Ready to power up your school’s eco-superhero mode in 2024?

Ready to activate your school’s sustainability superhero mode in 2024? Making sustainability a New Year’s resolution is a bold step to help the planet and cut cost. In partnership with Zellar, the SMART sustainability tool for schools, here’s 8 tips to kickstart climate action in your school today!

1. Unveil your carbon footprint

It’s time to account for your school’s carbon emissions and understanding your impact. Unlocking your carbon footprint, enables you to track your progress benchmark against other UK schools.

2. Craft your climate action plan

By 2025, every school needs a sustainability leader and a carefully thought-out climate action plan, as part of the Department of Education’s Sustainability and Climate strategy. This plan is your blueprint for conquering your energy, water, and waste impact. But why wait until 2025 - lead the way and let Zellar craft your climate action plan today!

3. Energy audit for big savings

Become an eco-detective and audit your school’s energy consumption. Schools on Zellar are saving an average of £4,923 in costs and 3.2 tonnes of CO₂ in their first year. And with winter here, rising electricity bills can send any school’s budget into a shiver. Zellar helps you implement practical ways to weave energy and cost saving habits into the fabric of your school.

4. Be your green transport champion

By encouraging teachers and parents to take public transport, car shares, or walking, you’ll help influence greener choices for fuel conservation and planet care! Zellar also helps in calculating and monitoring your staff and teacher travel emissions, tracking every step you take towards reducing your carbon footprint.

5. Embrace green-tech

Zellar has a commission-free green marketplace for schools. They make it simple to invest in long-term green tech products like solar panels, all guided by our third party experts.

6. Join the green champions

Switch to a green energy provider with Zellar’s commission-free energy switching service and watch those carbon emissions plummet. Zero added fees, just pure savings—mission accomplished.

7. Waste less

Understand your waste impact, build a plan to reduce it, and then embed waste friendly practices like recycling and upcycling into your school. Zellar’s action tips will get your school reducing waste in no time!

8. Cultivate biodiversity

Dive into the world of biodiversity—plant native trees, build wildlife havens, and cultivate a veggie patch! Want to go that bit further? Help support biodiversity by using Zellar to find and donate to environmental projects near your school.

So, let’s make 2024 the year your school becomes a sustainability superhero! Take the first steps towards a better future—and yes, brace yourself for the cost-savings along the way!

Zellar Schools —the SMART sustainability tool for schools can help you take climate action while saving money. Schools can sign up to Zellar today for a one-year licence for only £200.

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