Going for Green pledge

By GM Moving | 16 July 2024 | TAGS:

Chris is riding to promote green action and to galvanise the physical activity and sport sector ahead of the Olympic Games in the French capital.

To coincide with the ride, every sports club and community group in England is invited to sign the Going for Green Pledge  to commit to becoming a more sustainable organisation. 

Here at GM Moving we are passionate about building movement back into everyone’s lives by doing what’s right for both people and planet. So, we have signed the Going for Green pledge and in doing so have pledged to promote environmental sustainability through our every move, as individuals, an organisation and as system leaders.   

So far we have;  

• As an organisation we’ve created our first Environmental Social and Governance statement and formed an internal Environmental Sustainability working group who are now developing our action plan for signoff by our Board in September. We will be supported by our board champion, Jill Harrison, who will guide us and advocate for this agenda. 
• We’ve provided Carbon Literacy training for all staff, prompting and supporting personal and professional action. Immediate changes staff have made include driving less, walking, wheeling and cycling more, changing buying habits, reducing energy usage and eating less meat and dairy. 
• We’ve dialled up our leadership, support and connections in the sector and the wider system to make a green and sustainable future everyone’s business. To include collaboration with the Environment Team at Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), with Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and with local planning authorities and the Greater Manchester Clean Air Coalition to boost walking, wheeling and cycling and development of healthy, active places. 
• And we are growing shared learning and action nationally with other active partnerships, sports organisations and VCFSE organisations, so together we can design climate action into everyone’s role and work.  

Together we can positively respond to, and impact, our environment. So, we invite all our partners across Greater Manchester to sign the going green pledge online at Pedal for Paris.