Resources: Guides

Thinking about environmental sustainability

These blogs look at a range of topics relevant to environmental sustainability: mitigation and pathways to net zero, climate change …

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Guide to measuring your travel

This guide will provide some advice on getting started with measuring your travel and tools to help you understand your …

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Guide to preventing, reducing and recycling waste

The guide contains:  The policy background for waste reduction. An introduction to the waste hierarchy.  Preventing and reducing waste. How to re-use …

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Guide to energy use

Energy is one of the most important but challenging areas for the arts and culture sector and beyond to tackle …

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Guide to water use

Often, the environmental sustainability considerations afforded to energy and travel issues are omitted when it comes to considering water, partly …

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Guide to writing a sustainable travel policy

We’ve put together this guide to provide some advice, tips and examples for the successful creation and implementation of your …

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Guide to climate justice for artists and collaborators

If you are interested in how cultural organisations and practitioners can consider climate justice in their operations, you may be …

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Guide to climate policy

Understanding international and national policies can help strengthen and inform your climate action. There are also lots of technical terms …

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Guide to your digital carbon footprint

While the term ‘digital footprint’ is generally defined as the traces of data left behind from an individual’s or an …

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Guide to making plans for COP26

Each COP involves a closed ‘blue zone’ where negotiations take place and country ‘pavilions’ are situated as well as a …

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We believe cultural and creative organisations have a significant influencing power to help shape a sustainable Scotland for the 21st century.

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