Sustainable Devizes is a community group

based in the beautiful market town of Devizes in Wiltshire.

Sustainable Devizes has responded to the climate emergency by working across the community to raise awareness, and promote action, for the positive steps the community can take to improve sustainability and resilience.

We working together with the town council, local businesses, and decision-makers, other community voluntary groups and the wider community. we run events and activities that, while raising awareness will also make a difference with the whole community behind them.

Sustainability can be defined as… “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”  (UN Brundtland Report 1987)

Sustainable Devizes events and activities have four main themes which are aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emission, reduce waste and promotes reuse, biodiversity and encourages active travel:

Biodiversity: Growing in Devizes / Rewilding

Cycle Friendly Devizes: Cycling / Active Travel  

Zero Waste Devizes: Waste Reduction / Circular Economy / Plastic Free

Energy: Efficiency / Reduction