Arts Council England

Arts Council England, a UK-based organisation in the recreational, cultural, and sporting services sector, has provided various climate disclosures.

In 2024, Arts Council England reported Scope not specified emissions of 42,000 kg CO2e for waste and 126,000 kg CO2e for staff commuting.

For 2023, Arts Council England reported Scope 1 emissions of 15,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions of 114,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 business travel emissions of 88,000 kg CO2e. This indicates a decrease in Scope 1 emissions from 18,000 kg CO2e in 2022 and a decrease in Scope 2 emissions from 136,500 kg CO2e in 2022. Conversely, Scope 3 business travel emissions increased from 36,000 kg CO2e in 2022.

In 2020, the organisation reported Scope 2 emissions of 182,000 kg CO2e and Scope 3 business travel emissions of 244,000 kg CO2e. For 2019, the total reported emissions were approximately 114,547,000 kg CO2e, though individual scope breakdowns are not available for this year.

Arts Council England has set several near-term reduction targets. They aim to reduce office energy use emissions and business travel emissions by 25% for both Scope 1 and Scope 2 by 2024, compared to a 2019/20 baseline. Specifically, for office energy use emissions, they targeted a reduction from a 2019/20 baseline of 182,000 kg CO2e to 136,500 kg CO2e by 2023/24. By 2022/23, they had already achieved a 32% reduction to 114,000 kg CO2e, exceeding their 25% target.

The organisation is also making progress on its long-term net-zero pathway, with the Environmental Responsibility team completing IEMA Pathway to Net Zero training in August 2023 and commencing the development of a carbon reduction plan for Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions, targeting 2050.