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Tearfund
Signed:
Tearfund UK Climate Charter Annual Report 21_22
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Tearfund Targets (Sept 2021- Sept 2022)
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Target date
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| 1 | Step up our response to growing humanitarian needs and help people adapt to the impacts of the climate and environmental crises | 1a) Introduce Thinking Beyond Response guide* to new staff and teams, and encourage relevant colleagues across the organisation to use it.
*guide to support the application of environmental and economic sustainability principles to humanitarian contexts and emergency response. |
September 2024, with annual review |
| 1b) Design simplified environmental assessment tool, to prompt environmental considerations in rapid onset emergency response. | January 2022 | ||
| 1c) Test the use of environmental assessment tools in 5 countries and share learnings | September 2023, with review September 2022 | ||
| 1d) Ensure environmental consideration practices are integrated into programme design processes (e.g. PDA toolkit) | September 2022 | ||
| 2 | Maximize the environmental sustainability of our work and rapidly reduce our greenhouse gas emissions | 2a) Ensure accountability mechanisms (such as ‘Walk the Talk’ group) are functioning well to ensure ongoing commitment to our environmental policy. | Ongoing, with review September 2022 |
| 2b) Offset all emissions, with the aim of becoming carbon neutral (based on reasonable estimates where data is unavailable) | Ongoing, with review September 2022 | ||
| 2c) Reduce flights from the UK by 30% (from the 2019/20 baseline) | April 2023 | ||
| 2d) Continue research efforts to improve knowledge of Tearfund’s emissions and address data gaps, focusing on flight, fleet and electricity in country offices. | Ongoing, with review September 2022 | ||
| 3 | Embrace the leadership of local actors and communities | 3a) Start working with 19 Movement Building Allies | 2021/22 |
| 4 | Increase our capacity to understand climate and environmental risks and develop evidence-based solutions | 4a) Improve staff understanding of climate and environmental risks in humanitarian response, including developing an environmental component to our internal ‘Humanitarian Learning Pathway’. | September 2022 |
| 5 | Work collaboratively across the humanitarian sector and beyond to strengthen climate and environmental action | 5a) Continue active engagement with external networks, including DEC, ICVA and EHA. | Ongoing, with review September 2022 |
| 6 | Use our influence to mobilize urgent and more ambitious climate action and environmental protection | 6a) See 25 pro-poor public policies and practices changed (including those relating to climate, waste, clean energy and environment) | April 2022 |