Domingues, AR orcid.org/0000-0002-2555-3889, Mazhar, MU and Bull, R (2023) Environmental performance measurement in arts and cultural organisations: Exploring factors influencing organisational changes. Journal of Environmental Management, 326. 116731. ISSN 0301-4797
Abstract
Arts and Cultural Organisations (ACOs) have received significant attention over the last few years regarding their environmental performance. ACOs are often non-profit organisations, relying on government funding to implement various programmes to support societal development. Funding dependence can shift ACOs' focus from creating socio-cultural value to being more commercially driven. This paper explores factors influencing organisational changes in ACOs related to environmental performance measurement. Stakeholders in ACOs based in Nottingham, England, were interviewed and participated in a workshop to validate and collect additional data. Our research uncovered five interrelated factors that influence organisational change: the role of funding bodies; local policies and networks; organisational culture and leadership; lack of resources; and building proprietary-tenant relationships. This paper contributes to understanding ACOs responses to measuring environmental performance and the challenges they face as they move from measuring to implementation. Implications are explored for how funding is allocated and understood in terms of moving beyond merely measuring the carbon footprint of activities. ACOs’ funding dependence indicates a focus on carbon measurement, omitting a more holistic approach towards the environment and sustainability.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 The Authors. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) |
Keywords: | Sustainable development; Environmental accounting and reporting; Carbon accounting and management; Arts council england; Non-profit organisations |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 05 Dec 2022 16:30 |
Last Modified: | 05 Dec 2022 16:30 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116731 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:193559 |