Get involved

Joining as a member of Action Speaks allows you to submit an initiative to our library of Good Examples. You will become part of our climate action community, invited to our events and explore collaborations opportunities.

"Collaborative communities and platforms like Action Speak are key to maximizing positive impact. We are thrilled to join Action Speaks' community and share our learnings from our near decade of carbon reduction work."

Aileen Lerch

Director of Sustainability at Allbirds

We want to accelerate Climate Action


We believe that through radical collaboration we can play a role in driving action across the private, public, & NGO sector, in addition to individuals.  

Through the Action Speaks platform on WEF Forum Spaces we are uniting different stakeholders around climate solutions and actions taken today. We are creating a community of hope to drive climate action with speed and real impact, all to support the transition to net-zero by 2050.  

Becoming a member


To share Good Examples, you must first become a member of the Action Speaks Community.

Joining as a member of Action Speaks allows you to submit an initiative to our library of Good Examples. You will become part of our climate action community, invited to our events and collaborations opportunities. Good examples will be showcased on www.actionspeaks.com and selected for our events.

Membership is free. To become a member, we ask you to complete a short questionnaire on behalf of your organisation. Your answers will help us assess whether your organisation is a good fit for the Action Speaks Community. You can read more about our criteria for membership below.


Criteria to become a member

Organisations from anywhere in the world can apply to become members, provided that they complete the short questionnaire, and they agree to Action Speak’s terms of use.The questionnaire aims to confirm that the organisation is:


Criteria #1

Not involved in any activities that may pose any risk(s) to the broader community. For this reason, the questionnaire will ask the organisation to confirm they are not involved directly or indirectly in a list of activities. 


Criteria #2

Transparent about any existing and/or historical legal proceedings related to the greenwashing and/or the environment. Your answer does not disqualify you from becoming a member, we will reach out separately to discuss.  


Criteria #3

Working on their sustainability journey, by sharing information on their sustainability actions and commitments. 


Submitting a Good Example


As a member, you can submit an initiative which, once validated, will be labeled as a Good Example. 


Each submission for a Good Example is vetted against Action Speaks criteria by a  committee comprised of scientific, non-profit and corporate backgrounds. Validated Good Examples will be showcased on www.actionspeaks.com and will have opportunities to be featured at events throughout the year.


Good Examples aim to motivate others to take Action – so it’s important that they match the Action Speaks criteria principles on existence, scalability, viability, impact, scientific-contributions to a net-zero world, and optimism. Together we can assemble a better future by establishing Good Example sharing across sectors and inspire industry peers and value chain leaders to take action from learning, copying, adapting and scaling.

Criteria for Good Examples 

Action Speaks is looking for Good Examples of climate action, implemented anywhere in the world. Throughout the screening process, we prioritise Good Examples that align closely with the 6 solution topic areas and the following criteria:

  1. Existing
    Good Examples are available and implemented. 

  2. Scalable
    Good Examples are easy to develop and can grow to serve a larger set of customers/users. 

  3. Viable
    Good Examples are useful with reasonable economic means.   

  4. Impact
    Good Examples have proven positive benefit(s) to people and the planet. 

  5. Scientific contribution
    Good Examples demonstrate its scientific-contribution to a Net-zero world. 

  6. Optimism
    Good Examples contribute to the positive narrative, ambition of Action Speaks. 


Good Examples

Action Speaks is looking for Good Examples that fit well within at least one of the 6 topic areas: How we eat, -move, -power, -make, -finance and -grow, all based on Project Drawdown's leading database for climate solutions.  

Together we can assemble a better future

Action Speaks was founded by Ingka Group I IKEA and is curated in collaboration with partners.