Pakistan Community Peace Foundation (PCPF) – Sustainability Policy Summary

At Pakistan Community Peace Foundation (PCPF), we recognise that even work dedicated to protecting people and the planet has an environmental cost. Our investigations, advocacy, travel, energy use, and the production of essential materials create an ecological footprint that we are committed to reducing. This Sustainability Policy outlines how we minimise our environmental impact and how we address the emissions we cannot avoid.

1. Our Culture of Environmental Responsibility

We aim to build a culture that values environmental care throughout all PCPF activities. To foster this culture, we:

  • Ensure staff understand and follow the PCPF Sustainability Policy.
  • Encourage staff to reduce their environmental impact, avoiding high-carbon products.
  • Hold only meat-free meals at all work events.
  • Collaborate with NGOs and partners to strengthen sustainable approaches.

2. Sustainable Travel

To minimise the environmental cost of travel, we:

  • Reduce travel by prioritising online meetings and remote trainings.
  • Build local capacity to avoid unnecessary international travel.
  • Choose public transport and avoid flights unless necessary.
  • Discourage private car use except in remote regions.
  • Encourage low-impact food choices during travel.

3. Environmentally Responsible Offices

PCPF offices operate with a focus on reducing waste and using resources efficiently. We:

  • Recycle or upcycle all possible items.
  • Eliminate single-use plastics.
  • Use energy-efficient lighting and devices.
  • Choose sustainable, fair-trade office supplies.
  • Support hybrid work to reduce commuting.
  • Encourage cycling to work.
  • Select energy-efficient buildings with renewable energy.

4. Sustainable Materials and Digital Practices

To reduce our digital and physical footprint, we:

  • Share most materials digitally.
  • Use bamboo flash drives when physical media is required.
  • Print only when necessary using recycled paper.
  • Monitor and offset digital emissions.
  • Work with ethical, sustainable suppliers.

5. Ethical Financial Practices

PCPF ensures its finances do not contribute to environmental harm. We:

  • Encourage investment through ethical funds.
  • Avoid banks tied to harmful industries.
  • Reject donations from environmentally destructive companies.
  • Invest in community renewable energy projects.

6. How We Offset Our Carbon Usage

We reduce emissions first and offset only what we cannot avoid:

  • Avoid unreliable third-party offset schemes.
  • Invest directly in community-led renewable energy projects.
  • Support biodiversity and climate-resilient ecosystems.

7. Looking Ahead

PCPF is developing an updated carbon management strategy to measure emissions more accurately, set reduction targets, and strengthen sustainable performance.