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A surreal digital artwork depicting multiple stone or concrete hands reaching upward from the ground like trees, with the central hand holding a burning Earth. The Earth appears to be half engulfed in flames while white birds fly in a turquoise sky. Dark trees appear in the background. The image appears to be a commentary on climate change and environmental destruction.

Benchmark Report: Act Green 2024

A benchmark report by Indigo following their national sector survey, Act Green. This sector wide research took place throughout May 2024, with 112 organisations gathering 17,450 responses. Now in its third year, it explores an understanding of audience attitudes towards the role of cultural organisations in tackling the climate crisis. Sponsored by Supercool.


Published: 2024 | Resource type: Research

8 Eco Mindsets. Changemakers with illustration of a garden trowel with eyes and a smile. Conscientious Collaborators with three parts of a beehive with eyes. Justice Defenders with a megaphone. Nature Enthusiasts with a plant. Waste Watchers with a dustbin. Uncompromising Consumers with a shopping bag. Anxious Escapists with a star. Disinterested Disengagers with a silhouette of a bored looking face.

Segmentation: Eco Mindsets

A free segmentation framework to shape environmental sustainability plans and craft messaging that fits your brand and offer. A look at Eco Mindsets, audience insight specialist, MHM‘s targeting and profiling system that helps organisations drive positive behaviour change in support of the environment.


Published: 2024 | Resource type: Guide/tools

ETC European Theatre Convention Theatre Green Book

Sustainability: The ETC Theatre Green Book

A step-by-step, easy-to-use tool to guide European Theatres towards net zero emissions across their productions, buildings and operations. It is accompanied by a new self-certification label to help European Theatres measure – and communicate about – this transformation. The ETC Theatre Green Book is the result of a collaboration between ETC, Renew Culture and the ... Read more


Published: 2024 | Resource type: Guide/tools

A bronze-colored sculpture of a cartoonish cat-like figure standing by the water. The figure has a round nose and pointed ears, and it is holding up a large globe made of wire mesh filled with crushed plastic bottles. The background shows a body of water with a distant shoreline and a clear blue sky.

The AMA’s Green Guide to Working from Home

This comprehensive guide offers practical strategies for sustainable remote work.  From innovative waste management techniques to energy-efficient home office setups, the guide covers essential aspects of reducing your carbon footprint while working from home. It provides region-specific advice on recycling and energy schemes, along with creative ideas for repurposing materials. The guide also delves into ... Read more


Published: 2024 | Resource type: Guide/tools

Colourful graffiti on a brick wall. A woman's face wearing shades overset with a huge thermometer showing a temperature of 40 degrees.

Report and webinar: Act Green 2023

A report by Indigo following their national sector survey, Act Green. This sector wide research took place throughout July 2023, with 86 organisations gathering 17,500 responses. It explores the role of cultural organisations and their audiences in tackling the climate crisis. Sponsored by Supercool.


Published: 2023 | Resource type: Research

Walk the Plank Sustainability Impact Report Cover

Walk the Plank: Green Space Dark Skies Sustainability Impact Report

Green Space Dark Skies (GSDS) was Walk the Plank‘s ambitious cross-sector collaborative project commissioned by UNBOXED: Creativity in the UK in 2022. The project put environmental sustainability at its heart, achieving some major sustainability successes and impressive carbon savings. The Sustainability Impact Report report shares best practice with organisations delivering outdoor events. 


Published: 2023 | Resource type: Evaluation reports

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Compressing images for your website

The amount of energy used by data centres is growing unsustainably. Even if your servers are powered by 100% renewable energy, it’s still important (and cost effective) to compress images before uploading them to your site. Michael Smith, Founder Director at the digital design agency Cog Design guides us through why and how to do ... Read more


Published: 2022 | Resource type: Guide/tools

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Behind the Scenes: Ki Culture. Blog 3 – communicating climate culture

Freelance communications specialist and writer Darya Danesh describes her time as a volunteer at Ki Culture empowering cultural professionals to embed sustainability in their practice. The third of three blogs looking behind the scenes at Ki Culture, an international non-profit working to unite culture and sustainability.


