Join us for our Annual Celebration of the Charter

Register now for the Sustainable City Charter's flagship event of the year, the Summer Showcase. Taking place at London Zoo, this event will celebrate our signatories' successes whilst providing attendees with the opportunity to network with like-minded businesses from across Westminster.  

This interactive breakfast session will demystify the complex language on net zero and unpack the terminology around sustainability. Attendees will hear from Westminster City Council's Cabinet Member for Climate Action, Ecology, Culture and Air Quality, Cllr Ryan Jude, network, share best practice and take part in a series of themed roundtables led by property experts.

Further speakers to be announced. 

Date: Monday 23 June

Time: 8:00am - 10:00am

Venue: Regents Building, London Zoo, NW1 4RY

Join us for our upcoming webinar on ways to implement sustainable and greener practices in your workplace.

Attendees will hear from Julia Donaldson (Climate Resilience Officer, Westminster City Council), who will showcase how the City council is using drainage systems to make Westminster more resilient to flooding. Jonathan Withey (Director & Founder, NatureThrive) will explore how private-sector financing can be channelled into reputable nature recovery projects, helping businesses to have positive impact on nature and biodiversity.

Date: Wednesday 11 June

Time: 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Location: Online

If you missed out on any of our webinars over the last year, find the recordings and presentation slides in the signatory Toolkit here. Need access? Contact the team here.

Latest case studies released

The latest additions explore commitments two and eight of the Charter, baselining, planning & reducing emissions and implementation. These showcase best practice examples from signatories including CBRE, Grosvenor Property UK, Derwent London and Old Park Land Management. Read more here.

We've been shortlisted!

We're pleased to announce that the Charter has been nominated in the ‘Collaboration of the year - education and engagement’ category at the Unlock Net Zero Awards, for its positive climate action and contribution to reducing carbon emissions from building use in Westminster. Read more here.

Annual reporting 

We are approaching organisations which have been Charter signatories for more than 12 months for a yearly update on their energy and data consumption. For any questions, please contact the Climate Emergency team here.

Westminster City Council launches Climate Fund to help cut emissions

This grant scheme will help local businesses, cultural institutions and community organisations reduce their carbon emissions and generate clean energy. Grants will focus on key areas including city-wide decarbonisation, community-led energy projects and behavioural change programmes promoting greener living. The fund has been generated by the City Council’s Carbon Offsetting policy on new developments. Applications will close on Friday 18 July, read more here.

City Council's new initiative will seek to tackle harmful cooking emissions 

Commercial cooking produces 60% of particulate matter (PM) 2.5 in Westminster and these pollutants can lead to serious health conditions. As part of a new scheme held in partnership with London Clean Air and UCL, master's students from the university will be visiting hospitality businesses in Westminster to take air quality readings and carry out short anonymous questionnaires. If you would like to take part and be at the forefront of sustainable business practice in Westminster, get in touch here. 

Enjoy a complementary VIP pass for Reset Connect conference

Reset Connect London is the flagship event of London Climate Action Week (21-29 June) the largest city-wide climate festival in Europe. Reset Connect consists of five main stages, 400 expert speakers and 300 exhibitors and together the key players from across business, finance, energy, technology, government and policy in driving towards a net zero future.

Use our code EXWCC100 when registering via the link below to get your VIP Pass.

Date: 24-25 June  

Venue: Excel London, E16 1XL

For regular updates and invitations to upcoming stakeholder briefings on London Climate Action Week here.

📣Hear from our signatories

Hear from Charter signatories the London Transport Museum and Westminster Abbey on their journey to reducing their operational carbon and becoming net zero businesses. 

We are always on the lookout for projects to film as part of our ongoing series of short video case studies. For more information, please reach out to Philip White here.

Watch the full playlist here .