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Find out about the latest on news, projects and activities connecting the arts and environmental sustainability.

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Green Arts Initiative

The Green Arts Community is a networked community of cultural organisations in Scotland committed to reducing their environmental impact and contribute to a more sustainable Scotland

• About the Green Arts Initiative
• Green Arts Initiative Steering Group
• Green Arts & Good Energy

• Green Arts Conference
• #GreenArts Day

• Green Arts members area
• Green Arts in Ireland
• Green Arts portal

Carbon management

We provide a range of training and support opportunities to help arts organisations measure, report and reduce their carbon emissions

• The story so far
• Understanding your carbon emissions

• Carbon management planning
• Carbon management tools & resources

• Guidance for carbon emissions reporting and carbon management planning 2020

Resources

We have lots of resources and practical tools available to help you embed environmental sustainability into your working practices and learn from the work of others.

• Library of Creative Sustainability
• Green Tease members database
• Past newsletters

Case studies

• Advocacy
• Artistic
• Engagement
• Practical

• Guidance and Advice
• Tenant Energy Toolbox
• Green Arts Portal
• ClaimExpenses.com Travel Tool

• Creative Energy Project
• Sustainable suppliers

About

We believe the arts and culture have an essential role to play in achieving the transformational change to a sustainable future. Find out more about what we do and who we are.

• About us
• What we do
• Team
• Site map

• Board
• Partners
• Sector support

• Policies & reports
• Employment opportunities

Projects

We are always looking to find and support new points of connection between the arts and sustainability sectors. Find out about our current and past projects.

• Artists Projects

• Projects for Organisations

• Strategy Projects

Artists

We work with artists from a range of disciplines to explore how their practices could respond to questions of sustainability and climate change through residencies, events and commissions.

What's on

• The Green Arts Conference
• Events
• Opportunities
• News
• Blogs

Resources

• Case studies
• Downloads
• Green Tease members database

Projects

• culture/SHIFT
• Green Tease
• Cultural Adaptations
• Culture for Climate Scotland

Organisations

We support cultural organisations to consider their roles in the transition to a more sustainable society through practical environmental reporting, carbon reduction and communicating with audiences.

What's on

• Events
• Opportunities
• News
• Blogs

Resources

• Green Arts Portal
• Case Studies
• Supplier Database
• Downloads

Projects

• The Green Arts Initiative
• The Green Crafts Initiative
• Culture for Climate Scotland

• Climate Beacons for COP26
• Cultural Adaptations
• Visual Arts and Adaptation Research

Strategy

We work with funders and policy makers to advocate for the role of the arts and culture in the transition to a more environmentally sustainable society and embed sustainable practices at a strategic level.

What's on

• The Green Arts Conference
• Events
• Opportunities
• News
• Blogs

Resources

• Case Studies
• Downloads

Projects

• Developing a sustainability framework for the cultural sector
• Embedded Artist Project
• ISO2012-1: the Sustainable Event Management Standard

• culture/SHIFT
• Cultural Adaptations
• Adaptation and the Cultural Sector
• Sustainable Visual Arts