The foundation’s mission

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Our mission is to effectively counteract against global climate change, protect and enhance biological and landscape diversity, support the development of local communities, and promote responsible business.

We educate the public: we conduct workshops, trainings, environmental consultations on combating climate change, protecting biodiversity, implementing practices in the spirit of sustainable development and responsible consumption.

JOANNA MIESZKOWICZ

— Foundation Founder

Let’s come together naturally and create a climate for the future.

Podejmujemy praktyczne działania

Planting tress

to offset carbon emissions, protect biodiversity, support retention

Building rain gardens

blue-green infrastructure for urban adaptation to climate change

Organisation of events

local and international, such as the Csángó Festival in Poland

Vegetarian catering for companies

healthy and ecological for a corporate event, in line with the Green Standard

We contribute

to in the public debate, we provide opinions and advice on urban policy-making.

We work together

with schools, universities, public institutions, local authorities, companies and NGOs, artists and craftspeople

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Symbols

Aeris

Air, the symbol of the infinity of life, one of the four elements, connects heaven and earth, is the environment of light, smell, and is the food for every living being. We need air to live, but at the same time we negatively affect it with almost every activity. The result is progressive climate change, which can lead to irreversible changes in the environment, and then pose a threat to humans and nature.

FUTURO

The idea of sustainable development is to use the resources of the environment in such a way as not to limit the development opportunities of future generations. We would like too promote and put this idea into action.

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Our history

2023

As part of the Time for Forests project, we planted thousands of trees.

Our actions were attended by 2,266 people.

2023

BIO-AUDYT

Biodiversity survey for companies and local authorities.
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2023

poTrawa.pl

Sustainable vegetarian catering for companies.
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2023

Deszczowe-ogrody.pl

Blue-green infrastructure for cities to mitigate climate change and education on retention and drought prevention.
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2022

We are continuing the Project “Hydrozagadka – how to win with drought?”.

Education of young people, officials and architects on retention and drought prevention.
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2021

Project “Hydrozagadka – how to win with drought?”.

Education of young people, officials and architects on retention and drought prevention.
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2020

Project “The thing about waste – intergenerational environmental initiatives”

Education of young people and seniors on waste management and appropriate consumption.
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Preparation of data to create a carbon footprint calculator for Rankomat

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Ecological workshop for children from the orphanage in Bniniet

Ornithology, nest box building, creating gardens in a jar and a zero waste workshop with Lina-Medical.

Wild School project

Cyclical activities for children receiving home education. We build the child’s awareness and identity in contact with nature.

As part of the Time for the Forest project – we planted 13,000 trees!

2019

2019 Climathon Krakow

Fourth Edition of the Event supported by the Marshal’s Office of the Malopolska Region.

We calculate the Offset of Unsound Krakow Festival

6th edition of „ParkujeMyEko”

“For the Climate” workshop by Joanna Mieszkowicz, learning through play and dance also for the youngest together with the Hungarian group “Szépszerével”.

“Weekend for the Climate” at the Krakow Embassy

Organised by the Foundation – 20 initiatives, 200 people, live coverage that reached 2,000 people! This is where the idea of the energy cluster was born.

As part of the Time for the Forest project – we planted 97,000 trees!

2018

First Mobile EcoCorner

First Mobile EcoCorner for children during Open Eyes Economy Summit in Krakow, Poland

Skaters for the Climate

Social happening in Krakow’s Kazimierz district

2017

Climathon Kraków 2017

Together with the Krakow City Hall, we are organizing the second edition of Climathon.

Polish Radio Reportage Studio

There is a lot about us in the media – among other things, reports with our president are broadcast by TVP3 and Polish Radio Program 3 through the Polish Radio Reportage Studio.

Charity collection for Sulęcin

We’re helping those affected by storms in Pomerania

Revitalization of the area in Łętownia

We revitalized the area around the regional chamber in Łętownia near Jordanów – we carried out activities involving the local community, planted plants growing in traditional village gardens, laid out paths, made educational boards and benches from wicker and willow, and installed a hive for wild bees.

