Topic outline
- Exploring Climate Change & Sustainability
Exploring Climate Change & Sustainability
Sustainability and climate change are key concerns for organisations across the public, private and third sectors, including social enterprises, community groups, and similar organisations. Numerous challenges face these organisations, both within their own structure and how they interact in the wider environment. Sustainability and climate change are also connected to how you expand, scale and develop what your organisation is doing.
This programmes explores these themes, looking at what is already working, how to sustain this and identifying what needs to change and how to make this happen.
FEL Scotland
FEL Scotland are the Climate Action Hub for Forth Valley, part of a Scotland-wide network funded by the Scottish Government.
Their role is to bring people and communities together to understand the impacts of climate change, learn from others taking action, and feel supported and inspired to take their own steps toward a fairer, more sustainable future.
They work locally to ensure that everyone has access to the information, connections and opportunities they need to shape climate-resilient places and create lasting change in their communities.
To access this fully funded programme, we ask that applicants join the FEL Membership, which is open to individuals and community groups. Membership is free of charge and helps us strengthen and connect our region’s climate action networks.
Who is it for?
This programme consists of two half days and is specifically for community groups, small businesses, social enterprises, and other organisations in the Forth Valley area to examine and develop their organisational and financial sustainability, whilst helping them to tackle the climate emergency at the same time.
Programme Details
Session 1 - Thursday 29 January 2026 - 9:30am - 12:30pm
Session 2 - Thursday 05 February 2026 - 9:30am - 12:30pm
(These are new dates, previously arranged for October 2025)Delivery Method: This programme will be delivered using Zoom. Each day of the programme will be a combination of live, facilitated sessions and some self-directed learning and reflection activities.
In between modules, you are encouraged and supported to put your learning into practice.
Cost: Fully Funded by the Forth Valley Climate Action Hub (i.e. no cost to participating individuals or organisations)
Please note that participants will be expected to become members of the Forth Valley Climate Hub before the programme starts, or shortly thereafter. An application form can be found via this link: https://felscotland.org/membership/
The programme will explore:
- What does sustainability & climate change mean for your organisation?
- Evaluate your assets and strengths
- Visioning for the future
- Embed resilience
- Experience Design Thinking and how this might be applied to building your sustainability whilst tackling the climate emergency
- Explore sustaining motivation
Your Facilitator
Your facilitator for this programme is James Hilder.
James Hilder has former roles as CEO of Mull & Iona Community Trust, chair of the Argyll & Bute Social Enterprise Network and founder member of the regional Third Sector Interface. He also has experience of delivering successful Social Enterprise Academy programmes focused on climate action.
More Information
Iain Boyd | iain@socialenterprise.academy
