Edsential are a community interest company with the mission to change children’s lives. We know that to do this, we have a responsibility to support schools and empower young people to lead environmental change.
This began in 2019, when we became the World’s First Certified Sustainable Palm Oil Catering Company. But we didn’t stop there. Our latest initiative, the Edsential Climate Change Teacher Toolkit, saw us working alongside Chester Zoo, Efeca and the Cabinet Office to support teachers educating the younger generation on how to save our planet.
Vision & Commitment
Goal: Reach net zero emissions by 2050
Scope: Business operations, supply chain, employee practices
Values: Sustainability, transparency, innovation, and community impact
Phase 1: Reduce Emissions (2025–2035)
Energy
Transportation
Workspace
Phase 2: Offset Residual Emissions & Regenerate (2035–2045)
Nature-Based Solutions
Waste & Circularity
Phase 3: Embed Sustainability (2045–2050)
Culture & Strategy
Monitoring & Partnerships
Finance & Impact
The toolkit links teachers and educators to a wide range of resources that will support learning about climate change and specifically the four targets being discussed at the COP26 conference;
Experts at Edsential have reviewed hundreds of teaching resources and identified those that link directly to the curriculum. Edsential’s partners Chester Zoo and Efeca have contributed a wide range of their own resources to the toolkit along with other world-renowned names like the BBC. The resources cover several subjects for EYFS through to Key Stage 4.
Click here to access our Climate change teacher toolkit
We offer a range of products and services that can help your school put climate change in the heart of education, from residentials to music and learning outside the classroom, we have you covered.
Efeca, the UK-based technical experts specialising in responsible sourcing of forest risk commodities, has the Sustainable Commodities Resource Hub.
The free to use online platform signposts businesses to the latest, best-practice guidelines and information when it comes to sourcing sustainable commodities – particularly those linked to deforestation and conversion of natural habitats, like palm oil and soya.
Created in collaboration with Partnerships for Forests and with contributions from several industry and civil society partners, this platform effectively combines a diverse range of knowledge and resources and makes them easily accessible from one convenient, centralised location.
