Community engagement

Getting the community on the side of the environment

Working directly with communities and encouraging them to promote resource efficiency - from recycling and waste minimisation to reducing water usage and cycling - is a powerful tool in creating behavioural change.

We work with groups of people who might be in a tight geographical area or they might be people that share a common interest, such as religious groups, local environmental groups, or even the local golf club. Our services are especially useful in tackling communities or areas that:

• Have low participation in desired behaviours 
• Use recycling and refuse collection services incorrectly 
• Are unaware of the services on offer
• Have an interest in pursuing an environmental initiative but need some advice and encouragement to make it happen

We are also particularly successful with activities where you want people NOT to  do something. For instance, not waste food, not buy stuff (waste minimisation), not use a garden sprinkler or not use the car.

Finding ways to engage

Our Community and Public Engagement Consultants will work closely with you to:

• Identify issues that prevent a community from changing its behaviour

• Identify the best community groups/leaders to engage with in order to deliver key messages within the community 
• Harness the power of communities and community leaders to act as advocates for change 
• Establish two-way communication between your organisation and your local community
• Energise communities and encourage community action around issues that are important to them
• Provide channels to achieve true community consultation and involvement

Resource Futures are pioneers in this field. Since the 1980s we have become expert in developing and elivering practical projects in local communities on a wide range of environmental topics and providing organisations with the skills to engage with their own communities.

To find out more - contact us, visit www.cagoxfordshire.co.uk to view one of our sucessful community action projects in action or read about our Sustainable Travel Initiatives Project in Brighton featured in our case studies.