
Sustainability eBook
Take a look at YCC’s Sustainability eBook, where you can learn all about making simple, sustainable changes, and the financial and health benefits that each change could bring to you and your family.

YCC’s 2023 Action Plan
YCC’s 2023 action plan is made up of 20 steps which will be carefully developed over a 12-month period, ending with a re-assessment of our charity’s carbon footprint and evaluation report to measure our success.

Sustainability Policy
Approved by our Board of Trustees in August 2022, the Sustainability Policy pledges to act as a sustainable charity that cares for the future environment and the future of the children and families who live in it.

Sustainability Forum
The forum is made up of employees, volunteers, tenants, governors and service users, who work collectively to improve the charity’s sustainability initiatives and provide valuable input.

Sustainable Hacks at Home
We’ve put together some simple sustainable hacks that you can implement at home. These will not only benefit the environment but will have health, well-being, and financial benefits to you and your family

Sustainable Hacks at Work
Check out a few simple yet effective changes that you could make within your workplace to reap sustainable impacts that also can financially benefit your organisation. Each tip has already been tried and tested successfully by YCC

Recycling in Kirklees
Recycling different items including different types of plastic can seem daunting at first. We’ve put together a really simple guide to recycling within Kirklees to make recycling much easier and help reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill.

Sustainability Suggestions
We are constantly looking for new ways to make YCC more sustainable and pass on our learnings onto the community. If you would like to be involved in our sustainability journey, or have any suggestions for us, please click here to get in touch.
CLICK HERE to view/download/print a copy of our poster, ‘20 ways to fight the cost-of-living crisis with sustainability’. You might choose to set yourself a personal goal to cross of as many of the tips as possible, to save you money… Or why not hang the poster in your workplace or local community centre, to support others.

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YCC’s Sustainability Champion: Samantha Latchayya | 01484 519988 | [email protected]
Sustainability Forum Members:
Christine Rhodes – YCC Children & Family Services Employee
Jodie Kavanagh – YCC Children & Family Services Employee
Gill Goodswen – YCC Trustee & Governor
Lucy Martin – YCC Volunteer Coordinator
Rob Edden – YCC Senior Leadership Team Member
Samantha Cashman – YCC Children & Family Services Employee
Stephen Halliday – YCC Volunteer
Susan Greenwood – YCC Tenant