Manchester has seen a new currency hit the high street just in time for the Christmas rush – and it is also set to support Foundation.

‘Green Pounds’ can be spent in a variety of different outlets that have adhered to a stringent ethical code formulated by academic partners at MMU, such as The Royal Exchange Theatre, The Fat Loaf restaurant, Isinglass English Restaurant and Manchester Climbing Centre, and 5% of the value of each voucher sold will be contributed to Foundation for investment in carbon reduction projects in the Manchester area.

Dan Clark, founder of the Green Pound said: "Although all members of the scheme are involved in reducing carbon emissions, we wanted to give our Green Pound voucher a Carbon Emission Reduction value. Foundation was the only programme guaranteeing to reduce carbon emissions for the local community with visible results. It was for this reason that we chose Foundation to receive 5% from every voucher sold."

Visit The Green Pound website www.greenpoundvoucher.com to discover all the places where vouchers can be bought and spent.