Published: 2022 | Resource type: Article

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Act Green – key takeaways

Katy Raines drills down into Indigo’s Act Green research and identifies 5 key takeaways. Act Green is a national sector survey designed to find out more about how audiences feel about the climate emergency and what role they think cultural organisations should play in tackling it.


Published: 2022 | Resource type: Article

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Behind the Scenes: Ki Culture. Blog 2 – integrating sustainable thinking across Europe

Communications Specialist Darya Danesh talks to Heidi Wiley, Executive Director of the European Theatre Convention about shaping environmental thinking in the performing arts sector. The second of three blogs looking behind the scenes at Ki Culture, an international non-profit working to unite culture and sustainability.


Published: 2022 | Resource type: Article

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Video: Using ‘page weight’ to reduce your website’s carbon footprint

The amount and type of  content on your website directly impacts on your site’s carbon footprint. Kate Mroczkowski from digital agency and arts sector specialists, Supercool, explains how you can measure and reduce ‘page weight’ to keep your website leaner and greener.


Published: 2022 | Resource type: Webinars and films

Hand held high carrying a sign that says 'There is no Planet B'.

Taking action on climate change – on stage, off stage and online

Recorded live at the Arts Marketing Association Conference in October 2021 digital agency Supercool and Unicorn Theatre explain how they’re working to become more environmentally sustainable. They also share lots of practical tips.


Published: 2022 | Resource type: Webinars and films

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Audience travel and carbon offset

Caroline Aston, the Audience Insight Manager at Chichester Festival Theatre takes us through their work to reduce their carbon footprint and engage their audiences in the process.


Published: 2022 | Resource type: Case studies

Report and webinar: Act Green national sector survey

A report by Indigo following their national sector survey, Act Green. The survey was designed to find out more about how audiences feel about the climate emergency and what role they think cultural organisations should play in tackling it. Sponsored by Point One.


Published: 2022 | Resource type: Research

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Now, New and Next: Fundraising philanthropy and the environmental agenda

The Spring 2022 edition of Now, New and Next from Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy explores fundraising philanthropy and the environmental agenda. Trends, statistics and expertise for arts, heritage and cultural fundraisers.


Published: 2022 | Resource type: Article

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An SME’s guide to reducing your carbon footprint and environmental impact

This comprehensive guide by Retail Merchant Services takes you through the key steps you need to take to reduce both your carbon footprint and your impact on the environment.


Published: 2022 | Resource type: Guide/tools

Sketchnote by Mandy Johnson

Sketchnote: Culture, climate and carbon footprints

The AMA commissioned Mandy Johnson, Sketchnotes UK to create sketchnotes for some of the key sessions in its 2021 Conference, Change for Good. This beautifully illustrated sketchnote draws out the key points from the panel discussion on culture, climate and carbon footprints.


Published: 2021 | Resource type: Article

Planet Earth sinks into the water against a backdrop of a violent red sky

Sustainable web design: how to reduce your website’s carbon footprint

Creating, storing and consuming digital content is hugely resource intensive and consequently highly polluting. Caspian Turner, Head of Strategy, Substrakt talks us through how to reduce our website’s carbon footprint.


Published: 2021 | Resource type: Guide/tools

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HOME Manchester: Carbon Pioneers

HOME demonstrates environmental commitment and leadership from rooftop honeybee hives and sustainable procurement to carbon literacy training and creative programming. HOME not only shows what positive environmental change looks like, they share and inspire others too – their peers, their neighbours, their communities – locally, nationally and beyond.


Published: 2021 | Resource type: Case studies

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Guide to Green Champions: building competency and capacity

With the climate crisis of growing prominence among audiences, artists, funders and wider society, the role of a Green Champion is more crucial than ever. Creative Carbon Scotland‘s Guide to Green Champions provides ideas and advice for new and experienced Green Champions working within the culture sector.


Published: 2021 | Resource type: Guide/tools