I’ve joined 1% for the Planet
As the headline says, I have signed up to pledge one per cent of my income to environmental causes and joined 1% for the Planet. It’s a step-up from what I currently give to environmental charities, but I think it is an important one.
Why am I telling you this? Two reasons:
You now know that should you decide to hire me, that a little bit of the fee will be going to help the planet.
I hope that mentioning it here might encourage others to make the same pledge.
In the interests of transparency, I should stress that I have joined 1% for the Planet as an individual member, not as a business. I decided to do this because I earn a living as a sole trader, not a limited company. There are a few differences in how the process is managed, but the end result is the same: For every £100 I earn, £1 will go to environmental causes.