Making an impact
The Arts Impact Fund offers loans based on artistic as well as social impacts. Seva Phillips explains the aims and benefits of its…
The Arts Impact Fund offers loans based on artistic as well as social impacts. Seva Phillips explains the aims and benefits of its…
A haunting concert recently combined music and birdsong to highlight the plight of endangered birds. Artist Lucy Stevens shares he…
In despair at the lack of an adequate plan for tackling climate change, Peter Gingold urges the arts sector to ask the difficult q…
A year before Tate is due to renew its sponsorship with BP, Platform London is curating a free, completely unauthorised festival i…
Low-cost attempts to reduce environmental impact have paid dividends for arts organisations, although investment will be needed to…
The Sustainability in Production Alliance has outlined ten social, environmental and economic sustainability goals for the UK&rsqu…
A new guide by Julie’s Bicycle provides advice on integrating environmental sustainability into capital project funding bids…
David Carrington explains what arts organisations seeking commercial support can learn from the recent Tate/BP sponsorship freedom…
Anna B. Sexton reads Mel Evans’ Artwash: Big Oil and the Arts, and says it’s time to change the way we think.
WMC’s sustainable business model has prompted the award, which goes only to organisations recognised as having achieved the…
ACE-funded organisations saved £1.25m in energy costs last year and the number of organisations engaged with environmental s…
Julie’s Bicycle and BOP Consulting have conducted a survey on leadership and environmental sustainability. Alison Tickell su…
As the first arts venue to be awarded a 3* Industry Green rating, the Lyric Hammersmith is a model of best practice. Kim M Grant d…
Laura Coleman explains why she went ahead and set up an arts organisation to explore environmental art, despite the advice of many…
New reporting on environmental impact has generated baseline figures, but progress is being hindered by lack of data.
Leah Black explains how Spring Fling, originally a visual arts and craft event, has attracted new visitors by embracing nature and…
Gus Christie tells the story of Glyndebourne's wind turbine, the first to be commissioned by an arts organisation.
Ben Challis shares some tips on how festivals can reduce their environmental impact.
The British Arts Festivals Association’s Capacity to Endure conference last year focussed on how festivals should be va…
The Lyric Hammersmith has become the first venue to be awarded Industry Green’s three star status. The award scheme was set…
Forty-two arts venues in Wales are set to become ‘greener and leaner’ thanks to a new initiative to help them reduce t…
Bridget McKenzie makes the case for a more eco-conscious arts sector, working to help restore the biosphere and generate capital f…
Tony Butler describes a project which is encouraging cultural institutions to respond to the challenge of nurturing community well…
A new set of environmental performance benchmarks for performing arts venues and major festivals have been published by environmen…