Latest News & Blogs
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NEWS – 1% For The Planet Donation from Jones and Co.
Jones and Co. are a styling opticians based on King Street in Manchester. As an organisation, in 2021 they made the decision to become certified as a 1% For The Planet company. This scheme does exactly what the name suggests; its passes 1% of company profits onto charities who help look after the planet. In…
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NEWS – Announcing Groundwork’s Sustainable Business Membership Scheme
Groundwork’s Sustainable Business Membership scheme is a comprehensive program aimed at empowering organizations to embed sustainability into their operations and achieve measurable environmental and social impact. Click to read more.
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NEWS – Groundwork at the Resolve Poverty Conference 2025
The Resolve Poverty Conference on Thursday 13th March 2025 brought together people from across the country who work to tackle poverty and boost household incomes. The event focused on sharing expertise and hearing insights from leading experts on effective policy and practical responses to poverty. As a charity, Groundwork Greater Manchester supports people to improve…
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NEWS – Groundwork Greater Manchester named winner of the CLAD Catalyst Award 2024!
Groundwork Greater Manchester is pleased to announce that we are the proud recipient of the CLAD Catalyst Award. The unique title, awarded by The Carbon Literacy Project, highlights our dedication to tackling climate change through climate education and action, and for catalysing the delivery of Carbon Literacy training across the community. The award is initiated…
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NEWS – Why The Nature Recovery Strategy Should Be Designed For All
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority has developed the first draft of the Local Nature Recovery Strategy for Greater Manchester. This new strategy aims to address the biodiversity crisis and improve access to nature, ensuring space for wildlife to thrive and communities to enjoy the natural environment.
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STATEMENT – Our Departure From X (Formally Twitter)
Recent shifts on the social media platform have raised significant concerns about the spread of hate speech and misinformation, we have therefore closed our main Twitter account as of the 29th of November 2024.
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BLOG – A Week In The Life Of A Groundwork Project Manager
We caught up with Louisa who is Project Manager of the Medlock Valley Restoration Project to find out what she gets up to in a typical week and what motivates her to do her work!
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NEWS – Groundwork Greater Manchester recognised as Good Employment Charter Members
Groundwork Greater Manchester became members of the Good Employment Charter in early 2024 after successfully evidencing their commitments against the Charters criteria. This week they received their plaque of recognition from Greater Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham.
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BLOG – Championing Carbon Literacy
We’ve been delivering Carbon Literacy training since 2020, recognising the value of citizen knowledge and and empowerment in the race to tackle climate change. This Carbon Literacy Action Day we’ll be hosting a number of training sessions, showcasing how all climate actions matter.
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BLOG – How We’re Creating A Workforce For The Future
Introduction As an established environmental charity with over 130 employees working collectively to create a greener, fairer and stronger future for Greater Manchester, our workforce has a diverse range of green skills. Our teams are operational within a number of different areas of the Green Economy from conservation, landscape design and environmental education to energy…
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NEWS – How We’re Helping Improve Water Efficiency Across Greater Manchester
Groundwork Greater Manchester have been working with United Utilities to improve water efficiency across the region through a targeted water-saving initiative. Since phase 2 of the programme was launched in July 2024, Groundwork has visited over 40 schools and businesses across the city region, resulting in substantial water savings. To date, the initiative has achieved…
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STATEMENT – Hope Not Hate
Groundwork Greater Manchester are shocked and saddened by the events that have unfolded in the North West of England followed by the rest of the UK over the last week. We stand against racism in all its forms and will do everything we can to support the communities we serve in the wake of this…