Our Environmental Commitment

True sustainability encompasses everything required to minimise negative impact on the natural environment - and takes into account not only environmental concerns but also economic and social considerations.

That’s why in 2023 we developed a new Sustainability Policy to inform the operations of both War Child Holland and the new War Child Alliance. The policy adopts a ESG (environmental, social and governance) perspective and serves as a framework and overview of the policies we have in place for taking responsibility for sustainability.

The new Sustainability Policy serves as our Corporate Social Responsibility Policy. It does not replace existing policies such as the travel policy, the procurement policy, responsible fundraising policy or HR policy.

CHS Audit

Towards the end of the year, the Core Humanitarian Standard verification audit made the recommendation that we should issue environmental guidelines for our country teams. These will be compiled early in 2024. The year will also see the roll out of a Standard Operating Procedure for environmental management, inspired by the internationally recognised ISO (International Organization for Standardization) 14001 standard for Environmental Management Systems.