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2018
May 1

May

Jamie & Phil meet at a Leeds Climate Commission Networking Event
November 1

November

First Meeting of Steering Group, 8 people attended and we agreed on Sustainable Arts In Leeds (SAIL) as our name
2019
June 1

June

June
Steering Group meeting regularly every month and our Carbon Literacy training course is created
2020
March 15

March

March
SAIL is constituted as a Community Interest Company (CIC)
May 18

May

SAIL receive a Seed Grant from Leeds City Council to develop the organisation further, and begin the rollout of Carbon…
November 26

November

November
Development of a Net Zero Roadmap for the SAIL Membership completed by MSc researcher from the University of Leeds
2021
January 26

January

118 SAIL Members
March 26

March

March
Development of a circularity model and roadmap for SAIL’s membership, completed by MSc researcher from the University of Leeds
June 9

June

Completion of sector Climate Action Readiness Assessment (CARA) process
July 1

July

SAIL delivers Carbon Literacy Training to over 250 people within the creative and cultural industries, as part of the “Lets…
August 16

August

August
SAIL appointed our first employee, Helen Brook, as Project Coordinator
2022
March 1

March

March
SAIL start working with Leeds Arts University on a Knowledge Exchange project
March 15

March

224 SAIL Members
April 1

April

SAIL receive funding from Arts Council England for business development
May 1

May

SAIL begin work on Home Planet, our VR experience
June 1

June

SAIL involved in the GMAST & Julie’s Bicycle Place-Based Cultural Collaboration Research
November 1

November

November
SAIL appoint second employee, Jamie Saye, as Operations Manager
December 1

December

SAIL begin work with LEEDS 2023 as their sustainability partners
2023
January 1

January

January
SAIL showcase ‘Home Planet’ at the XR Stories Green Screens Event
March 4

March

SAIL develop sustainability framework for UK City of Culture, Bradford 2025
March 8

March

SAIL begin work on Opera North’s 2023 “Green Season”
March 12

March

301 SAIL Members
March 16

March

March
First SAIL event ‘Creating Green Cultural Spaces’ on the Arts Green Book
May 1

May

Centre for Live Art Yorkshire (CLAY) Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Policy and Action plan review completed
May 4

May

May
SAIL receive funding from AD:Venture to redesign our website, working with Maraid Design
May 10

May

SAIL begin development of Creative industries offer, as part of the UKRI funded “Creative Catalyst” project
May 14

May

SAIL secure further work with Bradford 2025 to embed sustainability in the city of culture
June 20

June

SAIL become the Sustainability Champion for Bradford Producing Hub
July 1

July

Second SAIL event: ‘From Imagination to Action’, exploring the effective communication of sustainability
August 1

August

August
SAIL’s third employee, Sean Cooper, joins the team as Project Assistant
August 10

August

SAIL complete Operational Carbon Footprint and Building Project plan review for Kala Sangam (Bradford Arts Centre)
September 20

September

SAIL’s new website launches, with revamped members area, training courses, and more!