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| What | Who | About |
| Green Swan | John Elkington | Even leading capitalists admit that capitalism is broken. Green Swans is a manifesto for system change designed to serve people, planet, and prosperity. |
| Cradle to Cradle | William McDonough | Circular Framework. Remaking the Way We Make Things is a 2002 non-fiction book by German chemist Michael Braungart and US architect William McDonough. It is a manifesto detailing how to achieve their Cradle to Cradle Design model. |
| Let My People Go Surfing | Yvon Chouinard | Make the best product, cause no unnecessary harm, use business to inspire and implement solutions to the environmental crisis. |
| For the Love of Soil | Nicole Masters | A roadmap for a soil-first approach to regenerate landscapes, restore natural cycles and bring vitality back to ecosystems. |
| A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things | Jason W. Moore and Raj Patel | A Guide to Capitalism, Nature, and the Future of the Planet |
| A Circular Economy Handbook – 2nd edition | Catherine Weetman | Award-winning author Catherine Weetman explains the what, why and how of the circular economy. The book covers the main schools of thought and latest research, with over 300 examples from businesses of all shapes and sizes, around the world. |
| The Unhabitable Earth | David Wallace-Wells | Life After Warming is a 2019 book by David Wallace-Wells about the consequences of global warming. |
| This Changes Everything | Naomi Klein | Capitalizim vz Climate. Naomi tackles the most profound threat humanity has ever faced: the war our economic model is waging against life on earth. |
| The Upcycle: Beyond Sustainability-Designing for abundance | William McDonough | Beyond Sustainability – Designing for Abundance |
| Doghunuts Economics | Kate Raworth | Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist |
| Cllimate Justice | Mary Robinson | A Man-Made Problem With a Feminist Solution |
| Rebuilding Earth- Redesigning Ecoconcious habitats for humans | Teresa Coady | A revolutionary guide to designing humane, eco-conscious homes, buildings, and cities of the future. |
| The Human Age | Diane Ackerman | The world shaped by us, Diane Ackerman confronts the fact that the human race is now the single dominant force of change on the planet |
| Sustainability for the Rest of Us: Your No-Bullshi*t, Five-Point Plan for Saving the Planet | John Bapon | Five-Point Plan for Saving the Planet |
| How Bad Are Bananas?: The carbon footprint of everything | Mike Berners-Lee | How Bad are Bananas? gives us the carbon answers we need and provides plenty of revelations. By talking through a hundred or so items, Mike Berners-Lee sets out to give us a carbon instinct for the footprint of literally anything we do, buy and think about. |
| The One-Straw Revolution | Frances Moore Lappè | It is a call to arms, a manifesto, and a radical rethinking of the global systems we rely on to feed us all. It is also the memoir of a man whose spiritual beliefs underpin and inform every aspect of his innovative farming system. Equal parts farmer and philosopher, Fukuoka is recognized as one of the founding thinkers of the permaculture movement. |
| Wear No Evil: How to Change the World with Your Wardrobe | Greta Eagan | handbook for navigating both fashion and ethics. |
| Small is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered | E. F. Schumacher | Study of our economic system and its purpose, challenging the current state of excessive consumption in our society. Offering a crucial message for the modern world struggling to balance economic growth with the human costs of globalisation, Small Is Beautiful puts forward the revolutionary yet viable case for building our economies around the needs of communities, not corporations. |
| Grow Food For Free: The sustainable, zero-cost, low-effort way to a bountiful harvest | Huw Richards | Learn to be self-sufficient by growing your own veg! Huw Richards shows you how he’s done it and challenge you to do the same. |
| Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants | Robin Wall Kimmerer | Drawing on her life as an indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings―asters and goldenrod, strawberries and squash, salamanders, algae, and sweetgrass―offer us gifts and lessons, even if we’ve forgotten how to hear their voices. |
