Sustainable fashion education
Green ideas and inspiration
Sustainability resources
Useful tools and ideas to help on your charity retail operation's sustainability journey.
Charity Retail Association is a member of
CAFA
Climate Action for Associations
Greening your working practices
Take a look at our collection of templates, case studies and useful information to see what might improve sustainability in your shops and wider operations.
Artificial Intelligence: Environmental impacts and responsible use
This resource aims to help organisations understand the environmental impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) across its full lifecycle - from energy and water use to hardware and resource extraction - and to identify practical steps for reducing and managing those impacts.
Carbon footprint calculator
Your customers can calculate how much CO2 and waste they save by buying donated goods from your shops.
Green printing policy template
This template aims to help organisations reduce their environmental impact by minimising paper use, cutting emissions, and saving costs on printing resources.
Greening your suppliers
CAFA have developed a guide to help you identify the things to ask and look for when sourcing and working with suppliers and determine how to reduce your emissions, while demonstrating you are a forward-thinking supplier to others.
How to reduce your retail operation’s carbon footprint
The basics - from Climate Action for Associations (CAFA).
Low carbon travel policy template
This CAFA template provides guidance for organisations to develop and implement their own policies for reducing work-related travel emissions. It is designed to help organisations minimise their environmental impact by promoting sustainable travel practices and reducing the emissions associated with business travel.
Sustainability case studies
Examples from our membership of schemes to operate in a more sustainable way or to spread the message of sustainability to stakeholders.
What wider retail is doing in the sustainability space
Retail’s Environmental Awakening: A presentation by Ben Sillitoe, Founder and Editor of Green Retail World, from the Charity Retail Conference, June 2024.