Green Action ELT is a volunteer group from the UK English language teaching sector dedicated to driving positive environmental action. Founded in 2019 as part of the UK ELT & The Environment initiative, we’ve grown into an internationally connected team promoting sustainability through events, social media, and campaigns.
Everything we do is powered by our small, passionate team. If you’d like to help us organise events, raise awareness, or inspire change, we’d love to hear from you! Learn more about volunteering and supporting our mission.
If you have questions or suggestions, please contact us via social media or email:
Our volunteers
Peter Holly
Peter is a freelance teacher and teacher trainer: see https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-holly-corporatetrainersoftskillselt/
Chris Graham
Chris Graham is vice President of IATEFL. He helps plan and host events, and shares his research insights from the sector.
He is also an ELT author, consultant and researcher.
Anca de Vries
Anca helps plan and host events. She is a university lecturer and author/speaker.
Chris Etchells
Chris is founder of Green Action ELT (formerly ELT Footprint UK), a regular speaker and event host.
He is also co-director of English Country Schools.
Our ambassadors and supporters
A very special thanks to everyone who supports our work in other ways, from speaking at our events or regularly promoting our events.
- Helen Kind: ELT green champion, led Green Action ELT through a formative period; creator of much of the artwork and content on this web site; and continued active supporter.
- Dan Bryan (Languages United) for his technical IT and website support.
- Eleanor Thomas (English UK) for promoting our events and activities to English UK member centres.
- Michael Glenn-Kerr, UK Manager at Alpadia Language Schools, who helped set up our Pledge and has presented and represented Green Action ELT at English UK
- Joanna Stirling, connected us with Nile language school; much appreciated long term member of our steering team; now retired.