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Our commitment to sustainability

Just as we have a responsibility to speak up for future generations, we must also take a stand to represent companion animals. Animals will suffer from the climate crisis as much as humans, with effects such as heatwaves, flooding and water scarcity making an equal impact on them as it will on us.

The climate crisis cannot be solved by governments and non-profits alone. It’s why we’ve become a Certified B Corp, joined Business Declares, and support the Better Business Act.

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PACT are (possibly) the worlds most sustainable business in the sector

In April 2023 PACT was certified as a B Corp with the highest impact score for any business in the sector. As far as we are aware this has yet to be surpassed. This was a reflection on our broad approach to sustainability, from selecting venues, teaching sustainable dog training, promoting diversity, and selecting partners and suppliers we’d align with.

Find out more about what our BCorp status means and read our impact reports.

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Practical training at (possibly) the worlds most sustainable dog training venue.

Our main practical venue in Hampshire used to be an ecological poor horse paddock, years of love have created a venue flourishing with nature and environmental best practice.

  • Wildflower meadow with training spaces

  • Composing toilets for humans

  • Compost bin for dog poo

  • Over 1,300 native trees and hedges planted

  • Wildlife pond and trees

  • Bus stop outside and close train links

  • Repurposed welfare cabin for refreshments

  • Solar and Wind powered Tea and Coffee!!!

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Dogx is (possibly) the worlds most sustainable dog conference.

Hosted at the highly sustainable BREEAM Excellent and WELL certified University of Winchester West Downs Campus. Winchester is on the main London we promote public transport to attendees and put on an electric vehicle Park and Ride. During the event we avoid waste, providing bamboo lanyards with name tags contain wildflower seeds for people to plant at home. The event is low carbon and welfare friendly throughout, with 100% plant based refreshments and wellbeing quiet spaces for attendees.

We even estimate and offset the carbon of this event and all of the attendee/speaker travel by making a donation to the Woodland Trust Carbon Fund.

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Teaching dog trainers about sustainable business.

What does the word sustainability mean to you?

  • able to continue over a period of time

  • causing, or made in a way that causes, little or no damage to the environment and society and therefore able to continue for a long time

Every dog trainer is unique and special, we know that that the most successful business is a sustainable one.

As part of our Canine Training Instructor Course we focus on all aspects of sustainability with Chartered Environmentalist leading a Three part sustainable business series.