Green Action Week
Starter Pack
Ready to take part in something bigger? This Starter Pack will guide you through what Green Action Week is all about and how you can join a global Sharing Community working toward sustainable consumption. Let’s get started!
What is Green Action Week?
Green Action Week is a global campaign that promotes sustainable consumption through the power of community. Every October, groups around the world come together to share knowledge, resources, skills and spaces – taking action to reduce waste, live more sustainably and build stronger, more resilient communities.
The campaign theme is Sharing Community – a celebration of creative, practical ways we can support each other and the planet.
Whether you’re part of a group, an organisation, a school or just one person who cares – your action counts.
Watch our campaign video and get inspired!
Why Take Part?
Be part of a global movement for change
Raise the visibility of your local action
Connect with like-minded changemakers
Access free tools and support
Inspire your community and beyond
How to Take Part
Take any action during the first week of October that promotes sharing and sustainable living. It can be small, creative, joyful or bold – the key is local action with global impact.
Big or small, every action makes a difference. Check out current campaigns and read inspiring stories from previous years.
Here are some ideas:
- Host a seed swap.
- Run a clothes repair or upcycling workshop.
- Organise a community gardening day.
- Start a tool-sharing or skills exchange group.
- Hold a session on organic gardening or eco-farming.
- Launch a community radio. or podcast episode.
- Organise a clothes, toy, book or food swap.
- Create a shared kitchen day.
- Lead a neighbourhood clean-up and reuse walk.
- Facilitate an inter-generational knowledge exchange.
2) Share your action
Be part of the global story! We’ll be featuring actions from around the world on our website and social media.
- Email us: info@greenactionweek.org
- Post using: #GreenActionWeek2025 #SharingCommunity
- Tag us: @greenactionweek @naturskyddsforeningen
3) Use our free campaign resources
We’ve created tools to make it easy for you to join and spread the word:
- Ready-to-use social media posts, banners and templates
- A simple Planning Guide to get started
- Stories and photos from campaigns around the world
- Guides for hosting activities, including the Future Visions exhibition, a clothes swap, how to use and share the films and An Anthology of Sustainable Consumption