COAL has developed a participative training methodology to initiate a process of ecological transition and solidarity at the scale of a cultural institution as well as with companies and brands via a cultural approach. A training project co-signed in partnership with Nicomak, specialist in professional training in sustainable development, and the agency influence for good. Because the ecological and solidarity transition is no longer limited to applying eco-gestures on a daily basis or to adapting to a regulation, or even to a product innovation. It is now a culture in its own right, with shared representations, values and criteria for choice that define usage and behavior.

Cultural structures but also brands and companies can play a fundamental role in the implementation of a new culture of ecological transition and participate in the evolution of common representations by acting on their functioning, their production, their image, their services and their products. Many artists and artistic practices are able to accompany this commitment.

These trainings are based on COAL’s 13 years of expertise in the field of sustainable culture. COAL is the first French actor in the field of art and ecology. It has initiated about fifty exhibitions and cultural events around the ecological transition all over France, awards the COAL Art and Environment Prize every year, and participates in the knowledge and dissemination of the theme through European cooperation, consulting, the organization of numerous workshops and conferences, and the creation of large-scale events.

Through their participative dimension, these training sessions allow solutions to emerge more efficiently and to involve teams in the process from the outset, which ensures better ownership of the project: collective voting and prioritization of proposals, analysis of impact factors, examples of good practice, existing tools and methods. We adopt a posture of facilitator of exchanges and resources. We want the group to experiment with collective intelligence in order to learn how to apply the principles of the ecological and solidarity transition in a group and in autonomy.

CULTURE AS A LEVER FOR ECOLOGICAL AND SOLIDARITY-BASED TRANSITION FOR COMPANIES AND BRANDS

CULTURE AS A LEVER FOR ECOLOGICAL AND SOLIDARITY-BASED TRANSITION FOR COMPANIES AND BRANDS

COAL: COAL mobilizes artists and cultural actors on societal and environmental issues and accompanies the emergence of a new culture of ecology through its actions such as the COAL Prize, curating exhibitions, advising institutions and communities, European cooperation, and the animation of conferences, workshops and the first dedicated website Ressource0.com

Influence for good: Founded in 2017, Influence for good is more than an agency, it is a communication and influence service specialized in complex issues, with 3 support offers:

– Assistance in the management of use and B2B communication strategies for major real estate programs and territorial transformation
– 360° communication for companies in regulated sectors
– Supporting institutions in the design and deployment of their communication strategy

Nicomak: Nicomak is a consulting company in corporate culture, CSR, quality of life at work and management.

Lia Giraud, Photosynthesis, 2020 ©Lia Giraud

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At the end of 2019, the City of Paris initiated a process to mobilize cultural actors as part of its circular economy plan, in order to support, based on their specificities, needs and the experiences of peers, the cultural establishments and venues of the City of Paris towards circular economy models in their sector of activity. The result was a first booklet of 9 toolboxes published on Paris.fr.

In 2021, the City of Paris, in partnership with COAL and Les Augures, will continue this collaborative work by exploring new thematic fields through two cycles of workshops on digital sobriety and materials, which will complement the tools already available.

THE DIGITAL

A working group led by the Augures will meet from March to June 2021 on the digital issue in the cultural sector, in an approach of efficiency, sobriety in energy and material consumption.

The objective of these working groups is to identify the constants and needs and to increase the competence of the cultural sector. This reflection will result in a new resource document on the subject.

THE MATERIALS

The second working group deals with the materials in a sectorial approach and the identification of the problems of each profession concerned (scenographer, stage manager, curator, technician, director, etc.).

The objectives of this working group are to identify the constants and needs and to increase the competence of the cultural sector on the issue of materials and the circular economy.

The work done in these two working groups will result in a transmission and sharing event in September.

