AEC Sustainability Policy and Action Plan

As AEC, we acknowledge the connection between human activity and the climate crisis and commit to minimising our ecological footprint, implementing environmentally sustainable practices, and behaving as an example of good environmental practice for our members and other cultural networks.

Our focus is on environmental sustainability, which invariably has strong connections with social sustainability and to a lesser extent economic sustainability. Accordingly, we aim to achieve very high standards of environmental sustainability throughout our work. This applies both to how we work with others and the way in which we ourselves operate, including anyone working with us.

Below we set out the key areas this policy applies to and how we will approach them. The policy is fully supported and welcomed by all employees and has been approved by the AEC Council.

In early 2026, we achieved the SHIFT eco-certification for the second consecutive year, following the successful implementation of the SHIFT eco-guidelines for cultural networks and the successful completion of both the peer review and the audit.