Culture, Climate and Environmental Responsibility: Environmental Report 2024 - 25

Culture, Climate and Environmental Responsibility: Environmental Report 2024 – 25

By Arts Council England
Julie’s Bicycle

SUMMARY

For every year that climate change accelerates, the creative and cultural sector continues to rise to the challenge. Leading with imagination and purpose, a groundswell of hundreds of organisations of all sizes, types, and artforms, are finding innovative ways to show up, contribute, and connect us with nature – improving our health and wellbeing and bringing joy and creativity to our communities. An Arts Council England and Julie's Bicycle report.

This report offers the chance to dive into inspiring real-world examples of bold, uplifting, and transformative action taken by organisations in the
second year of Arts Council England’s 2023-26 Environmental Programme – rooted in community and collaboration, and with a shared commitment to
environmental responsibility.

This year, 558 organisations shared their carbon emissions data. Collective reporting provides a comprehensive overview of both progress and challenges the sector faces, enabling knowledge sharing, increasing accountability, and building a compelling case for the role that culture can play in addressing the interconnected climate, nature and justice crises. It demonstrates the real scale of the action being taken – the commitment, creativity, and a sector seizing the opportunities of a just transition to power a culture shift for the future we all need.