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Following a meat-free diet is one of the best ways you can help beat climate change. But if you aren’t quite ready to hang up your carnivore hat for good, then try a flexitarian one on for size instead.

Your voice is a powerful tool. Talk to friends, relatives, neighbours. Share an article. Write a letter to that company you’d like to see do things differently. Vote for leaders who will drive action. Join forces with other voices… until you are heard.

The greenest purchase is the thing you choose not to buy. So, what about gifting an experience such as a gallery visit or special lunch? Repair what’s broken, and, for an instant boost to your wardrobe or interior, swapping with friends is more fun than hitting the ‘buy button’.

Help steer Mother Nature back onto her natural course. By taking simple steps on the rewilding path, you can do your bit to protect and restore her ecosystems.

Make your trip about the (sustainable) journey as well as the destination. A plane may get you there quicker in time, but a train guarantees a richer experience (and poorer emissions). It’s easier than you think thanks to the brilliant site below.

Whether you’re saving for a rainy day, investing or putting your money to some other good use, be sure that your well-earned cash is working as hard for the environment as it is for your pocket. Does your bank or pension plan finance fossil fuels? Find out and switch to eco-friendly funds.

Transforming your unwanted or leftover food into coveted dishes is as easy as pie. So get chopping, cooking, baking, brewing, peeling and pickling, and treat your taste buds not your trash can.

Forget fast fashion, try fixing fashion instead. So, go ahead make your own sustainable mark on old or worn clothes and wear that repair with pride! Let’s make mending the latest trend.

Make plastic your business in more ways than one by joining the global Precious Plastic community and learning how to use what would otherwise go to waste.

When it comes to conservation, small steps by you are giant leaps for mankind because playing as a team, our collective efforts will score a major win in the climate change challenge. Looking for a worthy cause? Pioneering primatologist and activist Jane Goodall’s foundation is a great place to start.

Step into a (business) world where three Ps (people, planet and profit) make a B. Welcome to the B Corp movement – with 5,000 organisations already leading the way, why not join?

There’s a new movement in town: Intersectional Environmentalism. Its aim? To introduce racial and social justice to the climate conversation. Sign up and help make the green crusade fair and inclusive.

Sustainability reporting can be one great big grey area. If you want the black-and-white lowdown on a company’s green credentials, then check out your country’s rules on greenwashing.