Five years on from our original pledge – here are six things the Guardian is doing to confront the emergency facing our climate and the natural world

• Support urgent, independent climate journalism today
• What we’ve learned in the last five years

In late 2019, we took a stand. Of all the crises facing the world, the most alarming is climate breakdown. We asked ourselves: what can the Guardian do? The answer: to report relentlessly on this emergency each day – its causes, consequences and solutions. To keep pressure on governments, businesses and each other to act now, to make changes for the better, to make good on their promises. And to look at our own organisation to ensure we are practising what we preach.

Five years on from our initial environment pledge, we are updating our readers and supporters on the progress we have made on six vital promises.