Our story so far
Timeline
SAIL launched a new online course ‘An Introduction to Climate Change and Sustainability in the Creative and Cultural Sector’. The one-hour course is designed to equip learners with a foundational understanding of climate change and practical tools to begin integrating sustainable practice into their creative worlds.
On the 18th September, SAIL hosted an online webinar to showcase the capabilities of the Microsoft Power Platform to help those interested in automating data capture for reporting to funders, developing their customer relationship management system, and integrating disparate digital systems together.
SAIL organised the September Members Meeting at the Thackray Museum of Medicine on the 16th September, 9:30am – 13:30pm. Our members had the opportunity to meet one another, share their success and challenge stories with others, and listen to presentations from some of our SAIL members.
SAIL delivered Carbon Literacy Training to Calderdale Key Commissions team on the 5th September.
SAIL delivered Carbon Literacy Training to the One Dance UK team on the 13th August.
SAIL published the Green Book Cohort’s Press Release: Making Theatre Sustainable in Yorkshire
Mary Lawrence joined the SAIL team on the 5th August as Sustainability Manager.
SAIL hosted delegates from Italy who are working on a project called 4C Cultural and Creative Carbon Cut in order to assess and understand how to activate a just transition in the Italian Cultural and Creative Industry.
Our Green Book Cohort is launched with our first meeting, will all members aiming to achieve ‘Basic Level’ by the end of 2024.
At the Yorkshire Sustainability Festival in the Cloth Hall Court in Leeds, SAIL delivered two presentations on ‘Creating Sustainable Events’.
SAIL delivered 2 Carbon Literacy Training sessions.
We attended the Launch of Theatre Green Book Version 2.
SAIL supported Indigo in their Act Green 2024 Survey.
SAIL delivered 3 Carbon Literacy Training sessions where 23 more people received their Carbon Literacy Certificates.
We delivered a presentation at the Creative and Artistic Knowledge Exchange Event at the University of Leeds, organised by the Cultural Institute.
SAIL confirmed as Bradford’s 2025 UK City of Culture Sustainability Partners. Throughout 2025, we will be supporting Bradford with reducing waste and energy demand, adopting sustainable transport, regularly measuring and evaluating impacts, promoting diversity and inclusion, and building a lasting positive legacy for sustainability in the Year of Culture.
SAIL joined the Theatre Green Book Trailers and Production Committee.
We attended the Theatre Set Reuse and Recycling Centre Workshop in London.
SAIL and the University of Leeds hosted the ‘Creative Bridges Event’ at Opera North to bring together sector experts and PHD researchers to identify collaboration opportunities in Sustainability, Diversity and Inclusion research.
SAIL and the Yorkshire Circularity Lab hosted ‘Creating a Circular Economy in the Creative and Cultural Sector’ Workshop at the Royal Armouries, funded by the Ignite Fund 2024.
SAIL begin supporting CultureDale, Calderdale’s year of culture 2024 as their sustainability partners
SAIL receives funding from Leeds City Council to support the Leeds Cultural Investment Programme, 24/25 and 25/26
SAIL hosts “Creating Sustainable Events” as part of knowledge sharing programme between LEEDS 2023 and Bradford 2025
Clare Jackson joins the board of SAIL as our first non executive director!
Our Innovate UK Creative Catalyst project concludes: producing a route map & framework of sustainability support for the Creative Sector of West Yorkshire
SAIL completes project working alongside Opera North as their sustainability support for their Autumn 2023 Green Season
Our Circularity Working Group is launched with our first meeting!
SAIL part of panel discussion on “How to Reach Net Zero & Persuade Colleagues” at the 2023 Yorkshire Post Climate Change Summit
SAIL delivers two events as part of the Climate Action Leeds Arts & Climate week: our first SAIL members meeting, and our ‘Reuse, Reshare, Reimagine Workshop’: exploring Circular Economy principles within our sector
SAIL’s fourth Employee, Pip Tuffin, joins the team as Project Assistant. SAIL’s internal capacity has more than doubled since last October
SAIL are “Highly Commended” for the Green Award at the BBC Radio Leeds “Make a difference awards” 2023
SAIL’s new website launches, with revamped members area, training courses, and more!
SAIL complete Operational Carbon Footprint and Building Project plan review for Kala Sangam (Bradford Arts Centre)
SAIL’s third employee, Sean Cooper, joins the team as Project Assistant
Second SAIL event: ‘From Imagination to Action’, exploring the effective communication of sustainability
SAIL become the Sustainability Champion for Bradford Producing Hub
SAIL hosts the first Project Constellation Meeting: a UK wide network of networks meeting quarterly
SAIL secure further work with Bradford 2025 to embed sustainability in the city of culture
SAIL begin development of Creative industries offer, as part of the UKRI funded “Creative Catalyst” project
SAIL receive funding from AD:Venture to redesign our website, working with Maraid Design
Centre for Live Art Yorkshire (CLAY) Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Policy and Action plan review completed
First SAIL event ‘Creating Green Cultural Spaces’ on the Arts Green Book
301 SAIL Members
SAIL begin work on Opera North’s 2023 “Green Season”
SAIL develop sustainability framework for UK City of Culture, Bradford 2025
SAIL showcase ‘Home Planet’ at the XR Stories Green Screens Event
SAIL begin work with LEEDS 2023 as their sustainability partners
SAIL appoint second employee, Jamie Saye, as Operations Manager
SAIL involved in the GMAST & Julie’s Bicycle Place-Based Cultural Collaboration Research
SAIL begin work on Home Planet, our VR experience