Step 1: Resource Sharing & Best Practices

This first section covers practical examples, platforms and organisations, tools, guides, and climate media to inspire, equip, and help creative businesses and organisations adopt sustainable practices.

Guides

• Artist Toolkit — Guide to cutting your creative carbon footprint.
  • https://artist-toolkit.galleryclimatecoalition.org/
• Environmental Responsibility Rider — Must-read for running greener creative projects.
  • https://fixed-maxilla-ce9.notion.site/GCC-Environmental-Responsibility-Rider-27d3fb568fa74af18eb49095cdf81fba
• Green Production Guide — Practical steps for greener screen productions, all in one place.
  • https://greenproductionguide.com
• Future festival tools — Tools for hosting sustainable festivals.
  • https://www.futurefestivaltools.eu/
• Climate Justice — Straightforward guidance on weaving climate justice into creative work.
  • https://cultureforclimate.scot/guide/guide-to-climate-justice-for-cultural-organisations/
• Green Mobility Guide for the Performing Arts — Tips for low-impact creative touring.
  • https://on-the-move.org/resources/library/green-mobility-guide-performing-arts#:~:text=It%20offers%20practical%20recommendations%20for,aspects%20of%20our%20creative%20sectors
• Curating Tomorrow — Ideas for future-focused, sustainable cultural programming.
  • https://curatingtomorrow.co.uk/

Resource organisations

• Julie’s Bicycle — Go-to guidance for sustainable arts practices.
  • https://juliesbicycle.com/
• Albert — Tools to reduce carbon footprint in screen production.
  • https://wearealbert.org
• Climate Outreach — Easy-to-use tips for better climate conversations.
  • https://climateoutreach.org/
    
• Common Cause Foundation — How values shape sustainability — get straight to the why.
  • https://commoncausefoundation.org/
    
• Creative Conscience — Inspiration for using your creative skills to drive change.
  • https://www.creative-conscience.org.uk/

Case studies

• Culture Declares — Real stories of creatives and organisations taking climate action.
  • https://www.culturedeclares.org/inspiration/
• Sustainability Toolkit in Ireland — How Irish creatives are embedding sustainability from quick wins to big shifts.
  • https://sustainabilitytoolkit.ie/case-studies/
• Library of Creative Sustainability — Bite-sized examples showing how creativity can support sustainable development.
  • https://cultureforclimate.scot/resources/case-studies/#library-of-creative-sustainability

Climate media

Watch

• Cornwall Climate Care — Short films spotlighting Cornwall’s climate stories.
  • https://www.cornwallclimate.org/
• Creative Climate Justice Films — Quick-view films tackling climate justice themes.
  • https://juliesbicycle.com/policyportal/creative-climate-justice-films

Listen

• Stories for Earth — podcasts blending creativity with climate.
  • https://storiesforearth.com/
• Creative Climate Leadership — Conversations with creatives driving positive change.
  • https://juliesbicycle.com/resource/the-creative-climate-leadership-podcast/
• Outrage + Optimism — Popular podcast on finding solutions and climate hope.
  • https://www.outrageandoptimism.org/
• Climate & Mind - Audio — Quick listens exploring the relationship between climate disruption, human behaviour and human experience.
  • https://www.climateandmind.org/audio

Follow the links on the right hand side of this page to explore the Sustainability Action Plan further!

Want more? Check out this companion resource – the English-Cornish Climate Phrasebook.