ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY POLICY

STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS 

We will, at all times, comply with government legislation on environmental sustainability. 

TRANSPORT

  1. We will consider the most environmentally friendly transport possible when travelling around Edinburgh: walking, cycling and taking public transport whenever possible.

  2. We will ask all contractors and artists working with us to also consider their transport options when travelling to and from engagements with us. We will advise travelling together as a group and via public transport.

  3. We will not book artists from overseas unless they are planning a tour in the United Kingdom ie we will not ask anyone to fly into the country for just one engagement.

  4. Our concerts at Traverse Theatre ask audience members to consider how they travel to gigs when booking tickets and collect data on transport methods at that point.

WASTE

  1. We will comply with Scotland’s waste/recycling regulations - https://www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/waste-scotland-regulations

  2. We expect all contractors to also comply with these regulations.

  3. We expect all venues to also comply with these regulations.

  4. We do not supply riders as these inevitably lead to wasted food and packaging.

REDUCING SINGLE USE PLASTIC USE

  1. We require all contractors and artists to bring their own reusable water bottles and food containers.

  2. In all other purchasing we will also seek alternatives to single use plastic.

LOCAL PURCHASING

  1. We are committed to employing local teams of technicians, and other contractors such as printing, design marketing and PR professionals.

  2. All technical equipment is sourced from suppliers within Edinburgh, as far as possible.

  3. All other purchasing will be locally sourced, as far as possible.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

We have no premises of our own but require that all venues have their own policy covering water and energy efficiency. At present we are working with Traverse Theatre and you can read their policy here, and the Queen’s Hall who have these linked measures in place.

GREEN ARTS INITIATIVE

We are members of the Green Arts Initiative, a proactive green arts network run by Creative Carbon Scotland, and are committed to improving environmental efforts each year.

KEEPING UP TO DATE

We will review this policy annually.

POLICY LAST REVIEWED: 27/09/24