing and bags, initially created to help supporters and volunteers to spread the word by wearing the brand, has now been extended to support a number of wildlife conservation charities.

The United Nations Environment Programme World Environment Day is celebrated on 5 June in over 100 countries and the countdown for a series of informative and celebration ‘Green June’ events to mark this special day has begun.