Vamos Theatre is proud to announce its three-stage Environmental Action Plan, based on the One Planet Living Framework.
In response to the climate emergency, and with the support of Julia’s Bicycle, the Theatre Green Book, Arts Council England and One Planet Living, the company has created the plan to reduce the environmental impact of its theatre making and touring.
One Planet Living is a sustainability framework designed to support organisations and individuals in creating a route map towards a more sustainable future, comprising ten simple principles that cover all aspects of social, environmental and economic sustainability. For Vamos Theatre, this means taking a detailed look at the many ways its actions affect the environment, instigating practical ways to reduce its impact whilst retaining the cultural and social value of its work, and expanding its sustainability ambitions over the coming years.
The plan will take in all the main goals of One Planet Living, which not only focuses on directly environmental areas, such as transport, materials, reducing waste and limiting carbon emissions, but also elements intrinsic to well-being, such as health, happiness, local community and equity.
Vamos Theatre has already begun to implement its aims, focussing in the first stage on reducing waste, reducing plastic, supporting and connecting with the local community and nurturing a new culture of sustainability across the company.
Artistic Director, Rachael Savage, comments, Creating and implementing a practical, realistic and well-organised Environmental Action Plan is absolutely crucial for the planet, the future of theatre and our future alongside it. We believe it is the responsibility of all of us to step up and make changes, however challenging they may be, so that we can live happy, healthy lives within the limits of the planet, leaving space for the natural world. We’d like to thank One Planet Living for designing such a useful framework for us to use, and we are excited that we’ve started on this critical journey.”
For more about Vamos Theatre’s Plan visit www.vamostheatre.co.uk/sustainability For more on One Planet Living visit https://www.bioregional.com/one-planet-living/