How you can get involved

To become a sustainable movement, we'll all need to work together to do our part.

Our commitment to sustainability will see us make improvements over several years. Change will be slow and steady. It’ll take place across lots of different parts of our organisation.

Lots of good work is going on already across Girlguiding. For now, here are some activities and resources to help you explore environmental topics. They’ll help you to reflect on your own thoughts around the plan, or use parts of our programme to help girls talk and think about environmental issues.

Our research

Take a look at our research on girls’ attitudes to climate change.

• Listening to girls’ priorities on the environment - In 2023, we spent time speaking to more than 2700 girls. They let us know their thoughts, priorities and feelings around climate change.
• Girls’ Attitudes Survey 2023 - more girls’ thoughts on climate change.

Take our survey

• Environment project survey - let us know your thoughts and what you’d like to see from Girlguiding to help us be more sustainable. The information you give us will help to shape our environmental plan.

Blogs and quizzes

Fun articles to help you take the conversation further.

• Quiz: what STEM career is your perfect match? - encourage girls to dream big and get curious about STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) careers.
• How can we take the best steps to protect our planet? - learn how everyone can help the environment and make a positive difference by using the ‘waste hierarchy’.
• The DePuy Synthes recycling challenge - can you invent something amazing using only the items in your recycling?
• 11 stunning spring pictures - be inspired by these beautiful photos taken by members for Earth Day.

Environmental activities

Ideas and resources for activities focused on the environment, both at home and with your unit.

Unit activities

• Activity ideas for getting outdoors - interest badge and unit meeting activity ideas for getting outdoors and into nature.

Environmental interest badges

These badges support girls to act on climate change at home while having fun.

• Rainbows – Recycling. Get Rainbows thinking about which items they could reuse, instead of throwing them away.
• Brownies – Zero Waste. Brownies will become more aware of how much waste they throw away, and take steps to reduce it.
• Guides – Upcycling. Guides will get creative by transforming discarded items into useful new things.
• Guides – Conscious consumer. Guides will become more conscious about what they choose to buy.

Training pack

• Generation Green Outdoor Training Pack - training to support Girlguiding volunteers in offering outdoor opportunities to young members. Includes activity ideas, suggested equipment and links to useful resources.