Environmental & Sustainability Policy

As one of the country’s leading concert venues we recognise that our activities have impact on the local and regional environment. Our environmental policy commits us to minimising that impact by operating in a safe, ethical and environmentally responsible manner. We are aligned with Bristol One City’s ambition to become climate resilient by 2030.

Improving environmental performance brings costs savings but also creates new opportunities to position and promote the venue, enhancing relationships within St Georges’ team, with audiences, local community, suppliers and the arts industry at large. We are committed to reducing the negative environmental impacts of our activities and becoming advocates for the significant change required to address the global climate emergency.

We are committed to reducing the negative environmental impacts of our own activities, in particular those relating to:

• Our business premises: energy use, water use and waste
• Our business travel and staff commuting
• Our communications materials; use of resources especially for flyers and brochures, also transport for printed materials
• Our events; energy use, water use, food, waste, transport and travel
• The goods and services we choose for our offices: stationery, electronic equipment, furniture and cleaning consumables
• The IT and systems services we use: notably website, data and email server hosting
• Our hospitality service, aiming towards ethically sourced and local suppliers

We programme a selection of events throughout the year to raise awareness of the ecological emergency and the importance of celebrating and nurturing our wildlife and outdoor spaces.

We are committed to working with our volunteers, staff, suppliers, external stakeholders and audiences to ensure we understand and communicate the environmental impacts of our activities.

We believe that this policy demonstrates our commitment to improving our environmental performance and has been adopted by the board of trustees.