Creative Carbon Scotland

For Scotland's Climate Week this week (23-27 September) we have been sharing inspiring Stories for Change every day. Visit our website to read posts about embedded artists, creative collaboration, imagining climate-ready futures, greening culture and more. Our final instalment of the week is 'The story of using influence as a funder', a Q&A with Nick Addington from William Grant Foundation and Ben Twist, Director of Creative Carbon Scotland. They discuss how to apply a ‘climate lens’ to funding, challenges for funders to overcome and future steps and sustainability commitments. https://lnkd.in/eAB68VYU NPC (New Philanthropy Capital) Association of Charitable Foundations The Robertson Trust Environmental Funders Network Creative Scotland Net Zero Scotland Scottish Contemporary Art Network Scottish Communities Climate Action Network (SCCAN)

🌍 ECHO's Journey Towards a Greener Future ECHO is advancing its commitment to sustainability with the SHIFT Culture eco-certification for cultural networks. Recently, our team joined an insightful online workshop led by Creative Carbon Scotland, connecting with fellow networks working toward eco-certification. The workshop provided valuable tools, inspiration, and actionable ideas to support our green initiatives. Engaging with like-minded networks reinforces our dedication to sustainable practices across the cultural sector, and we’re excited to apply these insights as we prepare for the upcoming certification audit. Federico Rinaldi, network manager, underlines that "the exchange of best practices is invaluable, inspiring creative approaches to the challenges we face. It’s also incredibly rewarding to share this journey with colleagues from other networks, as we're all working towards the same goals". Jacqueline Amoranto, green-team intern at ECHO and ELIA, shared her impressions and main learnings in an article:

This morning we were delighted to welcome Dr Alasdair Allan MSP, Acting Minister for Climate Action, at the Creative Carbon Scotland office for a #LivingWageWeek visit. We discussed the ways we ensure fair work and living wage practices are observed in our work, both internally and in our external relationships, including working with artists and freelancers. We see the need to address climate change as an opportunity to build a better Scotland, and the living wage is part of this wider movement to make the whole world a better place. We also discussed our work of encouraging and equipping individuals, organisations and strategic bodies to harness the role of culture in achieving transformational change to an environmentally sustainable Scotland. Our work and our success is all down to relationships with the cultural sector and climate change field. We spoke about the support we offer sustainability specialists to embed creative practices into their work; and the ways in which we help the cultural sector address its environmental impact and use their influence. Our collaborative approach and utilising creative practices allows us to find different ways of approaching climate change projects, and we strive to embed climate justice principles in everything we do. Living Wage Scotland Net Zero Scotland The Scottish Government Creative Scotland The City of Edinburgh Council

Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for a SPRINGBOARD local assembly at the Barn (Woodend Arts Limited) with Aberdeen Performing Arts, NESCAN Hub and Climate Ready Aberdeenshire! We hope the discussions inspire exciting future culture-climate collaborations.

Join us on Friday at a SPRINGBOARD local assembly in Argyll and Bute with Cove Park and Argyll and Bute Climate Action Network to explore and discuss invasive species across the Helensburgh and Lomond areas, the work being done to act on them, and how culture and creativity can support this.

Join us next week at a SPRINGBOARD local assembly in Aberdeenshire with the Barn (Woodend Arts Limited), Aberdeen Performing Arts, NESCAN Hub and Climate Ready Aberdeenshire to explore how artists, cultural, community and climate organisations can collaborate to enable climate action.

"Organisers of more than 40 art fairs, including Art Basel, Frieze and Tefaf, have pledged to halve their greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 in a new alliance formed by Gallery Climate Coalition (GCC)." - Melanie Gerlis, FT   Today we are thrilled to announce the launch of a groundbreaking initiative: GCC has convened an alliance of leading art fairs to address their environmental impacts collectively: Feria ARCO, Art Basel , CHART, Easyfairs, ESTE ARTE, Frieze, Liste Art Fair Basel, Market Art Fair, Ramsay Fairs, STAGE Bregenz, TEFAF , The Art Show, and Untitled Art. This project, over a year in development, sets an important precedent for collaborative climate action within the art world. We hope this will mark a pivotal moment for environmental responsibility in the industry. Central to this initiative is the Art Fair Toolkit for Environmental Responsibility, developed in partnership with environmental experts and the alliance of art fairs. The toolkit provides a clear, actionable roadmap to help art fairs significantly reduce their environmental footprint by the end of this decade. To reinforce their commitment, all participating fairs have co-signed a statement pledging to implement the toolkit's strategies and collaborate in meeting ambitious sustainability targets. https://lnkd.in/eREeC6aa

Did you miss our 'Climate justice and aviation' online session? The recording of the workshop for cultural organisations is now available to catch up on our Vimeo channel. Learn about the intersection of sustainable travel and environmental justice with our guest speakers from Imaginate and Stay Grounded: https://lnkd.in/e95rev7f Julie's Bicycle Gallery Climate Coalition (GCC) Flight Free UK Sustrans Transport Scotland Creative Scotland Scottish Communities Climate Action Network (SCCAN) Festivals Edinburgh Scottish Contemporary Art Network Craft Scotland Federation of Scottish Theatre The Touring Network (Highlands & Islands)

Local assembly event for creative climate action - 'where networks collide'   When: Monday, October 28th, 10.00 - 12.30 Where: The Barn, Burn O'Bennie Road, Banchory, AB31 5QA Creative Carbon Scotland is working with us and Aberdeen Performing Arts and many organisations across Scotland to deliver a series of local assemblies for creative climate action. SPRINGBOARD brings together artists, cultural and sustainability organisations, climate workers, activists, local businesses, third-sector organisations and anyone interested in collaborating to form powerful local networks for creative climate action. Local assemblies are an opportunity to connect with other practitioners in your region to address climate change collectively. They are for anyone working or volunteering in the climate or environmental sector, the arts, screen, creative industries, museums, heritage and libraries.   For this local assembly, the Barn and Aberdeen Performing Arts are delighted to welcome members of Climate Ready Aberdeenshire (CRA) to lead a participatory session framed by their work in climate engagement. CRA is a voluntary cross-sector network that brings together a diverse range of stakeholders to set out how they can work collaboratively to meet the challenges of a changing climate in Aberdeenshire. There will be two participatory sessions, first led by NESCAN Hub team, Nicola Twine and Ria Tonks, and then by Eloise Grey PhD from the Aberdeenshire Film Office, who will share challenges and questions they are dealing with in their current work across a diverse audience to discuss creative solutions.   Full event details and booking: https://lnkd.in/gZAuRe-3 #climatereadyaberdeenshire #creativecarbonscotland Aberdeenshire Council

Join us at the end of October with Climate Ready Aberdeenshire, the Barn (Woodend Arts Limited), Aberdeen Performing Arts and NESCAN Hub for a SPRINGBOARD local assembly for creative climate action! Book your free ticket: https://lnkd.in/ePF7f2fk