The Climate Toolkit
Founded by Phipps in 2019, The Climate Toolkit is a collaborative opportunity for museums, gardens, zoos, science centers, nature centers, field stations and related institutions who want to learn how to aggressively address climate change within their own organizations and inspire the communities they serve to follow their lead. Since its inception, the initiative has grown to over 200 institutions from more than 25 countries serving more than 110,000,000 annual visitors.
The Climate Toolkit embraces goals for addressing climate change within the categories of energy, water, waste, food service, transportation, landscapes and horticulture, investments, engagement and research. Public Institutions that have already completed specific goals are encouraged to document their progress by identifying which goals they have completed and which goals they plan to complete in the future. Those who have already completed goals may take a leadership role in helping others by detailing their efforts in resource documents, interviews and presentations.
All members of the initiative have access to the Toolkit blog, newsletters, and quarterly webinar series, all of which will feature stories of the important work that institutions are doing to address various climate goals and provide useful resources.
