Help others pledge to save the planet

What is your favourite way to help save the planet? Got an idea that could help others do their bit to tackle climate change? Then Greener Together – the co-operative way wants to capture your ideas to help everyone live a greener lifestyle.

Whether your idea is to snuggle under a blanket rather than turning up the heating or making your own shopping bags out of old jeans, then upload it to the pledge generator at http://greenertogether.coop/pledge-generator.

"With many co-operative members telling us they wanted more of a challenge to support them to live greener and the means to decide what that challenge would be, we thought an online pledge generator was the perfect solution,” said Michelle Lockwood, manager of Greener Together, an initiative run by Co-operatives UK.

"We have received some fantastic ideas, including hanging soft curtains to trim five per cent off your heating bill, inviting friends over on a regular basis for a shared feast to swap food and reduce waste and thoroughly towel drying your hair to cut down on time spent using a hairdryer!

"It is great to see so many co-operative members logging on and generating some excellent pledges to help others live in a greener way."

Hundreds of individuals across the country are supporting Greener Together – the co-operative way, which encourages and supports them to overcome the barriers of lifestyle change and live in a more sustainable way.

The project helps co-operatives make a significant impact on climate change, and reduce their environmental impact in the three key areas of energy, waste and personal transport.

Part of the Greener Living Fund, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the project aims to help people to live in a more sustainable way, by focusing on the small actions every individual can take in their daily lives and enables member organisations of Co-operatives UK, the Confederation of Co-operative Housing (CCH) and the Plunkett Foundation to work with their members and customers in achieving greener behaviour.

To find out more about Greener Together, visit the website at www.greenertogether.coop.