Aim: This webinar explores the issues and implications of Arts Council England’s environmental reporting requirements and builds the case for cultural leadership on sustainability. The webinar will include: - Opening address by Alison Tickell, CEO of Julie’s Bicycle. - Introduction to the Arts Council’s environmental reporting and Julie’s Bicycle. - Key note and discussion from leading voices within the creative industries, David Buckland (Cape Farewell) and David Jubb (Battersea Arts Centre). - Q&A.

1. Changing Light Bulbs or Changing Minds?
The Case for Sustainability and Future Proofing of the Arts
STARTING AT 10AM

2. Module 4.1 | Taking it Further
Arts Council Environmental Reporting: Changing
Light Bulbs or Changing Minds? The Case for
Sustainability and Future Proofing of the Arts
Alison Tickell– Julie’s Bicycle with
David Buckland (Cape Farewell) and
David Jubb (Battersea Arts Centure)

3. Housekeeping

4. Webinar Series
• Weekly webinars for Npos, Mpms, Mdp lead partners and
Bridge Organisations
• Now until May 22nd 2013
– An introduction to environmental reporting
– Basic training
– Specialist advice, dependent on the nature of your
organisation
– Specialist stakeholder webinars
– Troubleshooting

5. Today’s agenda
• Introduction to Julie’s Bicycle and the Arts Council
environmental reporting requirements
• Alison Tickell, David Buckland and David Jubb
discuss the case for sustainability and future
proofing the arts
• QA from webinar attendees

6. • Founded by the music industry, now spanning many
creative sectors
• Five years old
• Not for profit
• Anchored in research
• Bridging sustainability and the creative industries
• Not a bike shop

7. What does that look like?
• Working with over 1,000 organisations of all sizes and
types:
Artichoke, Royal Opera House, Manchester Jewish
Museum, Latitude Festival, BALTIC and Live Nation
• Consultancy
• Free online resources – practical guides and fact sheets
• Networks
• Industry Green
• Arts Council partnership

8. Arts Council Requirements
1. Collecting data on emissions from
energy and water use.
– Submit using the IG Tools
2. Developing an environmental policy
and action plan.
– Submit using the IG Tools
Reporting deadline: 31st May

9. Support
• Webinar series
• Support@juliesbicycle.com
• Phone 0208 746 0400
• www.juliesbicycle.com - Click
on the green box
• IG Tools
• Practical Guides
• Case studies
• FAQ’s

10. Why you will care
Why you should care
Why it’s worth it

11. Why you will care
• It’s a business issue,
not just an ethical one
• Creating a plan and
tasking someone with
sustainability now will
save you a lot of time
and effort
• It’s not going to go away

12. Why you should care
• UK Gov:
– 80% reduction by 2050 on
1990 levels
• Arctic sea ice:
– Melting twice as quickly
as predicted
• Rate of species extinction:
– 100 -1,000x higher than
historically ‘normal’
• Temperature rise:
– 5/6ºC warming = ê
5-10% off global GDP

13. Why it’s worth it
• Art has an impact
far beyond it’s
own footprint
• Art enables us to
understand
incomprehensible
issues
• The role of culture
in social justice

14. In discussion with…
David Buckland (Cape Farewell)
David Jubb (Battersea Arts Centre)

15. support@juliesbicycle.com
020 8746 0400
THANK YOU