At Forces Wives Challenge, we are passionate about creating a positive impact on our community and our environment. We unite women through adventure and challenges; by our very nature, we offer low-impact activities. Yet, we recognise that everything has an impact and flipping that into a positive impact is crucial for our planet and the people living on it.
This month, we will be introducing our Sustainability Plan to you. We have used the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to guide us, and selected ones are relevant to our challenges and community. These are:
Climate Action
Life on Land
Responsible Consumption
Sustainable Communities for Economic Growth
Gender Equality.
CLIMATE ACTION
Help us reduce carbon emissions on our challenges by 5% in 2023! Travelling to challenges in the UK or overseas creates carbon emissions, and reducing emissions is one of the best things we can do for the planet. In 2022, we decided to measure the carbon impact of our challenges and will reduce this for 2023 challenges. When you sign up for a Challenge, we encourage you to lift share, take the train, or public transport. Pack light as excess weight uses more fuel and eat locally to reduce food miles. By monitoring carbon emissions, we can reduce them year-on-year, so please remember to tell us how you arrived at a challenge.
What can you do? Our top tips for reducing your carbon emissions
Choose low-impact travel transport - human powered is best. Jump on your bike rather than in the car for short journeys.
Turn your heating down by 2 degrees. You will barely notice the difference and save money!
Buy in-season local produce, find your local farm shop and reduce food miles.
Reduce the number of clothes you buy. Fashion has a huge environmental impact
Use an online carbon calculator such as the one from the WWF (World Wildlife Fund).
Read more about the FWC Sustainability Plan here: https://www.forceswiveschallenge.org/sustainability-plan