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A New Sustainable Materials and Waste Management Toolkit for Festivals

Vision: 2025 and Julie’s Bicycle have launched a free to access Sustainable Materials and Waste Management Toolkit for Festivals.

Cultura Circular: How the Caribbean and Latin America’s Festivals are Becoming More Sustainable

JB's Graciela Melitsko Thornton gives insights into this knowledge exchange and training programme for thirty six Caribbean and Latin American festivals

Green Events Code of Practice Pilot Launched

A new pilot project to test out this free resource that aims to upskill event organisers and local authority teams, enabling them to measure and achieve their environmental targets.

A Historic Moment for Culture and Climate Policy

More than 30 governments as well as key intergovernmental organisations attend the launch of the Group of Friends of Culture-Based Climate Action at COP28

Group of Friends of Culture-Based Climate Action to launch at COP28

An exciting update to the Global Call to Action campaign! A new coalition of UN member states forms to advocate for culture-based climate action

Julie’s Bicycle at COP 28

This year we are proud to be co-curating the Resilience Hub’s Arts, Culture, Antiquities and Heritage events at COP 28.

Culture at the Heart of Climate Action

Join a global call to the UNFCCC to include cultural heritage, the arts and creative sectors in climate policy at COP

Reflections – How Can Cultural Organisations Adapt to Climate Change?

In this blog, Arts Council England Environmental Programme team members, Hannah Graham, Becky Hazlewood and Vicky Sword-Daniels explain ‘Adaptation’ for those less familiar with the term, and share some insights from the cultural organisations and participants that joined the session.

Taking Stock: The Music Sector and the Climate, Nature, Justice Crisis

Reflecting on a busy week for the music programme, our Climate Change Specialist for Music, Richard Phillips, provides his take on where the sector currently stands on its efforts to tackle the climate, nature and justice crisis.

ADE Green: Reflections on the Carbon Offsetting Panel

Our Climate Change Specialist, Richard Phillips, summarises the key learnings from his panel on the alternatives to carbon offsetting at ADE (Amsterdam Dance Event) Green.

International Touring and Environmental Responsibility

Supporting artists and cultural organisations from England, Denmark and Norway with sustainable touring - applications open!

Art Charter For Climate Action

A charter that aligns the global art sector with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the goals of the United Nations Paris Agreement.