Practical guide Roles & Responsibilities What is the role of the board in climate change?

What is the role of the board in climate change?

The emergency around climate change affects all organisations and boards in the cultural sector have a responsibility to ensure that their organisations are taking this responsibility seriously, playing their role and working in an environmentally-friendly way in all they do.

Arts Council England has made the environment one of its four Investment Principles and is working with Julie’s Bicycle to ensure proper support is available in this area and with specific advice to board champions of this principle.

Julie’s Bicycle – Arts Council England Programme


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