Activists occupy British Museum
Hundreds of activists have staged another protest at the British Museum against the institution’s links to oil giant BP. Act…
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Energy crisis likely to affect arts workers’ mental health
Arts workers are the professionals most likely to anticipate negative mental health consequences due to the energy crisis. Project…
Fresh pressure on British Museum’s BP sponsorship
The British Museum's board of trustees have received a formal call to reject a new sponsorship deal with BP. Sent following re…
NPOs’ carbon emissions plummeted during lockdown
Some organisations found more time to plan and solidify environmental commitments, while others used more electricity and gas duri…
New Scientist Live festival drops BP
A science festival has ended its association with energy company BP after fielding years of criticism. New Scientist Live, due to…
Scottish Ballet ends BP sponsorship
The Scottish Ballet has ended its partnership with BP. Scotland’s national ballet confirmed it severed ties with the oil gia…
BP and National Portrait Gallery cut ties
A 30 year sponsorship deal between BP and the National Gallery will end in December, the parties say. In a press release on Tuesda…
British Museum considers BP sponsorship renewal
The British Museum plans to renew its controversial sponsorship deal with BP, according to internal emails. Documents obtained by…
The ethics of sponsorship
Choosing a multinational oil and gas corporation as the major sponsor of a climate change exhibition sounds like something straigh…
Where are the red lines on ethical fundraising?
In recent years, as climate change has intensified, so has controversy around fossil fuel funding. Chris Garrard says we must lear…
Wales aims for zero carbon screen sector
New targets for decarbonising Wales' screen sector are on their way. Screen New Deal: Transformation Plan will see the BFI, BA…
Londonderry project to address climate change
An arts-based community project aims to change behaviours towards climate change in Northern Ireland. Led by Derry theatre The Pla…
Glyndebourne invests £25 per tonne of emissions
Glyndebourne will invest £25 per tonne of its direct and energy use emissions into sustainability measures. The opera house…
Horniman Museum plants micro-forest
The Horniman Museum is planting a micro-forest on its site. A 300m2 area of the south London museum's grounds is being redevel…
Tackling the climate crisis
The cultural sector has a role to play in driving the change needed to respond to the climate crisis. But much has been overlooked…
Call for global collaboration to protect creative industries
The creative and cultural sectors must not be treated as a policy "outlier" if they are to help meet global challen…
Scientists boycott Science Museum amid new sponsorship claims
Leading scientists have boycotted the Science Museum until it announces a moratorium on fossil fuel funding. An open letter signed…
Artists’ urgent summit responds to COP26
London's Roundhouse theatre is hosting an urgent gathering tonight (November 12) over indigenous communities' absence at C…
Can corporate sponsorship be part of the environmental agenda?
As arts organisations struggle with post-Covid recovery, Michelle Wright asks whether sponsorship can grow in this economic climat…
Do artists hold the key for achieving COP26 goals?
We need to think about how to live in a broken world, and how to begin to mend it. Christopher Smith says the arts and h…
£1.1bn needed to make UK theatres sustainable
Building refurbishments must be prioritised for the sector to reach its net zero targets, but a lack of funding remains a major ob…
One fifth of NPOs fail to report environmental data
Exemptions are available, but four times as many organisations fail to report without one.
Climate change needs more than lip service
There are better ways for the arts sector and its funders to tackle the climate crisis than slipshod data collection.
British Museum denies sharing intelligence with BP
The British Museum has denied sharing information about environmental activists with its sponsor BP. An OpenDemocracy investigatio…
