About Us

The Environment Centre is here to help environmental groups in the S. Wales area and to provide information regarding sustainability issues. We have a small green shop, fair trade coffee bar, meeting and exhibition spaces, information, office facilities, photocopying/laminating, internet access, demonstrations of renewable technologies and more.
We are an independent registered charity and Company Limited by Guarantee: Charity no. 1039378.

 

History

The Environment Centre was set up by the Swansea Environmental Forum: an association of statutory and voluntary organisations active in environmental work in South West Wales. Through the set up of an environment centre, they sought to establish a base and focus for environmental information, education and activity in the area. In 1989, Swansea City Council offered the Old Telephone Exchange in Pier Street for conversion into an environment centre, if the Forum was able to attract the necessary support and funding. Support was offered by dozens of organisations from the voluntary, statutory and business sectors.

In February 1994, the project was adopted to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Investiture of the Prince of Wales. HRH visited the site in May 1994 and a number of national companies and charitable trusts contributed substantial sums towards the renovation costs. The Centre was officially opened in April 1995 by the Prince of Wales on a return visit to the project.In 1999 an Eco-Annexe was built to house the visitor centre.

 

Since then the Environment Centre has grown and evolved to become a focus for education and activity in South West Wales.

 

 

Social Accounts

The Environment Centre was one of the first organisations in Wales to undertake a "Social Audit". The Environment Centre has now produced two sets of Social Accounts (which measures our social, environmental and economic impact). The accounts (for the year 1st April 2007 to 31st March 2008) were independently audited in September 2008 and approved in January 2009.

 

The full 2007-2008 Social Accounts can be veiwed HERE There is also a shorter summary HERE.

 

and the 2005-2006 Social Accounts can be viewed HERE

 

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