more about what we do
strategic themes are
Participatory democracy and active citizenship - empowering communities, building capacity and skills, increasing citizen involvement and ownership for local people.
A low carbon society - advocating for an urgent response to the impacts of climate change and loss of biodiversity. Supporting practical action to reduce carbon- intensive energy consumption through energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions.
Local economy - prosperity for all, advocating cooperative governance, social enterprise, and well-connected communities.
Resource management and waste prevention - promoting eco-design, encouraging reuse, recycling and the circular economy.
Healthy living and quality of life - increasing personal health and wellbeing; reconnecting with nature, culture and encouraging creativity.
Responsible consumerism - promotion of ethical purchasing, fair trade, local and eco-friendly goods – and a globally responsive and responsible community through the ‘power of the purse’.
project activities include
Involvement of volunteers in project and policy development: all ages and without discrimination, including educators, artists, scientists, politicians and other practitioners of sustainable development.
Advocacy, research, information, training, community education workshops, debates.
Promotion via internet, website, PR & marketing, photography, film, information, resource production, performance, public events and festivals.
Collaboration and support to others via partnerships and networks.
Fundraising via social enterprise services, sponsorship, consultancy, training,
event fees or grants.
In addressing the overlapping themes above we strive to lead by example with our own sustainable development management and operational policies and practices and also advocate and encourage this behaviour amongst those we work with. We also seek, whenever possible, to aid in the development of sustainable social enterprises.
This can include everything from running national awareness campaigns on issues such as purchasing real nappies, encouraging citizen involvement in local decision-making and community action, hosting artistic performances and producing DIY guides like selecting energy efficient light bulbs.
Here's more information about our current contracts, consultancies and and projects.
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ein themâu strategol yw
• Democratiaeth gyfranogol a dinasyddiaeth weithredol - grymuso cymunedau, meithrin gallu a sgiliau, cynyddu cyfranogiad dinasyddion a pherchnogaeth ar gyfer pobl leol.
• Cymdeithas garbon isel - eirioli dros ymateb brys i effeithiau newid yn yr hinsawdd a cholli bioamrywiaeth. Cefnogi camau ymarferol i leihau'r defnydd o ynni carbon-ddwys trwy ddatrysiadau effeithlonrwydd ynni ac ynni adnewyddadwy.
• Economi leol - ffyniant i bawb, hyrwyddo llywodraethu cydweithredol, menter gymdeithasol, a chymunedau â chysylltiadau da.
• Rheoli adnoddau ac atal gwastraff - hyrwyddo eco-ddylunio, annog ailddefnyddio, ailgylchu a'r economi gylchol.
• Byw'n iach ac ansawdd bywyd - cynyddu iechyd a lles personol; ailgysylltu â natur, diwylliant ac annog creadigrwydd.
• Prynwriaeth gyfrifol - hyrwyddo pwrcasu moesegol, masnach deg, nwyddau lleol ac ecogyfeillgar - a chymuned sy'n ymateb yn fyd-eang ac yn gyfrifol trwy 'bŵer y pwrs'.
gweithgareddau’r prosiect
• Cynnwys gwirfoddolwyr mewn datblygu prosiectau a pholisi: o bob oed a heb wahaniaethu, gan gynnwys addysgwyr, artistiaid, gwyddonwyr, gwleidyddion ac ymarferwyr eraill ym maes datblygu cynaliadwy.
• Eiriolaeth, ymchwil, gwybodaeth, hyfforddiant, gweithdai addysg gymunedol, dadleuon.
• Hyrwyddo trwy'r rhyngrwyd, gwefan, cysylltiadau cyhoeddus a marchnata, ffotograffiaeth, ffilm, gwybodaeth, cynhyrchu adnoddau, perfformiadau, digwyddiadau cyhoeddus a gwyliau.
• Cydweithio gydag eraill a rhoi cymorth iddynt trwy bartneriaethau a rhwydweithiau.
• Codi arian trwy wasanaethau menter gymdeithasol, nawdd, ymgynghoriaeth, hyfforddiant, ffioedd digwyddiadau neu grantiau.
Wrth fynd i'r afael â'r themâu uchod sy'n gorgyffwrdd, rydym yn ymdrechu i arwain trwy esiampl gyda'n polisïau ac arferion rheoli a gweithredol Datblygu Cynaliadwy ein hunain yn ogystal ag eirioli ac annog yr ymddygiad hwn ymhlith y rhai yr ydym yn gweithio gyda nhw. Rydym hefyd yn ceisio helpu i ddatblygu mentrau cymdeithasol cynaliadwy lle bynnag y bo modd.
Gall hyn gynnwys popeth o redeg ymgyrchoedd ymwybyddiaeth cenedlaethol ar faterion fel prynu cewynnau go iawn, annog cyfranogiad dinasyddion mewn penderfyniadau lleol a gweithredu cymunedol, cynnal perfformiadau artistig a chynhyrchu canllawiau DIY fel dewis bylbiau golau ynni effeithlon.
Dyma ragor o wybodaeth am ein contractau, ymgynghoriadau a phrosiectau cyfredol.
Our ethical shop SUSSED Wales ensures the local community can access local, green, ethical and fairly traded goods.
We recruit volunteers and assign them experienced mentors from within our team. We encourage them to develop the skills and resources required to work on the challenges that they feel most strongly about, turning their lifestyle ideals into meaningful action.
Our volunteering program has the added bonus of increasing the wellbeing, skills, confidence and self esteem of the participants.
We align our activities with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Sustainable Development Goals 2015
'Transforming Our World' - the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The United Nations 2000 Millennium Development Goals have been superseded by 17 Sustainable Development Goals - 'Transforming Our World - the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In the autumn of 2015, countries adopted a new sustainable development agenda and a global agreement on climate change in the ambitious aim to end poverty, hunger and assure gender equally while building a life of dignity for all over the next 15 years.
“The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are our shared vision of humanity and a social contract between the world’s leaders and the people,” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had said of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted unanimously by 193 Heads of State and other top leaders at a summit in September 2015.
Download the Agenda (pdf 337kb)
This Agenda is a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity. It also seeks to strengthen universal peace in larger freedom, We recognise that eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, is the greatest global challenge and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development.