Our Projects
We operate a number of projects to support the delivery of our work.
Working to increase awareness of environmental and sustainability issues within the community.
- Environmental Forum - focuses on raising awareness of environmental and sustainability issues, through influential and inspiring speakers and debate. Each forum will have a theme and look at different strands within these themes. Many forums will be run in partnership with other groups or organisations to ensure topics can be covered in details. This forum has developed from merging two previous forums, SustAR's Environmental Forum (SustAR is now part of REN) and the LA21 Group Quarterly Meetings.
Working to support local groups and organisations concerned with the environment and sustainability.
- Environmental Groups Forum - provides a platform to enable REN to support these groups to achieve their aims and objectives whilst also providing an opportunity for groups to share good practice and to discuss their interests and concerns with REN and council representatives. The forums usually have theme and previous themes have included fund raising and contractor relationships.
- Community Resource Library - Our library contains items that can be borrowed by community environmental groups within the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames (only).
Working to support the development and sustainability of environmental projects in local schools and sharing good practice.
- Environmental Education Co-ordinator - our officer Joe Pecorelli aids and supports schools in developing environmental projects, whether they are school allotments or eco clubs that educate our children about the environment our sustainability on the planet. He is also support by other members of the REN Team who take an active intersted in this area of work.
- Schools Environment Forum - provides an opportunity for REN to support the development of environmental projects in schools (we have an officer who provides one to one support), sharing good practice between schools, linking schools with local environmental organisations to help educate children and young people about all aspects of the environment and sustainability.
Supporting local residents, the voluntary and community sector, schools and business to operate in a more sustainable way.
- Sustainability Briefing Papers - provide simple to understand information on sustainability, particularly improving the sustainability of the home in non technical language. Topics covered are; renewable energy, insulation, solar water heating (making hot water from light), solar photovoltaics (making electric from light), wind power and saving water.
- ZWIN (Zero Waste Initiative) - supports local businesses, voluntary & community groups or schools reduce costs by developing sound environmental policies and practices aimed at the reduction of waste and the improved use of resources. This is achieved through a free initial environmental assessment of a business premises and operation, followed by a confidential report that enables a business to set up new policies designed to reduce waste, increase energy efficiency and recycling on a regular basis, while reducing costs.
- Building Responsibly Group - aims to promote greater understanding of sustainable, healthy buildings by those commissioning and undertaking the work. The group comprises architects, planners and builders and those with good knowledge of sustainable buildings.
Working to support protection of species and habitats within the borough that are deemed at risk nationally.
- Richmond (upon Thames) Biodiversity Group - co-ordinates the development and implementation of Species (SAPs) or Habitat Action Plans (HAPs) to protect, preserve and encourage growth of important and significant wildlife habitats and species in the borough. The action plans work across different land ownership in the borough, with many of these land managers part of the group.
Our social events provide an opportunity to meet like minded people who live or work locally.
- Green Drinks (Richmond upon Thames) - provides a social opportunity for networking and unwinding.
- Green Parents (Richmond upon Thames) - provides an opportunity for parents with young families who are looking to live in a more eco conscious way.
