Who we are:

Social enterprise
Not for profit
Environmental organisation
Environmental justice pioneers

Who we work with:

Youth
Low-income
Excluded/vulnerable community groups and individuals
Low-income, ethnic minorities, youth, disabled and elderly
Other NGO organisations

What we do:

Environmental Justice

Capacity believes that everyone has the right to live in a clean and healthy environmen. Any action, item or process infringing on this right can be described as environmental injustice. We work specifically with people and communities in urban areas, who suffer most from environmental injustice, to ensure their voices get heard and fight environmental injustice to create opportunities for environmental justice.

Research

We research issues around law, environment, poverty, diversity, participation, sustainability, social inclusion
Policy-led, issue-defining research (think-tank)
Community-based, evidence-driven research

Training:

Courses, workshops, seminars
Environmental Justice Activists
Environmental Justice short courses
TEN environmental internship placements

Advocacy:

Inclusion of excluded communities and individuals in environmental decision-making for example environmental impact assessments and public consultations.

Consultancy:

Bespoke training
Strategic Development
Focus Groups
Facilitation
Commissioned research

Community Projects:

Every Action Counts
One Planet Culture
Advice and assistance
Community work

Where we work:

Capacity Global is based in London, but we work at a local, regional and international level.

Local:

Workshops (eg. Fundraising for communities and individuals)
TEN internships
Citizens for Sustainability (Suscit) project to provide local communities a dialogue with science professionals in
environmental and sustainability research

Regional:

EJ Activists
EJ short course

National:

Every Action Counts sustainable behaviour change programme for voluntary and community organisations
One Planet Culture environmental arts and media club
Diversity and Equality Environmental Network project to increase minority representation in the environmental
sector

International:

Just Cities youth project involving youth in London, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam
PP10 and The Access Initiative with other environmental NGOs around the world to increase public access to
environmental information and decision-making
Partnerships with other organisations in Europe and around the world

Why we do what we do:

CG believes that everyone has the right to a clean and healthy environment
In reality, this right is not realised equally amongst and within all communities
This difference is manifested in the lack of recognition and participation by excluded communities
CG works to increase participation of these communities in the decision making processes that affect their lives, and
raise awareness of environmental justice and injustice for policymakers, government, media, academics and the
public

Who funds our work:

Government departments and agencies (e.g. GLA, Defra, DCLG, British Council, FCO, European Union)
Poverty-related (e.g. Oxfam)
Environmental (e.g. Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace)
Community-related (e.g. London 21, LSX, Joseph Rowntree Foundation)
Political parties

How we do what we do:

Funding
Large grants for work we already do
National Lottery, EU funding, private trusts
Bids for specific tendered work (research, consultations, community projects)
Defra, CDF, Every Action Counts Diversity Project, Suscit, Oxfam/NEF, OECD
Self-funding from reinvestment of profits

If you would like any more information on Capacity Global's projects, email us at: info@capaity.org.uk