# Giki Actions

> The Simple Climate Action Platform for SMEs. Climate Action made doable.

Most people want to act on climate, they just don't know where to start, or have the time to work it out. Giki Actions helps SMEs, and the organisations that support them, close the gap. This document contains the full content of gikiactions.com in one place. For the shorter index, see https://gikiactions.com/llms.txt

## What Giki Actions is

Giki Actions is a climate action platform for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). In under an hour, any business can build a tailored Climate Action Plan, then implement it with step-by-step guides, policy templates and business cases, and report on real progress. It is built for non-technical users: no sustainability expertise, no preparation, and no measured emissions are required to start.

Climate action that fits your business, not the other way around — whatever your size, sector or starting point. Actions are matched to each business by a proprietary algorithm using 20+ intelligent filters (sector, size, goals, progress and more) against a library of 750+ expert-written Actions.

Key figures:

- 1000+ businesses supported, across 190+ sectors, from Manufacturing to Hospitality
- 750+ Actions in the library, covering Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions
- 98% of businesses found actions relevant
- 95%+ would recommend Giki Actions
- 95%+ plan to implement their actions
- 1M+ climate actions taken through Giki's platforms
- 150k+ people engaged in climate action

Giki is a mission-led, certified B Corp founded by sustainability leaders James and Jo Hand. It is an SME Climate Hub partner, funded by the UK Government's DESNZ (SME Decarbonisation Team), was selected by the UN Race to Zero to run the Employee Race to Zero, and partners with Green Project Technologies to support thousands of suppliers across 100 countries.

## How the platform works (https://gikiactions.com/platform)

Plan, implement and report your climate action through one platform. Perfect for everyone from newbies to sustainability experts working at SMEs.

1. **Plan** — Complete the Core Sustainability Questionnaire (about 10 minutes): your sector, size, how you operate and any sustainability processes you already have. Giki's algorithms recommend relevant, achievable actions, and you build your plan in under 30 minutes.
2. **Manage & Implement** — Put the plan into practice with step-by-step guides, project outlines, business cases, targets, policy templates (e.g. Sustainable Procurement policy, Business travel decision framework, Green IT policy) and resources included with every action. Assign actions to colleagues, set due dates, and move actions through a lifecycle. Your plan is a living collection of meaningful actions, not a static document.
3. **Report** — The Document Builder turns your climate action into clear, shareable evidence: download your Climate Action Report and share it with your board, customers, stakeholders, or B Corp assessor.

Each Action includes key metrics: Cost Saving Potential, Business Growth Potential, Payback Estimate and Impact Opportunity. Over 50% of actions in a typical plan have cost-saving potential.

Giki's approach: measuring matters, but action is where change happens. Plenty of tools help businesses measure their carbon footprint and then leave them staring at a number. Giki Actions gets businesses doing, so the action is evidenced, not just claimed.

## The Actions library (https://gikiactions.com/climate-actions)

A Giki Action is a specific, practical step a business can take to cut its climate impact — from investing in green solutions to engaging employees — written in plain, non-technical language.

How Actions are developed:

1. Extracted from real enterprise climate practice — what leading companies actually do to cut carbon
2. Analysed for relevance, materiality and impact
3. Researched into clear, practical implementation guidance
4. Tested with SMEs and refined through their feedback
5. Maintained through continuous review against evolving best practice

Actions are aligned with official standards:

- **GHG Protocol**: the world's most widely used greenhouse gas accounting standard. Actions cover Scope 1, 2 and 3 in full.
- **Transition Plan Taskforce** (now part of ISSB): the UK's gold standard for credible climate transition plans.
- **B Corp**: Giki Actions helps businesses build the evidence base for B Corp assessment and recertification.

Actions are categorised across a proprietary taxonomy — Cost Saving Potential, Business Growth Potential, Payback Estimate, Implementation Time, Impact Opportunity, Sample Metrics, GHG Category, Theme, Industry Sizes, Enabling Area, Direct Benefits and Case Studies — so the algorithm can determine the perfect actions for any business.

## B Corp certification and recertification (https://gikiactions.com/bcorp)

**Giki Actions is a great solution for B Corps feeling overwhelmed by recertification. We make it easy.**

B Corp's new V2.2 standards changed the rules. The old standard (V1) accepted general sustainability commitments; V2.2 requires a documented Climate Action Plan, SMART targets, evidence of progress and public disclosure. Companies with fewer than 250 employees do NOT need to measure emissions. Giki Actions guides you step-by-step towards everything your assessors need to see, even outputting the final report for you, so you can focus on the work, not the paperwork.

