Partners
Bruised Food Club
The Bruised Food Club is a volunteer-run organization based in Uppsala that collects good, edible food that would otherwise be thrown away and offers it on a donation-based market. The goal at the heart of the initiative is to contribute to a world without food waste and without hunger. The organization partners with supermarkets and social services organizations to offer saved food to local consumers. As a part of their activities, The Bruised Food Club also provides resources and information about food waste and the food supply chain in Sweden, emphasizing environmental and ethical considerations. Born out of a student project in 2018, as of 2022 the organization has 94 volunteers and works with 9 suppliers.
***Categories: Individuals, Community, Food Waste, Education, Business
National Organizations
Climate Action Sweden
Climate Action Sweden is a politically and religiously independent organization formed in 2008 that bases their positions on scientific research on the climate. They aim to build a popular movement based on local organizations / networks. They are known for doing work such as informing about climate change through opinion formation, their website, newsletters, articles in the media, calls etc. They also set up study circles and meetings, conduct politically influential work and collaborates with other international organizations.
***Categories: Climate Research, Individuals, Communities, Education
Climate Sweden
Climate Sweden is a network of organizations and individuals whose purpose is to gather, broaden and strengthen the climate movement. The organizations and individuals under Climate Sweden take climate research warnings seriously and want Sweden to lead a fast and equitable global transition to a society that respects the planet’s ecological and climate boundaries. Over 170 organizations, including 350.org, has joined their network to help broaden the climate movement by bringing together individual and civil society actors.
***Categories: Climate Change, Individuals, Organizations
Jordens Vänner (Friends of the Earth Sweden)
Jordens Vänner (Friends of the Earth) is the Swedish chapter of Friends of the Earth International, an organization that focuses on climate justice, economic justice, food sovereignty, and gender justice. Jordens Vänner recognizes the required systemic change to meet the 1.5 Celsius degrees target and works toward changing individual and societal attitudes when it comes to climate solidarity and justice. Through grassroots organizing and nationally coordinated campaigns, their mission is to collectively halt and reverse the environmental degradation of natural resources while examining structural injustices. Volunteers in local groups are a crucial part of the decision-making process as they are the fundamental players in coordinating campaigns.
***Categories: Climate Change, Individuals, Communities, Education, Climate Justice
Klimatriksdagen (The Climate Parliament)
Klimatriksdagen is an environmental NGO that serves as a platform for connecting climate policy advocates, citizens, and policymakers. The organization’s mission is to engage citizens in policy-making processes and to ensure that climate change plays a central role in the debate surrounding the Swedish elections. At the heart of the initiative is the pre-election Klimatriksdag fair, which facilitates discussions about the future of climate policy in Sweden among citizens, advocates, and experts. In addition to the Klimatriksdag fair, the organization also hosts the policy proposal competition—which is another key initiative that presents real citizen-designed policies to the Swedish parliament.
***Categories: Climate Research, Individuals, Governance, Environmental Policy, Education
Omställningsnätverket (The Transition Network)
“Think globally, act locally” is the leading idea behind Omställningsnätverket – a network of communities coming together to reimagine and rebuild our world. The network consists of grassroots transition groups that work together for a low-carbon, socially-just future with resilient communities and a caring culture focused on supporting each other. A key aspect of Omställningsnätverket is its emphasis on building resilience among individuals and the psychological impact of climate change. Many of their local initiatives aim to bring people together to reimagine the role of humans in the Anthropocene.
***Categories: Climate Change, Communities, Education, Individual
Stockholm Environment Institute
The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) is a non-profit research and policy organization that tackles environment and development challenges related to climate, clean water, air and land-use issues, and governance. The organization also focuses on stakeholder engagement in building capacity and long-term partnerships. To promote discourse and knowledge exchange, SEI establishes connections with academics and practitioners to engage in policy processes and development action worldwide, further connecting science with decision-making.
***Categories: Climate Change, Education, Policy
Swedish Society for Nature Conservation
The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation has been Sweden’s most influential environmental organization for decades and currently has over 200,000 members. They are known to apply pressure to politicians, influence legislation, inform – including through their own magazines, books and press material – and organize seminars, debates and conferences. Some of their priority areas, both nationally and globally, include climate change, seas and fishing, forests, agriculture and environmental toxins. SSNC also has their own environmental certification system for a range of products, Good Environmental Choice, where it allows consumers to choose products with the least environmental damage. Under democratic forms, they even work with around 40 organizations in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe, and also participate in various networks globally and within the EU.
***Categories: Climate Change, Coastal Issues, Forest Protection
The Natural Step
The Natural Step is a global network of non-profit and benefit organizations that share a common purpose of achieving a sustainable society, one in which individuals, communities, businesses, and institutions thrive within nature’s limits. The Natural Step has been at the forefront of sustainable development internationally for more than thirty years, committing to its mission of collaborative sustainable transitioning and green development. With international branches in 10 countries, the organization supports partnerships that will engage individuals and organizations to take concrete action towards, and beyond, ecological, social, and economic sustainability.
***Categories: Development, Corporate, Government
National Organizations
