Friends of the Earth

Who we are

Friends of the Earth are part of an international community dedicated to protecting the natural world and the wellbeing of everyone in it. We lead campaigns, provide resources and information, and drive real solutions to the environmental problems facing us all.

We are committed to

• a peaceful and sustainable world based on societies living in harmony with nature.
• each generation enjoying an environment that’s getting better; a safer climate, abundant nature, healthy air, water and food.
• a growing and diverse network of people coming together to transform our environment into one which is flourishing, sustainable, and socially just.

Our culture and values

Integrity – We demonstrate integrity throughout everything we do, internally and externally.

Impact – We make the biggest impact we can through good analysis and judgement, insight, feedback and focus.

Leadership – We motivate others through our individual and collective actions, our compelling vision, and our clarity on what work needs to be done.

Focus on Friends – To build our influence we put new and existing ‘friends; at the heart of our work.

Accountability – We hold ourselves and others to account for our work and how we work.

Learning and Enquiring Mindset – We learn continuously, challenging our own assumptions and habits while expanding our horizons to enable us to improve the impact of our work.

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

Our staff body is currently under-representative of People of Colour, LGBTQIA+ people and people with long term conditions or impairments. We are committed to eroding these historic barriers, so as to create a movement in which people from all walks of life see themselves in, and so we particularly encourage you to apply if you belong to one of these groups or sit at multiple intersections of disadvantage. We are committed to the Disability Confident standard and will guarantee an interview to any candidates who declare a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the role.