Little Village is volunteer powered and similar to a foodbank, but for clothes, toys and equipment for babies and children up to the age of 5. It has grown to be one of the largest ‘baby banks’ in the UK, supporting over 11,000 children since launching in 2016.

Tackling the climate crisis:

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Park the Plastic is run by Plastic Free West Hampstead. It is part of the Plastic Free Communities (PFC) campaign launched by Surfers Against Sewage a few years ago. PFC encourages community leaders to implement the campaign in their local area. There are targets to meet before declaring an area...

Global Generation are an Educational charity, which works together with local children and young people, businesses, residents and families in to create healthy, integrated and environmentally responsible communities. The Story Garden project:

• Connects people of all ages to nature in the middle...

Energy Garden is a Community Benefit Society that supports communities to install and maintain gardens on railway stations across London. Community-owned renewable energy generates revenue to fund the gardens and education programmes.

Since 2015, Energy Garden has secured funding to negotiate...

Refugee community kitchen was set up in response to the refugee crisis in Northern France in 2015 and they are still there today serving 2000 meals. They have now served over 3.5 million meals all prepared by amazing teams of volunteers.

It fast became evident that food being donated to Calais was...

Jump are engagement specialists helping organisations reach their sustainability and wellness targets.  They are supporting Camden Council to drive up recycling and reduce waste through Camden Recycling Rewards – a digital engagement programme which rewards residents for reducing the amount they...

Read more about the inspiring climate action work in our Celebrating Climate Action in Camden e-brochure!

To mark COP26 we called for organisations, community groups and schools to submit examples of their climate action work in Camden and across London. We sought to continue to share the best in...

As part of our celebration event and to mark all of the fantastic climate action work that is going on in Camden and across London, we are calling for organisations, community groups and schools to submit examples of their climate action work. We want to share the best in carbon reduction efforts...

JPA Workspaces provides more than simply furniture. They demonstrate sustainability in every aspect of their business operations. The workspaces they design are not only driven by the wellbeing and productivity of their occupants but are designed in a way that has minimal environmental impact and...

Idling Action London is a London-wide behaviour change campaign, led by Camden Council, which is helping to reduce localised air pollution caused by motorists leaving their engines running when parked.

Encouraging people to switch off by educating them about the health impacts of air pollution,...

Whether your business is a small boutique coffee shop on the edge of town or a large multinational conglomerate operating in several major cities, businesses have a fundamental role to play in facilitating the UK’s need to decarbonise to address the climate crisis. With lockdown restrictions set...

Camden Council is working in partnership with the Mayor of London to deliver Solar Together Phase 4, a group-buying scheme for solar photovoltaic (PV) installation and battery storage. This year marks the third time that Camden has participated with the scheme.

The scheme invites households, small...

Camden Council supports businesses that want to cut down on car or van use and move forward with sustainable transport and parents who want to adopt healthy, sustainable travel with their young children.

The Council are therefore offering cargo bikes to try for one month for free if you have a...

UCS has been working closely with Sustrans’ BikeIt program and Green School Runs to encourage sustainable travel amongst he school community with the aim of working towards going carbon zero by 2030

UCS entered a 2-year BikeIt program in Sept 2020 to increase enthusiasm for active travel, with a...

The Mail & Courier Services Team of University College London (UCL) are currently using the Camden cargo bikes to deliver essential mail and parcels across UCL, including items such as blood samples, to University College London Hospital on Euston Road.

The Camden Cargo Bike Network provides free...

Power Up North London Director, Ben Pearce, provides an update on the Hampstead solar project – a successful partnership bringing benefits to the local community and reducing carbon.

Following a successful community share offer which raised £46,000, 48kW of solar panels were installed at...

Senior Air Quality Officer at Camden Council, Tom Parkes, provides an analysis of the recent impact of lockdown on air quality in the borough and on-going actions the Council is taking.

The introduction of coronavirus lockdown measures in London has had a significant impact on air quality in the...

Troup Bywaters + Anders (TB+A) is a high-performing consulting building services engineering partnership that has been ‘bringing buildings to life’ for over 60 years.

Over 200 employees in eight offices nationally deliver exceptional environments across a diverse portfolio from landmark...

The Dominion Theatre is one of the largest entertainment venues in the West End covering from classics performances to new fringe productions, as well as attractions and exhibitions.

The Dominion Theatre is committed to minimising its impact on the environment. In 2005 they put together their...

In 2017 Robert MacGibbon and Ruth Hawthorn were looking to improve their Victorian home in Kentish Town when they heard about the new Camden Climate Fund. They were successful in applying for £1,500. This covered about a third of the cost of installing 7 solar panels on their south west facing...

A capital contribution from the Camden Climate Fund will save John McAslan and Partners an estimated £500 and 2305 kg in carbon emissions a year.

John McAslan and Partners (JMP) is an architectural and design firm based in Euston, with a further small studio in Edinburgh and overseas project...

By upgrading to more energy efficient lighting, achieved using financial support from the Camden Climate Fund, the Phoenix Artist Club is estimated to reduce their carbon footprint by 23,915 kg of CO₂ per year, which will result in yearly savings of just over £10,000

About Phoenix Artist...