Green ideas and inspiration

Sustainability resources

Useful tools and ideas to help on your charity retail operation's sustainability journey.

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.

How to reduce your retail operation’s carbon footprint

The basics - from Climate Action for Associations (CAFA).

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Sustainability jargon buster

Some concepts you may come across in your sustainability journey.

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Sustainable charity retail events

As our sector’s profile in sustainable retail grows, we need to ensure we are sustainable behind the scenes too.

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Sustainability policy templates

Tools to create your own sustainability policies at work.

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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.

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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.

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Charity shops! Join in with Great Big Green Week 2025