How we're working towards our planet-sized goals
(and hold ourselves accountable along the way)
Put simply, we're here to enable one planet living.
Our bioregional vision is of a world of thriving regional economies where we meet more of our needs from local, renewable and waste resources, enabling people to live happy, healthy lives within the natural limits of the planet, while leaving half the Earth for the rest of nature. We call this One Planet Living, and we have seen through our work that it’s achievable.
Since 2015 we’ve been right behind achieving the Paris Climate Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, within their 2030 timeframe.
Working with partners, we aim to show how one planet living can be achieved in our homes, communities, businesses, and high streets in the UK and internationally through the UN Sustainable Development Goals network; to bring about systemic change in policy and practice, to help avert the climate and ecological emergency and to achieve the SDGs by 2030.
In light of the 2026 UN report that states the planet is going to cross 1.5C of global heating within the next few years, our mission has never been more urgent.
Right now, climate action is being challenged and delayed by vested fossil fuel interests, but we must remember that we are the global majority: 89% of the public want their governments to do more to tackle climate breakdown. Both science and morality tell us that this is what we have to do to secure a liveable future for humankind, while saving nature and our economies.
(or 'theory of change', if you're being fancy)
We started out in 1994 by pioneering our own associated companies supplying sustainable products and services, and sustainable communities which enable one planet living.
As an award-winning social enterprise and registered charity, we continue to work on influencing wider systemic change today. Today, most of the impact we create is through supporting our clients.
Working towards our vision, we create change through:
We use our One Planet Living framework to report on our operational impacts.
As our Impact Review documents, this year we focused primarily on three of the ten principles: Zero-carbon energy, Health and happiness and Culture and community, as well as strengthening our relationship with Sustainable Ventures – where our office is located – after it became a leader in One Planet Living.
Our own Double Materiality Assessment (matrix shown opposite) helped sharpen our focus on the three areas most important to our stakeholders: our customers, partners and suppliers; employee health and wellbeing; and sustainable communities.
You can view our SBTi commitment and annual decarbonisation report in our most recent Impact Review below.
We measure what matters, challenge ourselves and report openly.
Last year we:
