Climate action guidance for London’s Culture and Creative sectors

Whether you’re at the start of this journey or further down the road, we all know we need to head in the same direction to reduce our negative effects on the environment but it’s not always easy to know how and where to look to get going.

Below is a regularly updated list of guidance, advice, tools and networks to help you on your way.

Find out what and how you can change as well as great work being done across the sector that you can learn from.

Understand audience attitudes towards the role of cultural organisations in tackling the climate emergency.

A new and innovative guidebook, supported by Arts Council England and Greater London Authority in collaboration with global sustainability experts Buro Happold, dedicated to culture organisations across the country to help them take steps to be more sustainable.

ACE’s 2020-30 strategy, Let’s Create, embeds environmental responsibility as one of its four key investment principles. The Hub brings together all of the resources ACE has developed to help organisations embed the principles across their work.

In 2017, the British Fashion Council, Dame Vivienne Westwood (RIP) and the Mayor of London joined forces in a campaign to bring the fashion industry together to lead ambitious climate action, for a safer and greener future.

A brilliant resource of facts, news, advice, tools and podcasts based on the 17 sustainable development goals to transform our world.

Designed to inspire and support people working in the cultural sector to embed environmental themes in their creative work. Access a summary of the programme, recordings and resources on how to embed environmental practices in artistic programming.

A practical online tool that supports environmentally friendly filming in London. The platform enables productions to set their own environmental targets, and provides an action plan to help achieve their goals.

A manifesto outlining the museum’s platform for action and the steps it will take to mitigate against the climate and ecological emergency.

The vehicle of choice for mobilising the arts and culture organisations to take action on the climate and ecological crisis. Access the latest advice, news, webinars, events, tools for action and more.

The museum’s strategy sets out the part it will play in tackling the planetary emergency as a global, scientific and cultural institution.

National Museum Directors’ Council has produced a guide demonstrating the many different ways that museums are responding to the climate emergency. Their report presents case studies from museums across three themes: research, public engagement and greening estates and operations.

The first research report published by the World Cities Culture Forum, Julie’s Bicycle and C40, which chronicles 14 global case studies creative and cultural responses to climate change and environmental sustainability.

First steps and routes to action.

The Theatre Green Book creates a common sustainability standard for the UK theatre sector – many of the approaches outlined in the book may translate to other cultural institutions. Arts Council England is in the process of developing a similar resource specific to the museum sector.

Music Declares Emergency is a group of artists, music industry professionals and organisations who have produced a great info pack for how the music industry can become more sustainable, whether you’re a business, artist or fan. 

In the Arts Green Book you can this responds to information insert information from your organisation to produce a preliminary sustainability plan which can be used to identify specific and sometimes small, inexpensive changes that can be made to your premises.

Culture Declares are a growing movement of people in arts and culture declaring a climate and ecological emergency. Declare today and join over 1500 fellow organisations and individuals.  

London's home for green innovation and advice, the programme is driven by the Mayor of London and offers free expert advice that educates, inspires and provides the tools needed to prepare your business for the future.

The BCC is a programme which supports businesses to reduce their workplaces’ energy consumption, save on energy bills, and reduce carbon emissions. The programme offers free technical support to organisations, including those in the arts and culture sector, to operate their workplaces more efficiently.

A group for UK museums to exchange exhibition build items and other museum-specific materials for free in order to reduce the environmental footprint of the industry.