2016

SCO

Social Carbon Offset
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To the rescue of bees

We’re helping beekeepers plant honey trees.

I Responsible Film Festival “17 Celów”

We become a partner of the festival, and the president – a member of the Jury.

Climathon Krakow 2016

We’re organizing the first Climathon in Krakow

Social Carbon Offset brand is created

Project that helps estimate carbon footprint in product’s life cycle and support social investment in green energy by offsetting greenhouse gas emissions.

2015

Don’t make a fuss, this is about our health

Educational project on low emissions and air pollution in the Jordanów commune.


Green Energy for Social Change

Start of pilot phase (June 2015), creation of the name of the tool for offsetting through RES installations in social entities- Social Carbon Offset (September 2015), and the SCO logo (December 2015).

Tree=life

Environmental education project with tree planting action in 8 elementary schools on the Wooden Architecture Route. Project carried out for the 10th anniversary of the program CZAS NA LAS.

Nature treasure hunters

Herbalist workshop in the field aimed at children from Łętownia.

Urban Insects on the Level

Partnership project under CIF funds.

2014

Green energy for social change

Start of NCBiR-funded research project

Preschoolers’ contribution to a sustainable world

Environmental education project for pre-school institutions.

Decaying Architecture of Beskid Wyspowy

Photography workshops aimed at young people from the Beskid Wyspowy region to protect and sustain cultural heritage.

2013

Give your Christmas tree a second life

A project is being launched to convince people to donate Christmas trees for recycling.

2012

ElectroReCreations

We are launching a project to promote creative processing of electro-waste.

With ecology in Małopolska every day and on holidays

A project to engage and educate different age groups of school children and youth on recycling, conscious consumption and environmental protection.

Green Festivals

As part of Green Events we encourage sustainable music festivals.

EcoOffice game

A new campaign is being launched to show in an accessible way how to change your habits while working in the office and how to become more eco-friendly.

2011

Ecoreporter

We are doing an innovative educational project with an environmental-reporting theme for young people.

Green Presidency

We are greening the Polish presidency and promoting the environmental priorities of the Polish presidency.

2010

Paths to Nature

We’re starting to collaborate on a project.

Green Events

We’re launching a big campaign as a continuation of Responsible Development; we’re promoting and educating about green events and “offsets”.

2009

Success is your natural environment

We’re launching an educational campaign to raise environmental awareness among office workers

Education with Climate

We are enriching our educational program with the projects “Become a climate lover!”, “Earth your friend”, “Together for EcoDevelopment”.

2008

Let’s Green the Commune

We are launching a project to promote aforestation in a specific local environment

Promoting EcoVolunteering

We diversify our activities, for example, by organizing city games

Closer to Africa

We are working with Burkina Faso on climate protection

2007

In the Forest with Science

We begin environmental education among the youngest children

Responsible Business

We’re starting to organize trainings, workshops and conferences in the field of responsible and sustainable development

Zero Emission Events

We offer an advice on estimating the environmental impact of an event and explain how to reduce or compensate for that impact

EcoTravel Campaign

We’re launching a project addressing the topic of sustainable tourism

Grant Program

We’re beginning to support, financially and substantively, various initiatives for afforestation and forest protection

2006

Time for forest

We’re launching a project to plant trees to neutralize carbon dioxide emission.

Dedicate a Tree

We propose you to fund a tree as a special gift.

CO2 Calculator

We are creating the first tool in Poland that calculate the climate footprint.

Treasury of Knowledge

A website containing information and advice on carbon dioxide and its reduction is being launched.

Our website

The Foundation’s website is launched. We’re entering the 21st century

2005

Time for forest

October 1 marks the launch of the CZAS NA LAS project. Our main office is a wonderful 14th century manor house in the heart of Krakow