Northern Ballet Strives for a Greener Future

Posted 1 July 2025 Case study, News

SAIL work closely with Northern Ballet to support their sustainability ambitions as they strive to lead the way to a more sustainable theatre industry.

SAIL delivered a bespoke workshop to educate colleagues at Northern Ballet on climate science, sector-specific policy, and an introduction to the Theatre Green Book framework, as well as a deep dive into sustainability within production processes, focusing on materials, design decisions, budgeting and procurement. The training helped Northern Ballet translate broad sustainability ambitions into concrete actions for a real production. It built confidence within the production team to make more environmentally responsible choices, while still meeting creative and budgetary needs. It also created a shared language for sustainability within the organisation, setting the stage for wider adoption of Theatre Green Book principles in future productions.  

Northern Ballet are also an active member of our Circularity and Theatre Green Book Working Groups, which meet quarterly to share challenges, solutions and ideas with colleagues across the creative and cultural sector. SAIL have supported Northern Ballet with their goal of hitting intermediate standard for the Theatre Green Book, acting as a sounding board and bringing expertise in completing the Productions Calculator to support the team with reporting and understanding their environmental impact.

SAIL is an invaluable asset and resource for creative organisations and has helped us with training and introductions to colleagues across the sector. To know that a team member at SAIL is always at the end of an email gives us the confidence to take steps we wouldn’t otherwise have taken towards our journey to become a more sustainable company. 

Emily Deller, Artistic Planning Manager