11.6)   By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality, municipal and other waste management

Goal 11’s ambition is to ensure cities are inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable for future generations.  In most cities, businesses already have some involvement at an infrastructure level. But in every case there’s more to give.

Neighbourly is a multi award-winning community investment and engagement platform, connecting businesses with thousands of local vetted good causes. Connecting businesses with local communities addresses many of the Goal 11 targets whilst making a positive and measurable impact in our neighbourhoods.

Companies including M&S, Starbucks, Lidl, Heineken, Aldi, B&Q, Danone, Cadent and Innocent use Neighbourly to donate volunteer time, funds and surplus food & products to causes across the UK and Ireland. For example, since launching its first surplus distribution programme in 2016, the Neighbourly platform has reduced CO2 output by 106 Kt through the redistribution of over 67M meals worth of surplus food and 870 tonnes of surplus products to those in need.