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Do it Yourself
Sd3 advises organisation on adopting more sustainable practices
and seeks to be more sustainable itself. Yet business does not have
sole responsibility for sustainability and the following websites
give advice on how your personal decisions can be made more sustainable.
| Ask
NCVO |
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| New
online best practice resource for the voluntary sector, providing
a wealth of advice on subjects from trusteeship to employment
law |
| BBC-i
environment |
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website |
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| Try
the ‘Play the Game’ inter-active quiz to test your knowledge
of environmental issues. |
| BBC-i
Green Living |
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view
website |
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| Check
out ideas on green DIY and gardening |
| Car
Clubs |
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website |
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| A
central resource for the development of car sharing clubs
throughout the UK |
| Carbon
Trust |
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website |
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| The
Carbon Trust’s Government sponsored site for energy efficiency
advice |
| Communities.org.uk |
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website |
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| Promoting
sustainability, regeneration, social inclusion and healthier
economies by focusing on the use of new communications technologies
in communities and neighbourhoods |
| Coolkids |
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website |
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| A
website about Climate Change run by a teenager |
| Countryside
Commission |
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website |
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| How
consumers can have an important influence on how the countryside
is managed |
| Department
of Work and Pensions |
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website |
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| Links
to Age Positive, The Equal Opportunities Commission, and the
Commission for Racial Equality among others |
| Development
Trusts Association |
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website |
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| Helps people take local ownership and
control of resources as an effective way of bringing about
real improvement in deprived, disadvantaged and neglected
areas |
| disability.gov.uk |
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website |
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| A
Government portal for disability rights information managed
by the Department for Work and Pensions |
| Employers
for work-life balance |
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website |
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| Run
by the Work Foundation, this website is a one-stop resource
for implementing work-life balance improvements |
| Ethical
Consumer magazine |
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website |
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| The
online version of the subscription-based magazine on what
the ethically concerned consumer should buy |
| Funergy |
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website |
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| Making
energy saving fun online - for kids |
| Going
for Green |
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website |
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| The
charity that co-ordinates many campaigns around waste, place and community environment action |
| Green
Electricity |
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website |
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| All
about the different ‘green tariffs’ available in the UK |
| Investors
in People |
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view
website |
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| The
website of the Investors in People standard |
| Just
do Something |
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view
website |
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| A
site for people who want to take the lead - from becoming
a charity trustee to starting your own campaign |
| Mobility
Week |
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view
website |
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| Helping
us make better travel choices |
| National
Association of Nappy Services |
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view
website |
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| A
not-for-profit organisation promoting an alternative to disposable
nappies |
| National
Rail Enquiries |
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view
website |
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| National
Rail Enquiries on-line journey planner. Select departure,
arrival times and routes and see your alternatives |
| Powershift |
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view
website |
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| A UK government
programme to help kick start the market for alternative, clean
fuel vehicles through information, grants and assistance |
| Ralph29 |
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view
website |
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| Sustainability
for citizens and communities - signposting to some of the
best sites about local sustainability |
| Safe
Routes to Schools |
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website |
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| Campaign
website to promote best practice on sustainable travel to
school |
| Sustainable
Transport |
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view
website |
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| Taking
environmental, social and economic factors into account to
help us make better transport choices |
| Tourism
Concern |
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website |
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| A
membership organisation campaigning for ethical and fairly
traded tourism. Links to similar international organisations
and sources for sustainable tourism sources |
| Transport for London |
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website |
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| Transport for London’s online automatic journey planner offers a variety of routes giving costs, times and even maps |
| Waste Watch |
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website |
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| The
UK’s foremost charity concerned with waste and recycling |
| Work Foundation |
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website |
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| The website of the Work Foundation, an independent, not-for-profit think tank and consultancy which researches, campaigns and provides practical advice on productivity and the quality of working life in the UK |
| Work-life Balance (DTI) |
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website |
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| Government website discussing issues and legislation surrounding flexible working practices |
| Young Person’s Trust for the Environment |
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view
website |
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| The
charity aims to encourage young people's understanding of
the environment and the need for sustainability. Lots of facts
and action sheets for 5 to 16 year olds |
Please note: Sd3 is not responsible for the content of external sites listed
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