As can be seen from the navigational toolbar along the top of each page, this online toolkit is divided into four categories: sectors, impact areas, resources, and toolbox.
Each category contains information relevant to the cultural and creative industries, from advice for different artforms to information on overarching themes, and with practical tools and templates in the toolbox itself.
If you’re just getting started, to help you to navigate through our resources, we’ve devised two step by step guides as shown below.
If you’re further along in your journey, feel free to use the search function or to dig around in the resources and toolbox sections to respond to your specific needs!
1. Do you work in Audio-Visual Media, Cultural Heritage, Performing Arts or Visual Arts? As a first step, take a read through the information and descriptions in the Cultural and Creative Industries sector relevant to you.
1. Do you work in Audio-Visual Media, Cultural Heritage, Performing Arts or Visual Arts? As a first step, take a read through the information and descriptions in the Cultural and Creative Industries sector relevant to you.
2. From this introduction, think about your day-to-day activities, and how each might impact on the environment – for example, do you use a lot of materials in your work, or lots of energy / electricity?
3. Head to ‘impact areas’ to find out more information on the topic(s) most relevant to your day-to-day activities.
4. From here, you can decide if you want to learn more or if you want to start to take action!
5. To learn more, you can read some of the case studies, research or reports – these resources have been collected and categorised to be relevant to your artform and your impact area.
5. To learn more, you can read some of the case studies, research or reports – these resources have been collected and categorised to be relevant to your artform and your impact area.
6. To take action, you can head over to the toolbox to find handy guides, manuals and templates to start to make changes in your activities.
6. To take action, you can head over to the toolbox to find handy guides, manuals and templates to start to make changes in your activities.
8. As a guide, we recommend focusing on a maximum of three impact areas each year / each iteration of your production, to be built on the following iteration while also bringing a new focus.
Trying to do too much from the outset often leads to resources being spread too thin, frustration and disappointment. Achieving real results in one impact area is a big win for the team and provides motivation for the next action / next time around.
9. When you and your team have decided on the actions you’re going to take, allocate a responsible team member against them and agree on a deadline. This makes the commitment more definite.
10. Ask the team member to keep notes of challenges and successes in the implementation of the action, so that these learnings can be captured and can inform further actions going forward.