| Loved Clothes Last: How the Joy of Rewearing and Repairing Your Clothes Can Be a Revolutionary Act | Orsola De Castro | This book will equip you with a myriad of ways to mend, rewear and breathe new life into your wardrobe to achieve a more sustainable lifestyle |
| Sustainable Fashion & Textiles | Kate Fletcher | Sustainable Fashion and Textiles: Design Journeys brings together for the first time information about lifecycle sustainability impacts of fashion and textiles, practical alternatives, design concepts and social innovation. It challenges existing ideas about the scope and potential of sustainability issues in fashion and textiles, and sets out a more pluralistic, engaging and forward-looking picture, drawing on ideas of systems thinking, human needs, local products, slow fashion and participatory design, as well as knowledge of materials. |
| Slave to Fashion | Safia Minney | Slave to Fashion raises awareness of modern slavery in the fashion industry and shows how it can be eradicated by business and consumers. |
| Wardrobe Crisis: How We Went from Sunday Best to Fast Fashion | Clare Press | In Wardrobe Crisis, fashion journalist Clare Press explores the history and ethics behind what we wear. Clare examines the entire fashion ecosystem, from sweatshops to haute couture, unearthing the roots of today’s buy-and-discard culture. |
| Who Cares Wins: Reasons For Optimism in Our Changing World | Lily Cole | How to Protect the Planet You Love: A thousand ways to solve the climate crisis: from tech-utopia to indigenous wisdom |
| Consumed | Aja Barber | The need for collective change: Colonialsim, Climate Change and Consumerism. |
| Value(s) | Mark Carney | Building a Better World for All |
| Hope Not Fear | Hassan Akkad | Finding My Way from Refugee to Filmmaker to NHS Hospital Cleaner and Activist |
| A Bigger Picture: My Fight to Bring a New African Voice to the Climate Crisis | Vanessa Nakate | We are on the front line but we are not on the front page.When it comes to speaking or writing about climate change, voices and stories of people of colour and from the Global South are often omitted, even though these communities often contribute the least to the problem and suffer its consequences the most. |
| What | Who | About |
| Before The Flood | National Geography | Actor Leonardo DiCaprio meets with scientists, activists and world leaders to discuss the dangers of climate change and possible solutions. |
| Cowspiracy | Appian Way Productions | Follow the shocking, yet humorous, journey of an aspiring environmentalist, as he daringly seeks to find the real solution to the most pressing environmental issues and true path to sustainability. |
| Seaspiracy | Kip Andersen | Netflix Original documentary which seeks to expose the fishing industries impact on the world’s oceans and challenge … |
| The True Cost | Michael Ross | Trip around the world to show who makes are clothes and the true cost on the planet and people |
| Our Planet | Steven Price & David Attleborough | Experiencing the planet’s natural beauty through an examination of how climate change impacts all living creatures in this ambitious documentary of spectacular scope. |
| Minimalism | Matt D’Avella, Ryan Nicodemus, Joshua Fields Millburn | Living a minimal life for earth and mental health |
| Kiss The Ground | Josh Tickell, Rebecca Harrell Tickell, MORE | Importance of Soil and land degration/biodiversity. Activists, scientists, farmers, and politicians turn to regenerative agriculture to save the planet’s topsoil, and combat climate change. |
| A Life On Our Planet | Steven Price & David Attleborough | In his 93 years, Attenborough has visited every continent on the globe, exploring the wild places of the planet and documenting the living world in all its variety and wonder. But during his lifetime, Attenborough has also seen first-hand the monumental scale of humanity’s impact on nature. |
| Brave Blue World | Tim Neeves | Racing to solve the worlds water crisis. From reuse to energy generation, new innovations across five continents are explored in this documentary about building a future for sustainable water. |
| 39 Ways to Save the Planet | BBC | BBC Radio Four, in partnership with the Royal Geographical Society, presents 39 ideas to relieve the stress that climate change is exerting on the planet. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000qwt3/episodes/player |
