Consumers for Clean Air: Mobilising Action for Healthy and Safe Environments
Air pollution affects almost every aspect of our daily lives, from the air we breathe and the transport we use, to the products we buy and the environments where we live and work. Every day, consumers make choices that are shaped by the quality of the air around them - yet too often they lack the information, influence and support needed to drive change.
Despite growing recognition of its health and environmental impacts, the role of consumer organisations in driving cleaner markets and encouraging business action has remained largely untapped.
To address this, nine of our Members have been selected to receive funding through the Consumers for Clean Air Fund, a new grant launched in partnership with Clean Air Fund.
Through this initiative, consumer organisations from across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Pacific will deliver locally led campaigns that empower consumers, engage businesses and policymakers, and promote practical solutions for cleaner air.
About the Consumers for Clean Air Fund
By working with businesses, policymakers and communities our Members will raise awareness, generate evidence and encourage practical action to improve air quality and address the issue form both a consumer rights and public health perspective.
The initiative will build new evidence on how consumer advocacy can encourage greater transparency, strengthen corporate commitments and accelerate progress towards healthier environments.
Meet the Grant Winners
Consumer Advocacy & Empowerment Foundation (CADEF, Nigeria) will work with energy companies, hotels and cold-chain operators to encourage greater transparency around diesel generator use and commitments towards cleaner energy. By shining a light on pollution from generators in busy commercial areas, the project aims to help communities better understand the air they breathe and encourage cleaner alternatives.
Tanzania Consumer Advocacy and Research aims to help people understand the quality of the air in their communities through citizen-led monitoring, while bringing together transport operators, manufacturers, and policymakers to promote cleaner transport and lower emissions.
Fijian Competition & Consumer Commission will support cleaner journeys for people using public transport by raising awareness of vehicle emissions and advocating for stronger compliance with emissions standards across Fiji's public service vehicle sector.
Consumers Association of Bangladesh aims to help people in Dhaka better understand the impacts of air pollution on their health while encouraging businesses and decision-makers to take practical action to improve urban air quality.
Bulgarian National Consumer Association’s campaign will help consumers make more informed choices about delivery services by encouraging companies to be more transparent about their environmental impact and adopt cleaner delivery services.
Lembaga Konsumen Yogyakarta (Indonesia) will promote clean air as a consumer right by improving information for consumers on environmentally friendly public transport and encouraging greater use of cleaner transport options across Yogyakarta.
Asociación Peruana de Consumidores y Usuarios (ASPEC) will work with businesses and local communities in Peru to raise awareness of air pollution and identify practical solutions that can make neighbourhoods healthier places to live.
TheNetwork for Consumer Protection (Pakistan) will raise awareness of the health risks posed by harmful air pollutants while working with businesses to reduce consumer exposure and encourage cleaner practices.
Consumer Education Trust (CONSENT, Uganda) will help people understand their right to clean air through public education and community dialogue, bringing together consumers and key stakeholders to encourage collective action for healthier communities.
Together, these projects will demonstrate how consumer organisations can turn local knowledge into practical action - helping people make informed choices, encouraging businesses to do better, and generating evidence that supports cleaner air policies.
Over the coming months, their work will strengthen consumer voices, build business accountability and contribute to healthier communities around the world.
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