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Read about climate action being taken by third sector organisations across Scotland

In Real Life : Moray Waste Busters
  • Sarah McArthur
  • 30 Oct 2026
  • Article
  • 7 minutes
In Real Life: Dumfries and Galloway Swift Network
  • Sarah McArthur
  • 13 Oct 2026
  • Article
  • 7 minutes
In Real Life : Greener Kirkcaldy
  • Chiara Fingland
  • 23 Jul 2026
  • Article
  • 5 minutes
ClimatACTical: Building Climate Confidence Through Play
  • Chiara Fingland
  • 15 May 2026
  • Article
  • 6 minutes
In Real Life : Stitch the Gap
  • Sarah McArthur
  • 28 Apr 2026
  • Article
  • 5 minutes
In Real Life : Climate adaptation in Oxgangs, Edinburgh Edible Estates
  • Sarah McArthur
  • 8 Apr 2026
  • Article
  • 5 minutes
In Real Life: Polmont Community Hub
  • Sarah McArthur
  • 19 Mar 2026
  • Article
  • 6 minutes
How Scotland’s third sector is future proofing community buildings
  • Chiara Fingland
  • 25 Feb 2026
  • Article
  • 4 minutes
In Real Life: Forth Valley Sensory Centre
  • Sarah McArthur
  • 4 Feb 2026
  • Article
  • 6 minutes
In Real Life: the Soul of the Junction
  • Sarah McArthur
  • 14 Jan 2026
  • Article
  • 7 minutes
SCA Community Learning Exchange
  • Jill Keegan
  • 30 Nov 2025
  • Article
  • 4 minutes
Pedal into spring: making your workplace more cycle friendly
  • Katharine Brough
  • 9 Apr 2025
  • Article
  • 2 minutes
Rethinking Greenwashing and Digital Inclusion 
  • Darran Gillan
  • 23 Dec 2024
  • Article
  • 4 minutes
Growing Climate Confidence: what we've learnt
  • Beth Mukushi
  • 8 Jul 2024
  • Article
  • 5 minutes
Climate Emergency Training:  How Scotland’s voluntary sector is rising to respond to the risks, responsibilities and opportunities ahead
  • Katie Murray
  • 15 Jan 2024
  • Article
  • 5 minutes
A Good Thing CIC: sending less to landfill and more to a good cause across Scotland
  • Cathy Benwell
  • 5 Dec 2023
  • Article
  • 3 minutes
Little green shoots? Digital inclusion and the circular economy
  • Jason Railton
  • 31 Aug 2023
  • Article
  • 4 minutes

Digital inclusion is so important. It changes lives. But the message from this sometimes-hidden community is clear: there is an opportunity to take a new, more ethical, and much more sustainable path. We just need to think carefully about what we do next. 

Climate confident: Charity investments and net zero
  • Nick Perks
  • 15 Aug 2023
  • Article
  • 4 minutes

"This report does not tell trustees what they should do, but instead offers a framework to understand some of the choices available."

Growing climate confidence: But what can I do?
  • Beth Mukushi
  • 13 Jul 2023
  • Article
  • 4 minutes

In this blog, Beth Mukushi discusses the steps that can be taken to grow your climate confidence.

How we’re helping to lead Scotland’s third sector towards a net zero future
  • Mark Fraser
  • 5 Jul 2023
  • Article
  • 6 minutes

We know that learning about climate change and net zero can be overwhelming – there's so much to read, watch and think about. That’s why we created the Growing Climate Confidence website and pulled together resources that we think are interesting, from top tips to policy reports, all in one place.

Reuse, repair, recycle: Supporting the circular economy
  • Sarah Case
  • 6 Jun 2023
  • Article
  • 3 minutes

There are quite literally a hundred different ways to reframe the way you think about your consumption.

Trust in the Park: A nudge towards reducing our carbon footprint
  • Jim Riach
  • 26 May 2023
  • Article
  • 4 minutes

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs Countryside Trust or Trust in the Park as they are most well-known by, are an environmental and wellbeing charity working in the National Park

Radio City Association: A small charity with big, green ambitions
  • Scott Wilson
  • 31 Mar 2023
  • Article
  • 3 minutes

In the Garnock Valley corner of North Ayrshire, Radio City Association (RCA) is a small charity with a big ambition.

