Sustainability Policy

Cape Farewell aims to promote sustainable living in its activities and through its practice. We work hard to reduce our own and our partner's environmental impact through all areas of our work.

Our sustainability plan outlines steps we have taken to reduce our environmental impact. We strive for improvement across all areas of our activity and work with partners such as Greenpeace to evaluate and develop our plan as we go forward. We are registered with Arts Council England’s Arts Energy Programme, a toolkit designed to help organisations implement effective energy management programmes.

Procurement

> Office supplies recycled and sourced locally, including office furniture, equipment, stationery, food and drink
> Publications printed adhering to latest sustainability guidelines
> Staff travel completed by bike, rail and road. Where possible, international travel completed by rail. Travel to the Arctic completed using most efficient route possible
> Banking with an ethical bank

Working space

> 85% of our daily waste reduced, reused, recycled
> Participation in development of Southbank Centre’s sustainability plan, with particular focus on artists in residence space
> Photovoltaic cells installed at our secondary working space to offset a proportion of our electricity use

Programme

> Dialogue with exhibition curators and artists to optimise efficiency in creation of art
> Promotion of online activity to minimise material production and waste
> Artworks including the exhibition, Art & Climate Change, transported in most efficient way possible

Working with partners

> Ethical sponsorship policy held
> Partnerships with organisations who understand the necessity for addressing efficiency across their activity

Staff profile

> Staff members committed to reducing their own carbon emissions, by for example buying electricity through Good Energy and by participating in the Ride to Work scheme
 

If you have any comments or questions about our policy, please contact us. 

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