The Church of England in Norfolk and North-East Suffolk
What can my church, organisation or family do?

Recycle

Travel economically
  • Walk or cycle whenever possible
  • Use public transport & reduce airmiles
  • Share car journeys and reduce speed
Work communally
  • Co-operate with the Parish Council
  • Involve the young & work ecumenically
  • Support affordable housing/local work
  • Use churches for social activity
Conserve wildlife
  • Establish conservation areas/gardens
  • Plant trees and hedges and dig ponds
  • Erect bird & bat boxes and log-piles
Resist pollutants
  • Use organic and sustainable products
  • Collect and prevent litter
Invest wisely
  • Support ethical policies and charities
  • Use a credit bank & trading exchange
Love creation
  • Include creation in worship, e.g. flowers
  • Use natural symbols for teaching
  • Arrange an environmental festival or trail
Reduce fuel
  • Switch off lights/machinery not in use
  • Use renewable energy/solar panels
  • Insulate cavities, doors and windows
  • Use IT and reduce papers to 1xA4
Recycle waste
  • Recycle paper/cans/glass/plastic/furniture
  • Compost all vegetable matter
  • Refuse packaging and prevent junk mail
Consume less
  • Don’t over-cater, overfill or overheat
  • Attend to leaks and drips promptly
Purchase fairly
  • Buy fairly traded/animal-friendly products
  • Support local shops & farmers’ markets