ACE Environmental Reporting for NPOs and IPSOs
Environmental reporting is vital – it makes us accountable to ourselves, to one another, and the creativity we serve because we believe that art matters.
Arts Council England NPOs / IPSOs can report their environmental information using our Creative Climate Tools (CC Tools), a free carbon calculator designed specifically for the cultural sector. You can use it at any time, but the designated window for reporting is between Thursday 1 May – Monday 30 June 2025. For any additional queries relating to annual reporting beyond the below guidance, please contact our team.
By reporting in this time period, the information you provide will be collated, analysed and published in our Environmental Programme Annual Report, alongside inspiring stories of productions, community events and environmental initiatives from across the ACE portfolio.
Reporting also helps to fulfil Arts Council England’s environmental responsibility investment principle. It is a critical step in tracking your material impact on climate and nature, making informed decisions to reach your environmental goals, strengthening your commitment, and giving back to ourselves and to the creative community.
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We have also launched a Creative Climate Tools badge to celebrate organisations taking environmental action and encourage you to use it when you share your environmental commitments on your website, social media and email signatures. Badges are automatically provided once your carbon footprint and Beyond Carbon information has been submitted and are dated for the current financial year. We do not verify data provided via these voluntary submissions but acknowledge your dedication and progress.
Inspiring stories of change
For inspiration from other NPOs sharing their experiences of how data can feed directly into your long term sustainability plans, read some of our recent case studies.
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We are here to help, so if you have questions or need additional support linked to reporting please contact the support team.
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