What V2.2 requires, and how Giki Actions covers it:

- **A plan, not just a commitment** → A V2.2-aligned Climate Action Plan template built to the latest requirements, not generic sustainability advice.
- **Specific, measurable targets** → Set and track targets across all scopes, with GHG Protocol alignment and actions to engage employees and stakeholders.
- **Plan updates when needed** → An evidence log for every action: track status and capture implementation evidence as you go, ready to cite in your submission.
- **Stakeholder engagement strategy** → Engagement built into the plan, with actions and templates to bring colleagues, suppliers and customers into your climate work.
- **Public disclosure of progress** → One-click export of a public-facing climate summary, ready for your impact report or website.

The new requirements reward momentum: you must evidence progress against your targets, and none of that can be done the week before you certify. The sooner you start, the stronger the evidence when it counts.

Built by a B Corp, for B Corps: Giki is a certified B Corp and social enterprise. Its co-founders have 40 years of combined sustainability experience, including former CDP leadership, and have been through B Corp certification themselves.

Building your climate action plan is completely free. Access is by invitation — get in touch at info@gikiactions.com.

What B Corps say:

- "The Giki Actions workshop and report were beyond anything I'd dared hope for. The report strikes exactly the right balance of clear and concise, and will be a real asset." — Alanna Saunders, Artisan Drinks
- "The Giki Actions report was a fantastic way to see progress and we found choosing actions intuitive and clear." — Kathy Szeputi, HM3 Legal
- "Giki Actions went beyond my expectations. Detailed yet broken into bite-sized, digestible steps." — Grace Kelly, Mission Drinks

## Local authorities (https://gikiactions.com/local-authorities)

**Giki works with partners like local authorities to help them serve the SMEs in their communities.** Giki Actions facilitates climate action across a council's whole business community: local SMEs build practical plans, and the council gets the evidence. Scalable, budget-friendly, and supportive of local targets.

How it works for a local authority, in three stages:

1. **Plan** — Every business in the network builds its own climate action plan, through group workshops, 1:1s or self-service, depending on the programme. Plans are ready in under an hour, with actions relevant to every sector.
2. **Implement** — SMEs put their plans into practice with templates, how-to guides and expert resources, while the council sees engagement and progress across the whole programme.
3. **Evidence** — Insight reports show what local businesses have achieved: plans created, actions completed, and their future priorities — evidence for funders and stakeholders.

Why councils choose Giki Actions: scalable (reach every business in the area with one programme), flexible (designed around the council's needs), expert-led and hands-off (the only thing the council does is invite local businesses), evidenced, and cost-effective. There is no cost to participating SMEs. Programmes are customised to each council and include workshop delivery, unlimited platform seats, evidence and reporting, and ongoing support.

Trusted by councils across the UK, including West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, South Downs National Park and Staffordshire County Council:

- "Our first workshop with Giki Actions was over-subscribed in a few days. Local businesses from defence, to manufacturing, to fruit farms, rail maintenance and luxury spas joined to build their own climate action plans, and the reporting outputs have helped us hit our targets." — Diane Roberts, Environmental Support Manager, Staffordshire County Council
- "I love how practical this is. People and business leaders can often leave sustainability events feeling a bit overwhelmed. The Giki Actions approach is different. It is really practical and enables local businesses to give just one hour of their time and leave with a concrete action plan." — Karen Davies, Councillor, Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
- "I joined a Giki Actions workshop and was really impressed by the power of it. As a result we hosted a workshop for West Yorkshire businesses to reignite focus and momentum on taking action." — Adrian Balcombe, Business Sustainability Manager, West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Case study: SBEN, run by Staffordshire County Council, used Giki Actions to help 30+ businesses across 30 sectors — from fruit farms to fudge producers — build their own sustainability plans in an hour, with strong reporting for funders. https://gikiactions.com/blog/case-study-sben-staffordshire-business-environment-network

## Supplier engagement (https://gikiactions.com/supplier-engagement)

For large companies: climate action plans for your supply chain. Demonstrate measurable supplier engagement and support your net-zero targets with programmes built to reach the SME suppliers other programmes can't.

Programmes combine workshops, one-to-one support, platform access (unlimited seats), and evidence and reporting. Benefits: drive real climate action (sector-specific actions suppliers can actually afford and implement), evidence for net-zero reporting, and scalable engagement of smaller suppliers who typically lack sustainability resources. Among participating businesses, 95% plan to implement, 98% said actions were relevant. Programmes are customised to each supply chain.

## Workshops (https://gikiactions.com/workshops)

Free, practical 60-minute workshops where businesses build a real climate action plan — no prep, no jargon, no cost. Each session condenses weeks of work into one practical hour. Giki has run workshops with local councils, B Corp networks, the SME Climate Hub, supplier programmes, and at Climate Week NYC, London Climate Action Week and COP30. Hosted by Jo Hand, Giki co-founder, with 20+ years in sustainability including the CDP leadership team.

