The FOR Cardiff ESG strategy was launched in October 2025, providing only two full months of operational delivery. Despite this short window strong progress has been made toward several of the strategy goals.
Completed or new work
- Improve the public realm through a litter picking event
We organised a litter picking event on the 2nd of October at Callaghan Square
– 29 attendees from 6 different businesses
– Collected 17 bags of rubbish in an hour
– Post event survey results show that businesses saw value in the event and would like more volunteering opportunities
- Transition company banking away from organisations linked to fossil fuels.
Moved FOR Cardiff banking from a high street provider with a very poor record in terms of fossil fuel investment to the Co-operative Bank which has a strong ethical policy and aims to achieve carbon negativity.
Calculated cO2 savings as – reduction of 100 tonnes of cO2 (previous provider per year = 118 tcO2 compared to Co-op at 16.4 tcO2) used MotherTree calculator.
This transition has actually resulted in improved treasury management options and reduced bank fees – demonstrating a positive financial as well as ethical impact
- Offset any residual scope 1 and 2 emissions and achieve net neutrality within these scopes by November 2026
Offsetting 100 tCO2e via The Woodland Fund™ – Through Carbon Neutral Britain.
Office electricity and gas contracts have been transitioned to suppliers that offer renewable energy and offset and residual scope 2 emissions
- Promote and coordinate an annual Cycle to Work Day
15 bikes marked and 10 serviced = £525 of social value (approx. worth £35 per bike service)
- Christmas Park and Ride – service ran for 6 weekends from mid-November until weekend before Christmas. Total users 2921 (divided by 4 to calculate car numbers = 730)
0.730 tonnes of Co2 saved when using the World Land Trust calculator
(journeys set as approx 3 miles as that’s from Q-Park to Canal Street and back)
- Changed suppliers of menstrual products for the FOR Cardiff office to TOTM, who are a Cardiff based company, registered B-Corp and use organic cotton in their products
Our continued work or ongoing
- Relaunch and expand our Equality City Charter
Grasshopper and Zero Fintech recent sign ups
- Provide 2025 training programme for members
Will report on total number of people trained and number of businesses participating (social value from first aid courses.) - Delivery the 2025 internship scheme in partnership with Cardiff University
- £11,466 of FOR Cardiff funding equates to £22,932 in direct salary payment to interns
- Hodge Bank placement resulted in a permanent role
- Continue to support the city-wide Safe Places scheme
- Continue to support the city-wide Women’s Safety Network
- Continue to produce key documentation bilingually
- Continue to align the City Ambition Fund with wider ESG objectives
City Ambition Fund 2025 had a sustainability theme and was over subscribed. Projects delivered with the funding have made a direct bio-diversity impact in the city. - Launched the Equality City Development Scheme
9 successful applicants from people from sectors under-represented in professional fields enrolled in the scheme
- Support the implementation of secure bike storage – Cardiff Council have installed several in the BID area.