OUR SUSTAINABILITY COMMITMENT

“Good Chance recognises that the climate emergency is one of the most urgent problems facing human society and life on our planet. We are committed to reducing our emissions as well as making first class art that can create the opportunity for conversations around climate change.

— Susan Witherow, Good Chance Trustee

As an arts organisation with a mission to tell stories of global relevance, we embrace the responsibility to take action to reduce our carbon footprint. We recognise action is essential and this involves personal and institutional choices. We know this will require an institutional approach as well as a commitment to fostering a sustainable culture within our productions, projects and staff.

Good Chance is committed to sustainable development (meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs) as a guiding principle within our work. Our aim is to reduce the impact on the environment from our operations. We aim to work with our partners, artists and friends to make globally inspiring art that puts the environment and healthy communities first.

We endeavour to reduce our environmental impact and will report on our actions and activity to improve our performance in this area.

We are optimistic for the future as we know that human knowledge and creativity can spark changes in human behaviour that can make a difference.

What we’ve done so far

Since Good Chance began in 2015, we have made steps towards reducing our carbon footprint following our Environmental Action Plan. We recognise our responsibility to protect the planet and whilst we have made changes to our practices and systems, we are not there yet.

However, we do want to share with everyone what we have done, so that there is continual learning as we all fight for a healthy and safe planet.

Some highlights have been:

  • Naming a designated Sustainability Officer and outlining their role

  • All members of staff attending Carbon Literacy training

  • Encouraging staff to take public transport where possible and make a personal commitment towards the environment

  • Offering staff ethical pensions (divesting from fossil fuels)

  • Using recycled paper, ethical office supplies and buying second hand where possible

  • Company-wide commitment to reduce, reuse, recycle

  • Choosing sustainable and ethical suppliers for merchandise

Our future goals

  • Embedding the Theatre Green Book in all future productions

  • Making work addressing the climate crisis and generating conversation around sustainability

  • To continue and build on awareness and promotion of reducing, reusing and recycling

  • Choosing suppliers with good environmental credentials

  • Establishing a formal travel and transport policy that can be used by Good Chance core and project staff

Little Amal at COP26

In November 2021 Little Amal, a 3.5 metre puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee, completed The Walk. On her epic 8000km journey she met many other young people who, like her, have been forced to leave their homes by violence, persecution, war or poverty. Very often these circumstances have been caused, at least in part, by the climate crisis. This crisis affects us all. It defies borders and leaps over all walls. 

At COP26 Little Amal discovered new realities by meeting change-makers from many of the countries she has visited: young people who embody and express the urgent need to take action to shape a better future.

Our Partners at COP26

The Walk Productions Ltd | 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) | 350.org | Allianz Kulturstiftung | Citizens Theatre | Choose Love | Connect4Climate - World Bank Group | Democracy and Culture Foundation | Mishcon de Reya LLP | National Theatre of Scotland | The New York Times | One Young World | Pears Foundation | Perth Theatre | Roddick Foundation | Vision Mechanics

We support the Sustainable Development Goals

Our work supports a number of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, in particular: 4 Quality Education, 5 Gender Equality, 10 Reducing Inequality, 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities, 13 Climate Action, 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, and 17 Partnership for the Goals. Read the full list of SDG’s here.