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Stakeholders

Laurent GERMAIN, SNB Coordinator, OFB, Animator
Lauranne GERMOND, COAL, Animator
Thibaut GABORIT, Head of the Natural Heritage Service, Ile et Vilaine Department
Didier BERTIN, Head of the Environment Department, Maine et Loire Department
Marie-Jo HAMARD, Vice President in charge of the environment and living conditions, Maine et Loire Department
Blaise MICARD, Head of the Heritage and Management of Natural Environments Service, Département de la Manche
Marion ABAUZIT, Head of the Natural Sites and Networks Department, Seine et Marne

Find all the recordings of the workshops on the website of the Biodiversity Conferences.

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On September 22, 2020, COAL and Influence for good joined forces to offer a one-day training session for the Trempolino association’s teams to learn the fundamentals of the ecological transition specific to the cultural sector: issues, tools, methods, strategies and actions.

Created in 1990, Trempolino is an associative structure, located in Nantes, dedicated to supporting the contemporary music sector. It is a project where all musical communities cross and work together: from babies to adults, from amateurs to professionals, from subcultures to chart-pop, from Ile-de-Nantes to international. His working method? Start from the field (the studio, the stage, etc.) and the needs of the musicians to propose original solutions. Trempolino thus contributes to the improvement of the offer proposed to the musicians, to the territories and their inhabitants, and more widely to the “current music” sector. Trempolino also plays an essential role in the implementation of innovative public policies by building partnerships with local actors, creating a dialogue with public authorities and contributing to the emergence of a European musical community.

As part of their 2021-2024 Site project, Trempolino contacted COAL and Influence for good to initiate their ecological transition

COAL and Influence for good have developed a participative training methodology to initiate an ecological and solidarity-based transition process at the scale of a cultural institution. The participative dimension allows solutions to emerge more efficiently and to involve teams in the process from the start, which ensures better ownership of the project.
This same method was proposed to the teams of the Trempolino association during a training day on September 22 on the theme “Integrating sustainable development into the Site project”.

TRAINING OBJECTIVES

1. Exploring the role of music and creativity in addressing climate change and environmental challenges
2. Understand and use the main concepts of transition and its scope of application from internal operations and production to the impacts induced after the public
3. Bringing together a range of case studies, research, approaches and practical solutions for environmental sustainability in the cultural and music sector
4. Enable each participant to develop their leadership and ideas
5. To develop a collective ecological and solidarity-based transition process at the Trempolino level

To bring out the initiatives, the training day was divided into 3 modules. At the beginning of each thematic module, the training team begins by situating the theme of the module, before explaining the issues at stake each time by referring to examples in the music, performing arts, or creative industries. Following this presentation, the participants of the day are invited to debate and to come up with ideas connecting the theme of the module with their daily life at Trempolino. A vote is then held to determine the most interesting ideas to implement.

The division of the three modules :

Module 1: Integrating transition into the functioning of the Trempolino structure: 10am-1pm

Module 2: Indirect and Induced Impacts of Music Production – 2pm – 4pm

Module 3: Prospective module: Tremplino and the future of music

Learn more about our “New Beginnings” training courses for integrating sustainable development in the cultural sector

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Objectives of the Workshops

– Encourage the actors of nature to seize the culture to raise awareness on the issues of biodiversity.

– To facilitate a direct dialogue between territorial actors, public policy makers and the cultural/artistic sector in order to exchange on cultural and artistic policies, devices and practices integrating the protection and valorization of the living.

– To highlight partnerships involving actors of different natures (institutions, civil society organizations, governmental structures), coming from various fields of activity (art, research, science) and working in various contexts (local, regional, national, international).

– Recognize and support the role of actors in the artistic and cultural sector working on biodiversity issues in order to support these initiatives through adequate support and funding mechanisms.

Workshop production

– A final document in the form of a letter of commitment from the participants of the Professional Workshops and stakeholder organizations in the framework of the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2020 presenting the recommendations to decision makers.

– The drafting of proposals for the National Strategy for Biodiversity including a recommendation for organization and common action plans for the actors of culture and biodiversity protection.

– An online guide of references and resources after the Workshops, including the exchanges of the two days of meetings.