| Climate Change: Ade on the Frontline | BBC | Ade Adepitan travels to the frontline of climate change. He discovers how life is being affected even now and scours the globe for potential solutions. |
| An Inconvienet Truth | Davis Guggenheim | An Inconvenient Truth is a documentary in which Al Gore describes the problems of climate change against the backdrop of the political climate of the time, including the hotly-debated 2000 election that cost him the presidency. |
| A Year to Change the World | Rob Liddell & Helen Thomas | Climate activist Greta Thunberg travels around the world to ensure leaders work to limit global warming. |
| 2040 | Damon Gameau | Concerned about his young daughter’s future, filmmaker Damon Gameau travels the world in search of new approaches and solutions to climate change. He meets with innovators and changemakers in many fields to draw on their expertise. |
| Chasing Coral | Jeff Orlowski | Coral reefs around the world are vanishing at an unprecedented rate. Divers, photographers and scientists set out on an ocean adventure to discover why the reefs are disappearing and to reveal the underwater mystery to the world. |
| The Condor & The Eagle | Clement Guerra, Sophie Guerra | Four Indigenous leaders embark on a trans-continental adventure from the Canadian plains to deep into the heart of the Amazonian jungle to unite the peoples of North and South America and deepen the meaning of “Climate Justice.” |
| How to Let Go of the World and Love All the Things Climate Can’t Change | Josh Fox | Josh Fox goes to 12 countries to investigate climate change and its consequences. |
| Chasing Ice | Jeff Orlowski | James Balog and his team on the Extreme Ice Survey assemble a multi-year chronicle of the planet’s rapidly melting glaciers. |
| Anthropocene: The Human Epoch | Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier, Edward Burtynsky | A cinematic meditation on humanity’s massive reengineering of the planet, ANTHROPOCENE: The Human Epoch is a four years in the making feature documentary film from the multiple-award winning team of Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier and Edward Burtynsky. |
| Racing Extinction | Louie Psihoyos | Filmmaker Louie Psihoyos, along with activists, scientists and others, draws attention to mankind’s role in a potential loss of at least half of the world’s species. |
| Ice on Fire | Leila Conners | In the face of a rapidly warming planet, scientists and visionaries work to mitigate climate change and minimise climate-related events. |
| This Changes Everything | Tom Donahue | Top actresses discuss gender discrimination in the media and entertainment industry. |
| Climate Refugees | Michael P. Nash | What happens when an overpopulation, dwindling resources, and a shifting climate all collide? An intersection of humanity that many call the greatest challenge mankind will ever face: climate change. |
| Disobedience | Kelly Nyks | 2016 film about a new phase of the climate movement: courageous action that is being taken on the front lines of the climate crisis on every continent, led by regular people fed up with the power and pollution of the fossil fuel industry. |
| Click View – WSC Library | By typing in the key word Sustainability or Climate Change many documenaries will come up https://online.clickview.co.uk/search?query=sustainability | |
| Down to Earth | ||
| Films for Action | Films For Action: A Library for Changing the World | Library of documentaries/films that are taking action to envionmental or social impact and change |
| COP26 | The UK will hosted the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow in 2021. | COP26 – YouTube |
| UN Climate Change | Official YouTube account of UN Climate Change (UNFCCC). | UN Climate Change – YouTube |
| Surfers Against Sewage | UK charity creating ocean activists everywhere. Thriving ocean, thriving people. | Surfers Against Sewage – YouTube |
| Sustainability Illustrated | In this whiteboard animation, I explain what is climate change, what causes it and I present the 10 most impactful (and perhaps unexpected) solutions suggested by Project Drawdown. | Sustainability Illustrated – YouTube |
| United Nations | The official global channel of the United Nations. We feature videos on a wide range of global topics including current news, peace and security, social and economic development, human rights, climate action and more. | United Nations – YouTube |
| Youth 4 Climate | Youth4Climate Live – Youth4Climate |
