The City of London Corporation is committed to shaping the City
as a sustainable place to do business, and to support businesses in
adopting environmentally and socially sustainable work practices
that make business sense.
We provide services that directly and indirectly support
businesses in their striving to become sustainable - indirectly by,
for example, encouraging research into sustainable finance and
lobbying for improved and sustainable transport to and within the
City; and we provide direct support through the services listed on
this site.
Further information about the City of London’s services in
general is available in the
Corporate Plan.
Business and Sustainability services are listed
below:
City Action; City
Environmental Forum; City
Procurement Project; City Property Advisory
Team;
Clean City Awards;
Climate Change Adaptation;
Climate Change Mitigation;
Corporate Responsibility;
Dragon Awards;
Fairtrade Steering Group;
Heart of the City;
Local Recruitment;
London Accord;
Sustainable City Awards;
Transport and Sustainability Forum;
Waste and Recycling Services
City Action
City Action is a free volunteer matchmaking service for
City-based companies and community organisations in the City and
City fringe boroughs. Run by the City of London Corporation since
1998, City Action's free service provides City-based companies and
local community organisations with opportunities to share skills
and experiences.
Further information about
City Action
Contact:
city.action@cityoflondon.gov.uk
020 7332 1762
City Environmental Forum
The City Environmental Forum is comprised of representatives
from businesses in the City and beyond and offers the opportunity
to discuss pertinent sustainability issues with peers. Forum
members receive invitations to the quarterly meetings. They may
also receive occasional emails relating to information that is
deemed particularly interesting for them, as well as questions that
Forum members ask to be put forward to their peers.
Further information about the City Environmental
Forum
Contact:
sustainability@cityoflondon.gov.uk
020 7332 1431
City
Procurement Project
The City Procurement project offers City businesses advice and
resources on how to embed sustainability throughout the supply
chain. It is one of our Corporate Responsibility initiatives to
help build the economic, environmental and social fabric of City
fringe communities.
Further information about the City Procurement
project
Contact:
city.procurement@cityoflondon.gov.uk
020 7332 1563
City Property Advisory Team
The City Property Advisory Team (CPAT) is part of the City of
London Corporation’s economic development service. Our role is to
help businesses find and retain premises in the City and City
Fringe that most suit their needs. We also assist property
investors and developers deliver their schemes to the market.
Sustainability is a major priority for both occupiers and
developers, and we aim to ensure businesses are up-to-date and
engaged with City initiatives, and well informed about new
legislation that may affect them.
Further information about CPAT
Contact:
cpat@cityoflondon.gov.uk,
020 7332 3493
Clean City Awards
Launched in 1994, the Clean City Awards Scheme aims to develop
partnerships with City businesses, both large and small by raising
the profile of responsible waste management and recognising and
rewarding good practice by encouraging businesses to Reduce, Reuse
and Recycle.
Further information about the Clean City Awards
Contact:
ccas@cityoflondon.gov.uk
020 7606 3110
Climate Change
Adaptation
Whilst it is essential to continue to cut greenhouse gas
emissions, it is also vital that we prepare our society and economy
for life in a warming world. Our adaptation website and in
particular, our Climate Change Adaptation Strategy provide
information about the City of London’s actions to ensure business
continuity despite a changing and more volatile climate. The
strategy also includes a checklist for businesses to assess their
readiness for the changing climate.
Further information on Climate Change Adaptation
Contact:
sustainability@cityoflondon.gov.uk
020 7332 3598
Climate Change
Mitigation
The Sustainability Pages of our website provide practical advice
about measuring, managing and reducing greenhouse gas emissions
from business operations.
Further information on climate change mitigation
Contact:
sustainability@cityoflondon.gov.uk
020 7332 1431
Corporate
Responsibility
The City of London is committed to promoting Corporate
Responsibility. The Square Mile is arguably the UK’s most
prestigious and dynamic area, yet it is surrounded by some of the
most deprived neighbourhoods in the country.
The City Corporation works closely with public, private and
community sector bodies to ensure that the City and the City fringe
boroughs are inclusive and thriving places to be.
Further information on Corporate Responsibility
Contact:
corporate.responsibility@cityoflondon.gov.uk
020 7332 1563
Dragon Awards
The Lord Mayor’s Dragon Awards scheme celebrates Corporate
Community Involvement across Greater London. The Dragon Awards are
designed not only to improve the outlook for communities but also
to foster team work and mutual respect between the businesses and
their communities. The awards also demonstrate the benefits that
businesses can gain from such involvement – notably in terms of
development of new skills heightened creativity, new routes to
market, and increased employee motivation and retention.
Further information about the Dragon Awards
Contact:
dragonawards@cityoflondon.gov.uk
020 7332 3608
Fairtrade Steering
Group
The City of London is recognised as a Fairtrade Zone since 2007.
The Fairtrade Mark is an independent consumer label which appears
on around 2,500 products as an independent guarantee that
disadvantaged producers in the developing world are getting a
better deal. One of the criteria for gaining Fairtrade Zone status
is to establish a Fairtrade Steering Group. The group comprises
businesses as well as third sector organisations and oversees
activities going on throughout the year, as well as promoting
Fairtrade-related activities in the Square Mile.
Further information about
Fairtrade in the City
Contact:
fairtrade@cityoflondon.gov.uk
020 7332 1428
Heart of the
City
Heart of the City provides free support to businesses that want
to start or develop a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
programme. Building on the expertise and best practice of over 330
businesses, Heart of the City offers a uniquely collaborative
programme of informal workshops, 1-1 mentoring from a CSR Manager
within a more experienced company, networking opportunities and
practical resources that enable businesses to develop a bespoke
programme that suits their size, sector and experience.
Further information
about Heart of the City
Contact:
info_heartofthecity@cityoflondon.gov.uk
020 7332 3360
Local
Recruitment
Free advice and guidance on recruiting locally is available from
our dedicated Employer Engagement Manager who can provide support
to businesses that want to consider recruiting from the City’s
neighbouring boroughs or setting up career days, work experience
and other employability projects for City fringe residents.
Contact:
partnerships@cityoflondon.gov.uk
020 7332 3077
London Accord
The London Accord presents a compendium of reports, written by a
range of financial services firms, providing insight into
environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues ranging from
renewable energy to the price of carbon. The London Accord project
is provided in partnership with Gresham College and Z/Yen.
Further Information
about the London Accord
Contact:
leonor_fishman@zyen.com
020 7562 9562
Sustainable City Awards
The Sustainable City Awards recognise and reward UK
organisations, from multinational businesses to small charities,
and promote outstanding achievements and innovation across all
aspects of sustainability.
Further information about the Sustainable City
Awards
Contact:
sca@cityoflondon.gov.uk
020 7332 3598
Transport and
Sustainability Forum
The Transport and Sustainability Forum is a sub-group of the
City of London’s Local Strategic Partnership, The City Together
(TCT). The Forum brings together key service providers, community
representatives, user groups and any other relevant agencies. The
Forum supports The City Together in achieving the objectives
detailed in the City’s Community Strategy and also provides
expertise for monitoring, reviewing and updating these
objectives.
Further information about the Transport and Sustainability
Forum
Contact:
sustainability@cityoflondon.gov.uk
020 7332 1431
Waste and Recycling
Services
The City of London offers a one-stop-shop of sustainable
services to help deal withy all of your waste streams. Based in the
Square Mile, we’re ideally positioned to deal with all waste
streams, with a range of services and solutions for the widest
range of materials.
Further information about commercial waste and recycling
services
Contact:
commercial.waste@cityoflondon.gov.uk
020 7606 3110