A reminder of the environmental reporting requirements for Arts Council England major funded organisations (i.e. NPO, Bridge and MPM) focusing on how to use the IG Tools for adding data and for indicating that you have an environmental policy and action plan.

1. IG Tools training
Luke Ramsay & Christina Tsiarta – Julie’s Bicycle
A reminder of the environmental reporting requirements for Arts
Council England major funded organisations (i.e. NPO, Bridge
and MPM) focusing on how to use the IG Tools for adding data
and for indicating that you have an environmental policy and
action plan.

2. Webinar Series
• Weekly webinars for NPO, Bridge and MPM
• Now until May 13nd (reporting deadline is May 30th)
– Basic training
– Specialist advice depending on type of organisation
• Venues and Cultural Buildings
• Offices
• Outdoor Events
– Taking it further
• Touring
• Productions and Exhibitions
• Communicating success
• Staff engagement

3. Environmental reporting: the basics 02/04/14
Updating Environmental Policy and Action Plan 02/04/14
Specialist advice: Cultural Buildings and Venues 09/04/14
Specialist advice: Offices 09/04/14
Environmental reporting: the basics 16/04/14
Updating Environmental Policy and Action Plan 16/04/14
Specialist advice: Outdoor Events 23/04/14
IG Tools Training 23/04/14
Going further: Sustainable Touring 30/04/14
Going further: Sustainable Productions and Exhibitions 30/04/14
Communicating success: how to effectively communicate your initiatives and stories 07/05/14
IG Tools Training 07/05/14
Staff engagement: planning, engaging, acting and maintaining momentum 14/05/14
To register: http://www.juliesbicycle.com/resources/ace-npos/Webinars-2014

4. Today’s agenda
• Introduction to Julie’s Bicycle
• Environmental reporting requirements – a reminder
• Environmental reporting results from 2012/13
• The IG Tools
• Retrieving password / adding new user
• Entering and editing data
• Analysing results
• Submitting data
• Policy and action plan notification
• Support and resources
• Trouble shooting Q&A

5. 3-year partnership with Arts Council England to
support major funded organisations – 2012 to 2015
Julie’s
Bicycle
Research Networks
Consultancy
Resources
Training
Events
Thought
Leadership

6. Arts Council Requirements
1. Update your environmental policy and
action plan.
– Notify us using the IG Tools
2. Collecting data on energy and water use
from April 2013 to March 2014
– Submit using the IG Tools
Reporting deadline: 30th May 2014

7. Input
2013/2014
data
&review
results
Policy &
Action
Plan
update
Notify JB
by 30th
May via
IG Tools
Include in
Annual
submission
Process
TO DO NOW

8. Julie’s Bicycle Support
Rest of 2014
• 2nd webinar series: 11 webinars
• Third annual roadshow in winter 2014
• Continuous phone & email support with data entry,
EP, AP
Other relevant work
• Grants for the Arts programme
• Sustaining Creativity
• Culture Change (East)

10. 1. Reporting on the IG Tools
• Add 2013/14 data to your offices, venues and outdoor events
• Account for:
– Energy
– Water
• Relevant tools:
– Venues/Cultural Building
– Office
– Festival/Outdoor Event
• Taking it further:
– Waste
– Travel
– Tours
– Productions

11. IG Tools support
• To register/sign in: www.ig-tools.com
• Key resources:www.juliesbicycle.com/resources/ace-
npos/ace-ig-tools
– Demo videos on ‘how to’ on Julie’s Bicycle website
• Email or phone support from Julie’s Bicycle

12. Any questions?
• Reporting deadline 30th May 2014
• Allow 4 – 6 weeks for reporting cycle
to take place within
• support@juliesbicycle.com
• www.juliesbicycle.com

13. Further support
• www.juliesbicycle.com
• Practical Guides and Fact
sheets
• Case studies
• IG Tools videos
• Further webinars
• Phone & email support