| Fashion Revolution Frazines | Fanzine Library – Fashion Revolution : Fashion Revolution |
| Where the Leaves Fall | https://wheretheleavesfall.com |
| Mission | SUSTAINABILITY Archives – Mission Magazine |
| Positive News | https://www.positive.news/ |
| Nature Climate Change | Nature Climate Change |
| Pebble Mag | pebble magazine | Sustainable Lifestyle Magazine | pebble magazine |
| Be Kind Magazine | Home – Be Kind Magazine |
| National Geography | National Geographic Magazine |
| Green Jobs Taskforce Report | Green Jobs Taskforce Report (publishing.service.gov.uk) |
| Global Guidance for Education on Green Jobs |
GGEGJ.pdf (unep.org) |
| Earth Day Booklet – IPCC Report | https://www.flipsnack.com/westsuffolk/earth-day-booklet-ipcc-report.html |
| Yikes | Climate crisis, racism and activism |
| How to Save The Planet | Asking questions about the climate crisis |
| Good Future | Business of Sustainability |
| Wardrobe Crisis with Clare Press | Sustainable, ethical fashion |
| The Circular Economy Show | Circular Economy with Ellen Macarthur foundation |
| Vivobarefoot SUSTAIN THIS? | Natural movement revolution |
| Switch | Real topics and include people & planet |
| The Plant Based Business Podcast | Plant based buisnesses |
| Jane Goodall: The Hopecast | The Jane Goodall Institute is currently working with Dr. Goodall to produce a podcast series which includes fireside chat conversations with influencers, leaders from business, policy and NGO industries with topics related to Jane’s vision for making the world a better place for all. |
| Edie | Net Zero Buisness |
| Sustainability Defined | Sustainability Defined |
| Think Sustainability | https://2ser.com/thinksustainability/ |
| Sourcing Matters | https://www.sourcingmatters.show/ |
| IEMA | IEMA – IEMA Podcasts |
| Green Biz | GreenBiz |
| ReThink Global: Circular Economy Podcast | Circular Economy Podcasts |
| Permaculture for the Future | Spotify |
| The Regenerative Education Podcast | Spotify |
| Business Fights Poverty | Podcasts – Business Fights Poverty |
| ReThink Global | Linear Risks Guide | Rethink Global |
| BREEAM | BREEAM – Sustainability Assessment Method |
| SME Climate Hub | Tools – SME Climate hub |
| B Corp/Lab | Certified B Corporation |
| Ecotricity | Home | Ecotricity |
| Building a shared Roadmap to Sustainability | Sustainability: building a shared roadmap – Strengthening Music in SocietyAEC – Strengthening Music in Society (aec-music.eu) |
| Sustainable Development Goals UN | Take Action for the Sustainable Development Goals – United Nations Sustainable Development |
| Triple Bottom Line | John Elkington | |
| Circular Economy | Ellen Macarthur | https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/circular-economy/concept |
| Cradle to Cradle | William McDonough | https://www.c2ccertified.org |
| Doughnut Plan | Kate Raworth | https://doughnuteconomics.org/about-doughnut-economics |
| Sustainability Framework | Institute of Apprenticeships | IfA_publication_template (instituteforapprenticeships.org) |
| Green Suffolk | Green Building Network Case Studies | http://www.greensuffolk.org/sgbn/suffolk-case-studies/ |
| SaveMoneyCutCarbon | ||
| Happy Food Coop | ||
| Ifarm | ||
| Adnams |
| The Cleanest Line | https://eu.patagonia.com/gb/en/stories/ |
| Our Good Brands | OurGoodBrands Eco-Hub | Ourgoodbrands |
| Sanana | Sustainable, Ethical, Transparent Essentials | Sanana |
| Soil Assosiation | Blog | Soil Association |
| Business Fights Poverty | Activities – Business Fights Poverty |
| Reclaim Finance | Blog_en – Reclaim Finance |
| Global Justice Now | Blogs – Global Justice Now Global Justice Now |
| Climate Justice | Best Blogs About Environmental Law | CriminalJustice.com |
| University of East London Grant list | How we can help – University of East London (UEL) |
| BEE | http://www.beeanglia.org/grant-funding/ |
| Suffolk Grants | Grants – Green Suffolk |
| Norfolk Grants | Environment and sustainability – Norfolk County Council |
| GOV Grants | Find funding to help your business become greener – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) |
| Eastern New Energy | Eastern New Energy – Green Suffolk |
| Carbon Tracker Iniative | Home – Carbon Tracker Initiative |
| SME Carbon Calculator | SME Carbon Footprint Calculator | The Carbon Trust |
| Carbon Footprint | carbonfootprint.com – Small Business Calculator |
| Mossy Earth | https://mossyearth.typeform.com/to/TvWE9M |