The SME experience: 10 minutes to complete the quick-start questionnaire, 15 minutes to get impactful, relevant actions, then publish a living, actionable plan.

What SMEs say:

- "We had our carbon reduction plan done within the hour." — Rich Campbell, Net Natives
- "I'm absolutely blown away." — David Matthews, Rhubarb Seating Company
- "The Action Plan was like having a personal guide through the entire process. It saved me countless hours of research." — Marie Jefferis, The Advocacy People

## Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing. No hidden fees.

- **Partner programmes** (local authorities, supplier engagement): customised to each partner — contact info@gikiactions.com or book a call for a quote.

## About Giki (https://gikiactions.com/about)

Giki is on a mission to accelerate climate action. Founded in 2017 by James and Jo Hand, who set out to answer the question everyone was asking: what can I actually do about climate change? Over a decade, Giki has helped over 60,000 people understand their weekly shop (Giki Badges), employees at organisations like Arup, Accenture and Oxford University measure personal footprints (Giki Zero), and 1000+ companies plan, implement and manage their impact (Giki Actions).

- **Jo Hand**, co-founder: 20+ years in sustainability, former CDP leadership team, former BBC investigative journalist.
- **James Hand**, co-founder: 20+ years in sustainability, carbon accounting and ESG analysis, former co-CIO of a FTSE 250 company.
- Board chaired by **Paul Dickinson**, co-founder of CDP and one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential Climate Leaders.

Values: mission-driven, evidence-based, user-centric, positive attitude.

Results (as of April 2026): 95%+ would recommend Giki Actions, 98% said actions were relevant to their business, 95%+ plan to implement their actions, 88% got ideas they hadn't considered before.

## Guides and articles

- The new B Corp Climate Action standard — what it means for smaller businesses: under the new standards, SMEs no longer need to measure carbon emissions; they need a Climate Action Plan. https://gikiactions.com/articles/b-corp-climate-action-standard-what-it-means-for-small-businesses
- How Local Authorities are helping businesses take climate action: what works — scalable digital tools, workshops, flexibility, and programmes designed around how SMEs actually operate. https://gikiactions.com/articles/how-local-authorities-help-businesses-take-climate-action
- Sustainability Standards for UK SMEs: 5.5 million UK SMEs make up 99.8% of all businesses; what to know as reporting requirements expand through supply chains. https://gikiactions.com/articles/sustainability-standards-for-uk-smes
- Feeling the squeeze from rising energy prices?: Giki research identifies 120+ proven actions, many at zero cost, to cut bills and build resilience. https://gikiactions.com/articles/feeling-the-squeeze-from-rising-energy-prices
- Energy price shocks are the new normal for local businesses: what energy volatility means for local authorities supporting SMEs. https://gikiactions.com/articles/energy-price-shocks-new-normal-for-local-authorities
- COP30 Jargon Buster: a plain-English glossary of common COP terms for SMEs. https://gikiactions.com/articles/cop30-jargon-buster-a-plain-english-guide-for-smes
- The Sustainability Ecosystem: a free map to help small businesses navigate the sustainability landscape. https://gikiactions.com/articles/the-sustainability-ecosystem

## Case studies and blog highlights

- How SBEN helped 30+ Staffordshire businesses build sustainability plans in an hour. https://gikiactions.com/blog/case-study-sben-staffordshire-business-environment-network
- How MSQ turned measurement into action. https://gikiactions.com/blog/case-study-how-msq-turned-measurement-into-action
- Barley Communications share their experience of carbon reduction as a small business. https://gikiactions.com/blog/barley-communications-share-their-experience-of-carbon-reduction-as-a-small-business
- How over 30 SMEs made Climate Week NYC a launchpad for action: 32 companies left a 60-minute workshop with over 300 new climate actions. https://gikiactions.com/blog/how-over-30-smes-made-climate-week-nyc-a-launchpad-for-action
- How the Business on Purpose community accelerated climate action in 60 minutes: 28 businesses, 340 immediate actions. https://gikiactions.com/blog/how-the-business-on-purpose-community-accelerated-climate-action-in-60-minutes
- Five Years of Impact: how Giki has helped organisations drive real climate action. https://gikiactions.com/blog/five-years-of-impact-how-giki-has-helped-organisations-drive-real-climate-action
- The Story of Giki So Far: how one question became a mission-led B Corp, three products and over a million climate actions. https://gikiactions.com/blog/the-story-of-giki-so-far
- What happened at COP30? The key takeaways for smaller businesses. https://gikiactions.com/blog/what-happened-at-cop30-the-key-takeaways-for-businesses

## Contact

- Website: https://gikiactions.com
- Email: info@gikiactions.com
- Newsletter: https://gikiactions.com/newsletter