2011 – Senior Global Action Award

Per GSUSA’s 2025 Award Log: “These awards are retiring on 10/1/26”, A new Global Action Award Pin appears to replace them.

Yes – 2011 Is the current GSUSA badge

Yearly themed Global Action Award badges were released annually until 2021 when a standard Year 1 and Year 2 badge was released for all levels. All are considered part of the 2011 Girl’s Guide. The Senior page has information on when all badges were released.

Choose your own activities!

Only the Free PDF Guide is available

No Scout’s Honor Wiki Available

Our Summary* of requirements:

Find out what the 17 Global Goals are (research each goal, track the progress for each goal) OR focus on goal 12 AND make a plan to implement a personal goal to help goal 12.
Explore consumption (conduct a waste audit, research ocean waste, or learn about Earth Overshoot Day).
Practice responsible consumption (challenge yourself, challenge as a group, OR educate others).
Research one responsible production topic (Palm Oil, Right to Repair Act, OR Slow Fashion).
Make a community responsible production challenge and spread awareness (poster/flyer, talk to others, OR responsible use of social media).

_{^{– This summary is based off the 2025 GSUSA PDF activity choices.}}

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What is a good Troop Meeting Plan besides the VTK?

Only the Free PDF Guide is available

Click to Expand → All Known Meeting Plans and Resource Links

Meeting Plans

Only the Free PDF Guide is available

What is a good way to earn the badge at home?

Only the Free PDF Guide is available

Click to Expand → All Known At Home Plans

At Home Plans

Only the Free PDF Guide is available

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GSUSA Information and Details

4-5 steps are needed to complete this badge:

These steps change each year depending on the yearly theme.
Please see the Free PDF Guide available in GSUSA.com

2024-2025 Requirements:

Explore the Global Goals and Global Action Award.
Explore what responsible consumption means.
Create a responsible consumption challenge.
Find out what responsible production means.
Create a responsible production challenge.

Click to Expand → GSUSA Official Resources

Free PDF Guide available in GSUSA.com

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GSUSA Volunteer Toolkit (VTK) free plan for 2 Meetings – No links available. This is only accessible through MyGS log-in on Council’s website for troop leaders
VTK The World We Want from GSUSA
VTK 17 Goals from GSUSA
VTK The Planet Comic from GSUSA
VTK Paper Chains from GSUSA
VTK Waste-Free Lunch from GSUSA
VTK Food Waste from GSUSA
VTK Life of a Soccer Ball from GSUSA

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Is there a matching badge for Multi-Level Troops?

Learn about the Multi-level GSUSA 2011 Award badges.

Where does this go on the Uniform?

This is an Award Badge – Click Here to see diagrams and details on where to place it.

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Tia Kennard