Pledge of the Month – July 2026

July’s Pledge of the Month is from Newham College. We’ve been working with Newham since 2025 offering Carbon Literacy training to mixed cohorts of staff and students. This pledge made the cut because it illustrates the importance of bringing climate learning into the curriculum, no matter the subject. Yes there are meaningful action staff in …

The Law sector – a testimonial

As of 2026, Speak Carbon have worked with multiple law firms across the UK and beyond. From small high-street solicitors, to some of the biggest international firms in the world, we are engaging colleagues and stakeholders on climate and supporting decarbonisation across the legal system. Collecting feedback can be a big ask after a full …

Pledge of the Month – June 2026

June’s Pledge of the Month is from Osborne Clarke. A regular feature on PotM, our work with Osborne Clarke is one of our longest-running projects. This pledge is from an in-person session I ran in London back in March. Gervan’s idea to support colleagues to reduce their requests for replacement IT kit caught my eye, …

Pledge of the Month – May 2026

May’s Pledge of the Month is from Network Rail Scotland. We’ve been working with Network Rail across several routes in England for a while now, starting with Network Rail Eastern back in 2024. Within Speak Carbon we often find that word of mouth is our strongest marketing tool, and that was certainly the case here. …

Pledge of the Month – April 2026

April’s Pledge of the Month isn’t actually from a session delivered by Speak Carbon. This pledge comes from a group of students from Beaumont School in St Albans, where they’ve just completed Carbon Literacy training with their teacher Trudie Gorham. To deliver these sessions, Trudie used Speak Carbon’s accredited Carbon Literacy for 11-18 year olds …

Pledge of the Month – March 2026

March’s Pledge of the Month is from Bristol-based law firm Foot Anstey. We’ve been working with Foot Anstey since January 2025, and have featured them in our Pledge of the Month campaign before. This pledge stands out for me because it connects the action we can take in our workplaces, with the action we need …

Speak Carbon in the legal sector

In late 2021, Speak Carbon began working with global law firm DLA Piper to develop a bespoke Carbon Literacy training programme. Since then we have developed and delivered projects for six different firms, including our ongoing work with Osborne Clarke and Foot Anstey, with projects with several more firms in the pipeline. By December 2025 …

Pledge of the Month – February 2026

February’s Pledge of the Month is from a cohort I delivered with Network Rail Eastern in York back in November 2025. More and more in our sessions, we’re supporting participants to come up with group pledges with colleagues who’re in the room with them. This kind of collaborative working is a really powerful way to …

Speak Carbon’s Ned Gatenby at TEDx

Against a backdrop of international conflict, economic instability, and political polarisation, efforts to reach Net Zero continue. As is often noted in Carbon Literacy training, even if we ended all greenhouse gas emissions tomorrow, the effect of those already present in Earth’s atmosphere would continue to impact habitats, industries and communities for decades to come. …

Pledge of the Month – January 2026

Our first pledge of 2026 is from our ongoing work with law firm Osborne Clarke. This is the third time we’ve showcased a pledge from this project, you can read the other two Osborne Clarke pledges chosen for PotM here and here. I wanted to uplift this pledge this month, because we all urgently need to …