Environment
Digital sustainability: Beyond website calculators
The journey towards more sustainable digital futures is complex. Every thoughtful choice helps, but it’s important to retain a holistic view, writes Substrakt’s Zosia Poulter.
Museums must be free to decide their own partnerships
The Museums Association has recently proposed changes to its Code of Ethics. Former Culture Secretary, now Lord Ed Vaizey, thinks the proposals are misguided and ill-informed.
Conversations on creative climate leadership
At the invitation of Julie’s Bicycle, artist, zoologist and presenter Louis VI has been co-hosting a podcast to explore what climate leadership looks like, with some striking res…
Addressing climate anxiety in young people
An award-winning theatre company, Highly Sprung uses spectacle and movement to raise awareness of complex issues in accessible, thought-provoking ways, as artistic director Mark Wo…
Lighting the way to a sustainable future
Light Up The North is a network of 15 light festivals* across Northern England, which showcases how innovation and creativity in light art can drive positive environmental change,…
Can you do digital sustainably?
Technology has always been bad for the environment. Ever since we discovered fire and could start burning parts of the planet, our advancements have pretty much always come at the…
Cool off in culture
Over two thirds of arts and culture venues in London are at higher-than-average climate risk, according to new mapping. Keir Oldfield-Lewis, BFI’s head of environmental sustainab…
Is antipathy to fossil fuels simply virtue signalling?
Many people in the arts are fiercely antipathetic to fossil fuels. Andrew Montford, director of Net Zero Watch thinks they are both ill-informed and short-sighted.
Benchmarking your website’s environmental sustainability
While carbon calculator tools compare the impact of individual web pages, they don’t provide information on overall carbon footprint or how to reduce it. A new benchmarking study f…
Environmental values: A paradigm for decision making
Like many organisations, the Royal Shakespeare Company marks Great Big Green Week, an annual nationwide celebration of sustainable activities. Here associate director Elizabeth Fre…
Theatre 2050: A call to reimagine, not repair
Reflecting on a recent panel discussion, David Reece of Baker Richards explores the future of theatre and its role in a rapidly changing world. Bringing together the insights of th…
A chance to end fossil fuel sponsorship for good?
Next week (7 July), MPs will have the opportunity to debate a ban on fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship and to address its impact on climate change. Chris Garrard of Culture U…
Art is what will save us
The terrifying acceleration with which our species is modifying the planet requires an equally urgent response to prevent self-destruction, writes Jago Cooper of the Sainsbury Cent…
Arts and research: Shaping climate action
How are universities and the arts working together on challenging environmental issues connected with climate change? And what initiatives are emerging as a result? NCACE’s Evely…
Reducing the carbon footprint of your digital activity
It’s tempting to dismiss digital sustainability as too big of a challenge to tackle, writes Substrakt’s Zosia Poulter. But there are some straightforward tactics you can use to…
Championing sustainability in the museum sector
How can museums and galleries become more sustainable? Robert Dingle of Art Fund shares some resources and initiatives in support of the sector.
Building green momentum
Earlier this year, the second edition of the Theatre Green Book was launched. Newly-appointed director Lilli Geissendorfer sets out her stall exploring opportunities to make the gr…
Culture and the arts: The missing element of climate action
With all the coverage of last week’s COP29 in Azerbaijan, it might feel like there’s nothing new to be said. But Caroline Lucas, former leader of the Green Party, thinks it’s…
Can creative practice catalyse policy change?
UP Projects aims to combine artistic excellence with social value. But, asks Emma Underhill, can it also influence policy on the important issues of the day?
How to produce sustainable arts projects
With her experience of working across multiple projects, Sarah Fortescue explores how the sector can deliver what they do best, in the best way possible?
