The Most Sustainable European Capital of Culture initiative, running from 2020 to 2023, aimed to help event organisers reduce the carbon footprint of large-scale cultural events in the region of Oulu.
The Vienna Short Film Festival has introduced an innovative and meaningful alternative to traditional trophy formats. By dedicating a tree in Vienna to the winners, the festival is sending an important signal for climate protection.
In 2023, Birmingham Rep Theatre, with the support of Birmingham City Council, declared a climate emergency and joined the Culture Declares movement to reduce its environmental impact.
Bordeaux’s cultural recycling centre is France’s first municipal recycling centre dedicated to cultural institutions. Housed in a WWII submarine base, it collects and redistributes unused exhibition materials across 12 cultural institutions in the city.
The Museum of Arts in Nantes places a strong emphasis on sustainability, embedding it as a guiding principle across its operations.
To address sustainability and resource management challenges, the Gijon Municipal Museum Network supports the reuse of museum material across its eight museums.
Lille’s Experience Goya pioneered sustainable exhibitions, limiting artwork loans, applying the 6Rs, improving energy use, and measuring carbon footprint.