Environmental sustainability
The International Music Council strives to be a leader in sustainability. We take consideration of environmental sustainability across the spectrum of our operations.
The IMC Sustainability Policy seeks to define the principles of sustainability and how the IMC promotes them throughout its work. The policy is based on the SHIFT eco-guidelines for cultural networks.
The project SHIFT funded by Erasmus+ provides training initiatives for cultural leaders, working together and creating paths to face global challenges such as climate change, gender equality and inclusion. The project was coordinated by the European Music Council, IMC’s regional group for Europe, and was implemented with 8 other partners, including IMC. Discover the work developed on environmental sustainability with ELIA as output leader here.
SHIFT eco-certificate
The IMC, together with 15 other international cultural networks, launched the SHIFT eco-certification pilot phase in January 2023. The aim of this process is to co-develop a bespoke eco-certification for cultural networks, taking into account their specific needs and working methods. Such a certification, established in partnership with Creative Carbon Scotland and Vector42, environmental sustainability specialists from Scotland and the Netherlands, will provide a scheme to improve, measure, monitor and evaluate efforts towards sustainability. The first eco-certificates were awarded in February 2024.