Stories

YouthLink Scotland support the youth work sector to feel more confident and equipped in engaging young people with outdoor learning, climate action, sustainable development education and much more. We have done this through the creation of toolkits and webinars on topics including Eco Anxiety, Climate Justice, Green Employability and Creative Outdoor Learning. We have also more recently developed a Sustainability Policy for our organisation inspired by the Growing Climate Confidence resources. Naomi Dixon, YouthLink Scotland

To encourage staff to participate in active travel we have hired two electric bikes from local social enterprise, Bike for Good via their Switch Up subscription service. Staff can book the bikes via our booking system to travel to client meetings. This is a pilot project we're running for a couple of months in the hope it will motivate staff to look at more active ways to travel for business and personally. Jo Seagrave, CEIS

At Scouts Scotland we are taking actions to make our Outdoor Activity Centres greener, and also bring young people along on that journey with us. We’ve recently installed food composters on all of our sites, so that the organic material leftover when groups eat with us can be turned into zero-mileage compost. Lisa, Scouts Scotland