Why dream of a white Christmas when embracing the green can do good and bring on the cheer?
From investing in a green gift and composting your festive scraps to draught-proofing your home ahead of Santa's arrival. This season we can all take Climate Action Together, no matter the budget.
Here are three easy-to-follow festive tips to get you started.
1. Stay warm and save money
Increasing your energy efficiency means you'll have to spend less money on keeping your home warm and cosy this winter.
Thermal imaging cameras can help you detect signs of heat and energy loss around the home. Borrow one from Hammersmith's Library of Things from £11.25.
H&F's Winter Ready Homes scheme offers FREE measures for simple but effective improvements.
Upgrades include LED bulbs, draught-proofing, window glazing, and more. They're free, easy-to-install and renter-friendly. Our partners over at Green Doctors can help find the right fit for you.
2. Become a sustainable Santa
Investing in your local area community can be your present to the planet.
With our low-risk investment offer – H&F Green Investment – you can help raise funds for climate and nature projects in the borough. Earn 4.85% interest over 5 years by putting aside as little as £5. Capital at risk.
The most planet-and-wallet-friendly gifts come from the "circular economy" – those that can be reused, repaired or upcycled.
- shop at one of H&F's charity shops
- turn old into new by repairing small electricals at Livat shopping centre
- patch up the perfect gift at our monthly mending circles in Shepherds Bush or Hammersmith – projects financially supported by H&F's Climate Action Microgrants
- (re-)use last year's wrapping paper, 100% recycled paper or tote bags for your pre-loved presents. To avoid the pile-up of rubbish, check your holiday bin and tree collection dates here.
3. Tuck into a climate-friendly Christmas meal
It's hard to digest – but more than 4.2million Christmas dinners are scrapped into the bin each Christmas. That's money wasted and adds to our carbon footprint.
Here are 12 days of food waste recipes we developed in partnership with UKHarvest, the charity that runs our Nourish Hub in Shepherds Bush.
While the Eat like a Londoner platform pulls together the best recipes and hacks from fellow Londoners to eat more cheaply and healthily.
For many H&F households, it will be the first Christmas using new food waste caddies for all those uneaten festive scraps, which are then composted into rich soil.
You too can get composting with our 'buy-one-get-one-free' compost bin offer – there are options for all households, including flats.