Lafarge Mediatheque, Charles Plumey-Faye, Rudy Ricciotti

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As a continuation of the ArtCOP21 professional workshops(www.artcop21.com), On the Move of the European Creative Climate Leadership network, of which COAL is a member, is organizing the Policy Lab 2018 on July 3 and 4 in Leeuwarden-Friesland, European Capital of Culture. On this occasion, Loic Fel, president of COAL, intervenes.

This Policy Lab entitled “Cities, Culture and Climate Change: Practices, Models and Future Actions” includes a variety of inspiring talks by cultural leaders, as well as a hands-on workshop designed for city representatives, influencers and policy makers. It is an opportunity for participants to discover many international examples of best practices, which showcase the low-carbon cultural economy as a driver of civic engagement, cultural diplomacy and innovation in urban development. Participants can also share their own experiences, ideas and challenges and have the opportunity to conduct an initial analysis of their cities and practices, to build successful initiatives and develop new approaches and partnerships.

The Policy Lab’s objectives are to:
– Demonstrate the contribution of artists and cultural professionals to the ecological agenda of cities;
– Identify opportunities to connect cultural and environmental policy makers: supporting innovation and unlocking economic, social and environmental values;
– Share good practices around how cities and their nearby rural suburbs can better support their cultural infrastructure, arts actions and cultural projects to respond to climate and environmental change through specific arts funding, but also policy, training and investment ;
– Begin to define key opportunities for integrating art, culture and the environment in cities: identify opportunities to create, converge and reinforce new and existing policies and practices.

Speakers and contributors: ECOC representatives (Leeuwarden-Friesland 2018 and Eleusis 2021), COAL, DutchCulture/TransArtists, Welcome to the Village, Oerol Festival, Recycle Art Festival, Julie’s Bicycle

This event is co-organized by On the Move and Julie’s Bicycle, with the support of the European Cultural Foundation and UCLG-Culture Committee, in the framework of the European Creative Climate Leadership network.

The European Creative Climate Leadership network supports cultural professionals in applying the qualities of the cultural sector to sustainable development. The network program is designed to help artists and cultural professionals reach their potential and maximize their creative and cultural actions in relation to climate change, with the help and support of the network structures to test and evolve their ideas and through sharing practices.

Policy Lab
July 3 – 4, 2018
Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
More information on: on-the-move.org

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From October 8-14, 2017 in Ankaran, Slovenia, the Creative Climate Leadership network of which COAL is a member held its second leadership training session on cultural and environmental projects. 23 participants from Europe, Indonesia, Australia and South America, selected from an international call for applications, met for a week of exchange and learning.

The five-day intensive training allowed artists and cultural professionals to explore the cultural dimensions of climate change and to acquire many tools to be able to lead actions with impact, creativity and resilience.

Alternating between physical exercises, theoretical lectures, practical work in groups and debates, the training was structured around the following points
– The role of culture and creativity in the fight against climate change and environmental challenges;
– Environmental leadership and the opportunity for everyone to carry out cultural actions with a positive environmental impact;
– Accompanying each person in the development of their ideas and the implementation of their cultural and environmental project;
– The transmission of experiences, knowledge and skills between participants and within the circle of each one.

The collective and personal reflections were punctuated by interventions of cultural professionals working on environmental issues:
– Ivan Petrovic, President of the Management Team at the EXIT Foundation
– Alison Tickell, Director of Julie’s Bicycle
– Jurij Krpan, Artistic Director of the Kapelica Gallery

Beyond a training on the environmental issues of culture and environmental leadership, the training is above all a human experience of exchange of experiences, knowledge sharing, creativity, open-mindedness and solidarity.

Creative Climate Leadership brings together eight European partners representing a wide geographical area, a variety of artistic specialties and different approaches to encourage environmental action in the European creative sector: Julie’s Bicycle, Ars Baltica, COAL, EXIT Foundation, KRUG, mitos21, On The Move and PiNA.

