Arts Council England

Arts Council England's reported carbon emissions

Arts Council England (GB, Recreational, cultural and sporting services) has reported Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions for 2023, totalling approximately 217,400 kg CO2e. This comprises Scope 1 emissions of about 15,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions of approximately 114,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of around 88,400 kg CO2e, which includes business travel. In 2022, the organisation reported Scope 1 emissions of about 18,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions of approximately 136,500 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 business travel emissions of about 36,000 kg CO2e. For Scope 2 emissions, Arts Council England reported approximately 182,000 kg CO2e in 2020, with Scope 3 business travel at about 244,000 kg CO2e. In 2019, a total of approximately 114,547,000 kg CO2e was reported. Arts Council England has set near-term targets to reduce office energy use and business travel emissions by 25% by 2023/24, compared to a 2019/20 baseline of 182,000 kg CO2e. By 2022/23, they had already achieved a 32% reduction, bringing emissions down to 114,000 kg CO2e. The organisation is also developing its pathway to net zero, with the Environmental Responsibility team undertaking training in August 2023 to support this. They have stated progress in developing a carbon reduction plan, aiming for net zero by 2050. For the reporting year 2024, some upstream emission factors have been disclosed for "Waste" (42,000 kg CO2e per tonne) and "Staff commuting" (126,000 kg CO2e per tonne), though no absolute emissions data for this year is available. Data from 2017 and 2018 includes an emission factor of 8,770 kg CO2e per FTE and 8,660 kg CO2e per FTE respectively, relating to employee CO2 emissions.