Green Action ELT: driving positive change.
Green Action ELT aims to reduce the environmental impact of language teaching while increasing its positive impact on the world.
Our volunteer group helps language educators respond to the climate and ecological crises, from classrooms to boardrooms. We raise awareness, inspire change, and connect people to build a green movement in UK ELT and beyond.
We host events and discussions for educators to share ideas and experiences. Our team creates tools, guides, and case studies to make it easier for centres to improve their environmental impact. Have a great idea or initiative? Let us know – we’d love to share and celebrate it!
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Our vision
We want to see a greener, safer, fairer UK ELT industry – and world – with sustainability at its heart.
Being green in UK ELT means changing how we work, teach, travel and consume to have a positive rather than a negative impact on our environment, both locally and globally.
It means engaging staff and students in environmental projects; building sustainability into our curricula and daily working lives; changing the companies and products we use; changing habits; speaking up to inspire others; and demanding more of our leaders, from bosses to associations to government.
Some changes will be quick and easy, others more challenging. But inaction is not an option. Real and urgent change is essential if we are to avoid the worst effects of climate and ecological breakdown.
Our aims
To reduce the negative environmental impact of the UK ELT sector and increase its positive impact:
We want to help language schools…
- Commit to environmental action and responsibility
- Significantly reduce their emissions
- Support and join environmental projects
- Embed environmental topics into teaching
- Feel positive, informed and empowered
We do this by…
- Raising awareness and interest in environmental responsibility
- Facilitating action through informative guides and events
- Celebrating environmental action to inspire others
- Bringing people together to create inclusive and collective green ELT movement