Glasgow Film Theatre

Environmental policy

Glasgow Film Theatre applies the same integrated approach that we have with our stakeholders, patrons and local community to our relationship with the environment. 

2011/12 aims:

  • Identify and meet or exceed all legal and industry standard environmental requirements relevant to our business 
  • Engage with staff and volunteers to promote environmental awareness and good practice 
  • Set objectives and targets, with regular reviews, to support this policy, continually improve our environmental performance and reduce our carbon footprint 
  • Organise events and promote artists, creative industry bodies and cultural dialogue that will educate and inspire the local community to live sustainably 
  • Lead on attaining the British Sustainable Standard for Film (BS8909) 

Targets to achieve our aims:

  • Continue to hold high profile environmental awareness events such as the Green Film Festival (18–20 May 2012) 
  • Implement recommendations from the Energy Saving Trust audit 2011 to reduce energy consumption by 5% by August 2012 
  • Continue waste monitoring and improve utilisation of dry and food waste recycling facilities – including involvement in the Zero Waste Scotland pilot programme – with the aim of reducing our waste footprint by at least 5% by August 2012 
  • Develop and implement a procurement policy, encouraging suppliers and contractors to improve their sustainable credentials, e.g. local provenance or recycled content, adopting the principles of ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’ and Buy Recycled’, from December 2011 
  • Inform existing clients about our Environmental Policy by January 2012 and notify all new clients on an ongoing basis 
  • Having measured our 2010/11 corporate carbon footprint, in partnership with Glasgow Caledonian University, and agreed a carbon reduction plan incorporating the above targets, we will monitor progress by re-measuring our carbon footprint in August 2012 

This Environmental Policy is published in GFT public areas, given to staff and volunteers, as well as being available on our website.

Our progress towards the targets set out in this policy will be subject to regular review.

Issued: October 2011
Next review: August 2012

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