Theatre Green Book OPERATIONS Toolkit
Sustainability Accreditation & Certification Examples
A lot of theatre organisations are too small to be required to follow governmental or international accreditation on sustainability, but it is good to be aware of them in case any do apply, a partner asks you if you have one, or you want to use any of the voluntary ones for business planning. Do be aware there are often costs associated.
The Big eBook of Sustainability Reporting Frameworks is a useful overview. Do look here for further details on which frameworks are mandatory and what they include.
| ISO 14001 | International standard for Environmental Management Systems. Voluntary and suitable for all sizes |
| ISO 50001 | International standard for energy management. Voluntary and suitable for all sizes. Focus on energy efficiency |
| ISO 21021 | Sustainable Event Management |
| ISO 140067 | Principles for reporting of carbon footprint of products |
| ISO 14064 | Focus on Green House Gas emissions and removal |
| EMAS | Voluntary European scheme proving a company is going beyond regulatory standards |
| EcoVadis | Online data collection on suppliers and certification against environmental, social and governance standards |
| B Corp | Verification of high standards of social and environmental performance |
| CDP | Investor-led, online data collection. Most large organisations report on Climate, Water and Forest |
| ESOS | Regulatory Energy Assessment; mandatory for large organsations |
| SECR | Energy and Emissions Reporting for Large organisations |
| SBTi Corporate Net Zero Standard | Science Based Targets Initiative for companies aiming for Net Zero |
| BS 8555 | British standard for implementing Environmental Management Systems (SMEs) |
| Carbon Tariff on Carbon Intensive Products being imported into the EU, starting from 2026 | |
| The same as the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, but for imports to the UK, starting in 2027 | |
| Carbon Balanced Paper | For paper production, in partnership with the World Land Trust. |
| FSC | Forest Stewardship Council verification that products from timber are ethical and responsible |
| GOTS cotton | Global Organic Textile Standard |
| OEKO-TEX | A label for textiles tested for harmful substances |
| Organic | The product of a farming system which avoids the use of man-made fertilisers, pesticides; growth regulators and livestock feed additives. Look for the Soil Association logo. |
| Rainforest Alliance | An international non-profit organisation with various programmes to ensure sustainable and socially ethical farmers and forest communities. |
| Fairtrade | A system of certification that sets standards in the production of goods |