Summary
Co-op Foundation was interested in potential match funding partners for round 3 of its Carbon Innovation Fund, aiming to reduce carbon emissions from the food and farming industries.
Aims and activities
Aims and questions
Aims and activities
We were looking for a match funding partner for round 3 of our Carbon Innovation Fund, which looks to reduce emissions, protect biodiversity and improve livelihoods within the food and farming sectors.
This Fund was supported by Co-op Food through the sales of compostable carrier bags in-store.
The Co-op Foundation launched its Carbon Innovation Fund for its pilot year in 2021. After a successful first year, we were proud to be supporting 15 organisations working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions within the food and farming sector across the UK and overseas, with £1.4m worth of funding.
We launched round 2 of the Carbon Innovation Fund in February 2023. This round focused on funding ideas that reduce the UK farming sector's reliance on soy-based animal feed and synthetic fertilisers.
How to get involved
For further information, contact Aruna Bahia at Co-op Foundation.
Who's involved
Who was involved
Learning and Resources
The Carbon Innovation fund supports Co-op Foundation’s new strategy ‘Building Communities of the Future Together’. As a part of this strategy development, we asked 100 young people what a fair and co-operative community of the future would look like. One of the 6 key themes was ‘sustainability’, and we are pleased to be addressing this priority through this exciting fund.
