Arts Council England

Arts Council England, a GB-based organisation in the recreational, cultural, and sporting services sector, has reported varying levels of emissions data. For 2024, the organisation has not provided disclosed emissions data; however, it reported production emission factors including 42,000 kg CO2e for waste and 126,000 kg CO2e for staff commuting.

In 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. For 2022, Scope 1 emissions were 18,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions were 136,500 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 business travel emissions were 36,000 kg CO2e. 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, Arts Council England provided a total emission figure of 114,547,000 kg CO2e. Data for 2018 and 2017 did not include overall emissions but provided production emission factors such as CO2 emissions per FTE at 8,770 kg CO2e and 8,660 kg CO2e respectively.

Arts Council England is committed to carbon reduction. They set a near-term absolute target to reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 office energy use and business travel emissions by 25% by 2024, compared to a 2019/20 baseline. Specifically for Scope 1 and Scope 2 office energy use emissions, the target was to reduce them from 182,000 kg CO2e in 2019/20 to 136,500 kg CO2e by 2023/24. By 2022/23, they had achieved a 32% reduction to 114,000 kg CO2e for these emissions. The organisation is also developing a net-zero pathway, with the Environmental Responsibility team completing IEMA Pathway to Net Zero training in August 2023, indicating initial steps towards a long-term net-zero commitment for Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 2050.