Green Action Trust: Environmental regeneration supporting wider economic and societal ambitions
  • Derek Robertson
  • 28 Feb 2023
  • Article
  • 3 minutes

The Green Action Trust’s expertise in environmental regeneration can make a huge difference in urban (and often deprived) communities.

Climate Friendly Homes: Helping engage people in energy efficiency
  • Michael Hildrew
  • 30 Jan 2023
  • Article
  • 3 minutes

If you’re looking for ways to reduce your energy consumption – regardless of whether this is to reduce your carbon emissions, your bills, or both - it can be difficult to know where to start.

A view from the floor: Democratising the climate debate
  • Austin Hardie
  • 28 Nov 2022
  • Article
  • 3 minutes

Spruce was set-up in 2005 as the UK’s first social enterprise specialising in re-use flooring.

Protecting special places for future generations
  • Claire McIntosh
  • 31 Oct 2022
  • Article
  • 5 minutes

Scouts Scotland is passionate about equipping young people with the skills they need to succeed and be happy in life. Connection with the outdoors promotes good mental health and wellbeing, and it also inspires young people to get involved in climate action.

Turning up the volume on race in the environmental sector
  • Andrew Williams
  • 29 Sep 2022
  • Article
  • 3 minutes

Andrew Williams is environmental projects co-ordinator for CEMVO Scotland. 

Climate Week Scotland 2022: Sustainable Thinking Scotland CIC
  • Sean Kerr
  • 29 Sep 2022
  • Article
  • 5 minutes

To mark Scotland’s Climate Week 2022, we caught up with Sustainable Thinking Scotland CIC, our Climate Conscious winner at this year’s Scottish Charity Awards. Hear from Sean Kerr, director at Sustainable Thinking Scotland to learn about their important contributions to a net zero society and their advice for organisations just getting started with their climate emergency work.

SCVO’s Journey to Net Zero – the Greener Gathering 2022
  • Susan Smith
  • 23 Aug 2022
  • Article
  • 7 minutes

SCVO ran a Greener Gathering this year - find out more about what was involved and what it achieved

Helping your staff and volunteers travel more sustainably
  • Graham McQueen
  • 15 Aug 2022
  • Article
  • 4 minutes

Graham McQueen on funding for charities to encourage more active travel

You might not see the link between climate change and your charity, but your funders do
  • Susan Smith
  • 15 Aug 2022
  • Article
  • 3 minutes

Both statuatory and independent funders will soon be asking about charities' envrionmental impact. Make sure you're ready.

Scotland needs a strong and ambitious Circular Economy Bill
  • Michael Cook
  • 8 Jun 2022
  • Article
  • 3 minutes

The Circular Economy bill will present opportunities and challenges for third sector organisations. Michael Cook explains what its about.

Crisis upon crisis – solving climate and cost of living crises together
  • Susan Smith
  • 31 May 2022
  • Article
  • 4 minutes

The climate crisis seems less important than the cost of living crisis but the two are inter-linked, says Susan Smith

Circular Economy 360
  • Naomi Johnson
  • 2 May 2022
  • Article
  • 3 minutes

The Circular Economy 360 series is delivered by Social Investment Scotland and supported by Zero Waste Scotland. In addition to our live sessions will be sharing inspiring interviews from organisations across the globe and our resource pack information will help you on your journey too

Mission critical: how third sector organisations can play to their strengths in responding to the climate emergency
  • Nick Addington
  • 23 Mar 2022
  • Article
  • 9 minutes

Addington offers some thoughts about a possible framework to help organisations think more broadly about their role and recognise opportunities to help achieve a sustainable future.

Climate Conscious charities are already protecting Scots
  • Susan Smith
  • 21 Feb 2022
  • Article
  • 3 minutes

Enter the Scottish Charity Awards Climate Conscious Award and inspire others to take action

Put climate change on the agenda this Trustees' Week
  • Susan Smith
  • 2 Nov 2021
  • Article
  • 4 minutes

Susan Smith explains the link between COP26 and Trustees Week

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