The Sustainable Creative Charter

We hope that all creative individuals and practices alongside organisations who commission creatives will join us in making this commitment.

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The Charter

01

Create clean

  • Define what value means for your work, find or create a relevant framework, get yourself a support network or quizzical friend
  • Be conscious of who you work with – interrogate and educate your supply chain, clients and partners
  • Focus on fit for purpose design, keep it simple, buy only what you need and think circular
  • Reduce energy consumption and switch to green energy/hosting
  • Make your money matter – banks, pensions etc

02

Declare & share

  • Publicise your short-term and longer-term sustainability goals, reflect them in every meeting and project
  • Be transparent about your progress and the process with your sector, your community and beyond
  • Use your creativity to engage people emotionally with your narrative as it develops
  • Track deeds, not words, celebrate improvements rather than perfection!

03

Lead by example

  • Challenge the brief, encourage action and call out greenwashing or misinformation
  • Collaborate inclusively, take one step beyond your current echo chamber
  • Creating change will no doubt be uncomfortable at times, what are you willing to give up?

04

Be human

  • Be open, honest and truthful to your values, make time for others’ perspectives
  • Take time to look outward beyond your day to day life and build in periods of reflection

05

Start now, be bold!

  • Action, action, action
  • The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the second best time is now. This applies to creativity, there is no time like now

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