GREEN RESTART MANIFESTO

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We live in a time when it is no longer enough to think only about personal comfort or short-term success. Climate change, pollution, waste, loss of biodiversity, social isolation, inequality, disinformation, and crisis risks affect all of us. The future will be safer only if we build it together.

Green Restart is not only an environmental promise. It is a shared movement for a more sustainable, inclusive, responsible, and human future. It is a call to young people, volunteers, organisations, artists, educators, community leaders, and partners who want to create positive change through real action.

By joining the Green Restart Manifesto, we choose solidarity over indifference, responsibility over passivity, and long-term care over short-term convenience. We believe that every project, every event, every organisation, and every person can become part of this change.

We believe that a greener Europe must also be a fairer Europe. A sustainable future must be open to everyone, including young people with fewer opportunities, rural communities, people from different cultural and social backgrounds, and those whose voices are often not heard enough. We want change that is not only ecological, but also inclusive, beautiful, accessible, and meaningful.

In all our youth, volunteering, cultural, educational, and community projects, we commit ourselves to the following principles:

1. We act for climate responsibility.
   We accept the challenge of climate change and try to reduce the environmental footprint of our projects and daily work. When possible, we choose greener travel, lower-energy solutions, shared resources, and more responsible consumption. We support the clean transition and practical climate action.

2. We choose circular thinking instead of waste.
   We reduce unnecessary consumption. We reuse, repair, share, recycle, and rethink materials before buying new ones. We support a culture where resources stay in use longer and where sustainability is part of everyday project management.

3. We reduce pollution and harmful materials.
   We work to reduce plastic use, avoid disposable solutions when possible, and choose safer, more sustainable materials. We support cleaner spaces, cleaner events, and cleaner communities.

4. We protect nature and biodiversity.
   We understand that a green future is not only about carbon reduction. It is also about respect for land, water, trees, animals, and local ecosystems. We support actions that protect natural spaces and strengthen the connection between people and nature.

5. We use paper and physical resources more responsibly.
   We reduce unnecessary printing and overproduction. When paper or cardboard is needed, we prefer recycled or responsibly sourced materials. We support digital solutions when they are useful, accessible, and environmentally meaningful.

6. We connect sustainability with learning.
   We believe that young people should not only hear about environmental problems but also gain real competences to respond to them. Through non-formal education, volunteering, teamwork, and creative action, we help young people build green skills, critical thinking, initiative, and responsibility.

7. We support inclusion and equal participation.
   A green future must include everyone. We want our projects to be open, welcoming, and accessible. We actively work to involve young people with fewer opportunities and to create safe spaces where diversity is respected and valued.

8. We strengthen active citizenship and participation.
   We believe young people are not only participants. They are co-creators of the future. We support democratic participation, community engagement, volunteering, and youth-led action. We encourage young people to speak, decide, create, and lead.

9. We use digital tools responsibly.
   Digital tools can help us learn, connect, organise, and reach more people. At the same time, we use them with care, critical thinking, and responsibility. We support digital literacy, ethical communication, and smart use of technology for social and environmental good.

10. We build resilient and caring communities.
    Modern sustainability also means preparedness, resilience, and mutual support. We want communities that are able to respond to crises, support wellbeing, and act together in difficult times. We believe that solidarity is a practical force, not only a value.

11. We connect ecology with human wellbeing.
    Sustainability is not only about saving resources. It is also about protecting dignity, mental wellbeing, meaningful participation, and a sense of belonging. We want projects that help people feel useful, connected, respected, and hopeful.

12. We believe culture and creativity can inspire change.
    Art, festivals, youth work, volunteering, and community creativity can make sustainability visible, attractive, and emotionally real. We support a future that is not only green, but also beautiful, human, and full of meaning.

13. We start from ourselves, but we do not stop there.
    Every responsible choice matters. But real change becomes stronger when people join together. That is why Green Restart is a movement. We invite organisations, teams, volunteers, and individuals to turn values into action and become examples for others.

We know that the world will not change in one day. But we also know that every project can become greener, every community can become stronger, and every young person can become an agent of positive change.

This is our invitation.

Join Green Restart if you believe that sustainability must be active.
Join Green Restart if you believe that youth can lead change.
Join Green Restart if you believe that solidarity, inclusion, responsibility, and creativity belong together.
Join Green Restart if you want to help build a future that is greener, fairer, stronger, and more human.

Green Restart is not only a manifesto. It is a choice.
And this choice starts now.