Our 2025-30 Strategy

Our key 2030 objectives will bring multiple benefits to communities across London, the natural and built environment, and the planet.

• 1,000 open spaces improved or looked after
• 1,500 people progressing into training or employment
• 2,500 tonnes of waste diverted from landfill
• 5,000 young people more motivated to learn and achieve and improve their mental health
• 7,500 businesses helped to save energy, water and to reduce their carbon impact
• 10,000 adults are supported to improve their health and wellbeing
• 20,000 neighbourhood actions by community organisations
• 50,000 tonnes of CO2 saved by households and businesses
• 100,000 days of voluntary action delivered by individuals and businesses in local communities
• 150,000 people helped to reduce their energy and water use
• 1 million Londoners benefitting from our work

Community Spaces

Enabling community led environmental improvements through co-creation of open spaces. We will:

• Inspire, mobilise and support people of all ages to take a more active role in improving, managing and activating the local spaces or community hubs that matter to them
• Focus activity in neighbourhoods where there is more limited access to high quality open space.
• Work creatively with landowners, funders and other partners to maximise the social, health and wellbeing economic and environmental benefits of green spaces

Green Infrastructure

Providing leading technical expertise in sustainable urban landscape design, Nature Based Solutions and climate change adaptation. We will:

• Provide technical and delivery expertise in landscape design, sustainable drainage systems, rainwater management and storm-water reduction initiatives
• Providing Geographic Information Systems mapping insight and spatial analysis
• Create and enhance spaces that are resilient to the changing climate, and that meet the needs of local communities for sport, play and recreation and enhance London’s nature and heritage
• Apply our expertise in rewilding, land management, Biodiversity Net Gain and carbon sequestration to support green space projects including those of our partners and community initiatives

Youth Work

Delivering coaching, mental health support and engaging activities to empower young people to develop their life skills and achieve their potential. We will:

• Run clubs and activities for young people that enable them to develop life skills, engage in social action and contribute to rewarding work in their local community
• Work to improve the attitude, attainment, aspirations and wellbeing of young people, coaching them to make the most of their education opportunities, explore meaningful career paths and make positive life choices
• Provide young people with support at the point of need, offering early intervention and prevention for emotional issues and low-level mental health issues

Green Jobs

Promoting the growth of green jobs, raising awareness of them and providing practical, attainable routeways for disadvantaged job seekers. We will:

• Raise awareness of green jobs and create and deliver training programmes to enable people to secure work in this sector
• Create waged, supported work opportunities in the green sector to enable people to gain work experience
• Support green sector businesses to attract and upskill a diverse workforce
• Create trainee and apprenticeship opportunities across Groundwork’s work programmes covering areas such as reuse, water and energy efficiency

Resource Efficiency

Reducing waste, energy and water consumption through advice and action. We will:

• Help more people, particularly vulnerable residents, to reap the benefits from more efficient consumption of resources, changing behaviours and accessing support to improve homes through retrofit and new technologies leading to reduced energy and water consumption and lower utility bills
• Support and build the capacity of public, private and voluntary sector organisations to meet carbon and water stress reduction targets, as well as their wider environmental management aspirations, ESG and social responsibility or social value targets
• Contribute to London’s circular economy and it’s wider co-benefits by increasing and promoting upcycling, recycling and reuse, in particular domestic furniture, white goods and bicycles

Climate Actions

Empowering Londoners to tackle climate change through education, coproduction, and sustainable action. We will:

• Increase Londoners’ awareness of and resilience to climate change through carbon literacy training and other educational initiatives that support them to minimise the causes and effects of climate change, reducing climate and wider eco-anxiety
• Support communities in emergency planning through large scale engagement campaigns, with a focus on those most disproportionately affected by the impacts of climate change
• Identify opportunities to help London respond to the nature emergency and reduce biodiversity loss
• Actively support and promote greener travel opportunities in the capital

Grants Management

• Provide grants administration service for public, third sector and private partners to efficiently distribute funding to delivery organisations of all sizes, types and sectors ensuring accessibility and support for diverse communities and needs
• Provide grant management consultancy and co-design services to funders, helping them effectively achieve their goals whilst ensuring support meets the needs of grantees
• Design and deliver practical capacity building including training, workshops, 1-2-1 guidance, to help organisations access funding more equitably, strengthen their ability to deliver successful projects and embed strong environmental practices in their work