With a poll showing that only one in five Londoners claim to be doing anything to tackle climate change, 'The Environment Agency' will join this Saturday's Pride events to encourage the LGBT community to help save the environment. Led by Lisa Pinney, head of the Environment Agency LGBT network, more than twenty members and friends are taking part, celebrating the agency's diversity and helping promote their work. London is gearing up for Saturday's Pride celebrations, which will see lesbians and gay men in their thousands take part in the parade through central London and the free festival in Soho Square, Leicester Square and Trafalgar Square. Marching under the banner, 'Proud to be at Pride,' a stall in Soho will allow people to take part in the world's largest survey on climate change. The survey, which was launched on 5th June, World Environment Day, has been designed to encourage people to reflect on what they are already doing, and how they can do more. "We know that to truly make a difference to people's working lives we need to be as diverse as the habitats that we protect," says Lisa. "We are committed to valuing all our staff and increasing recognition and inclusion of all forms of difference in our workforce. "In turn, we are asking people from diverse communities to turn the spotlight on themselves and answer three simple questions about their own environmental habits." The Climate Change survey can be completed via the ‘Mend of the World' website on the top link below. Further information about London Pride is available on the bottom link. Ref: Pinknews.co.uk (m)
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First published: Wednesday, 27th June 2007 - 10:40am