More information on: www.creativeclimateleadership.com

RETOUR SUR LA SECONDE SESSION DE FORMATION CREATIVE CLIMATE LEADERSHIP

Photos : Karim Shalaby Photography

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Training for the cultural sector to acquire the fundamentals of the ecological transition: issues, tools, methods, strategies and actions.

COAL has developed a participative training methodology to initiate a process of ecological transition and solidarity on the scale of a cultural institution. The participative dimension allows solutions to emerge more effectively and involves teams in the process from the outset, which ensures better ownership of the project. The initial “New Start” training course can be completed with “environmental and social assessment” and “support for the implementation of a transition strategy” training modules.

TRAINING OBJECTIVES

1. Exploring the role of culture and creativity in addressing climate change and environmental challenges

2. Understand and use the main concepts of transition and its scope of application, from internal operations and production to the impacts on the public

3. Bring together a range of case studies, research, approaches and practical solutions for environmental sustainability in the cultural sector

4. Enable each participant to develop their leadership and ideas

5. To develop a collective ecological and solidarity-based transition approach at the organizational level.

THE CONTENTS

Our proposals for supporting cultural institutions in their ecological and solidarity-based transition are based on four years of work within the European Creative Climate Leadership program, in which COAL is associated with eight cultural structures from eight countries. This program has allowed the development of a training methodology adapted to the different fields of culture, and the creation of an important database integrating numerous good practices.

THE METHOD

Our method follows the principles of innovation strategy through Design Thinking taught at EmLyon by Loïc Fel, which allows us to structure a constructive participative approach ensuring the best adaptation of proposals for each group of participants and their organization.

The “New Beginnings” training is organized into three modules, three levels of action:

Module 1: Integrating transition into the functioning of cultural structures
Analysis of impact factors, examples of good practices, existing tools and methods.

Module 2: Integrating sustainable development into cultural productions
Presentation of eco-responsible and solidarity-based initiatives in the cultural sector

Module 3: Adapting to change and anticipating the future
Prospective on cultural innovations and the evolution of the macro-economic, social and ecological context and its consequences for culture.

WHO IS OUR TRAINING FOR?

To cultural professionals in all fields of creation:

– Cultural places, museums, auditoriums, places of teaching, production and diffusion of culture.
– Theater, orchestra, dance or interdisciplinary collective companies.
– Networks, associations, funding bodies and decision makers in relation to the cultural sector

The institutions that have followed our training

– Trempolino
– National Choreographic Center of La Rochelle
– Alliance Française Santo Domingo, regrouping the 200 Alliances Francaise of Latin America
– Brittany Museums
– French Association of Orchestras
– National Dramatic Center of the Pays de la Loire
– National Orchestra of Brittany

Loic Fel during the training day for Trempolino “Integrating sustainable development in the Site project”, Nantes, September 2020

More advanced training is also available for all cultural sectors.

Download the brochure to discover the details of the training courses

Featured image Thierry Boutonnier, Appel d’Air, 2018 (Julie Bourges)

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Creative Climate Leadership training

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As we prepare for the first Creative Climate leadership training at the end of March, find the full Report of the ArtCOP21 Professional Workshop, which brought together in Paris on December 3-4, 2015, more than 150 arts and culture representatives from 30 different countries, ranging from governmental bodies (ministries of culture, arts councils, cultural agencies, cities and regions) to foundations, networks, research centers, artists and collectives.

The ArtCOP21 professional workshop aimed to foster an inter-sectoral dialogue through the exchange of best practices, and to highlight the need for specific support and funding mechanisms to consolidate the leadership of the cultural sector in the field of sustainable development and environmental protection.

The ArtCOP21 professional workshop was organized by On the Move, COAL, la Gaîté lyrique, Julie’s Bicycle and IFACCA.

You can find
here
the report of the Professional Workshop recalling the main points exchanged during the public and internal sessions as well as a list of resources to continue the Parisian conversations.

Special thanks to the British Council-France, the European Cultural Foundation, the Institute of Arts and Theatre of the Czech Republic and WIP for their support to this publication.

Download the report

For the English version, please click here

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For the COP21, COAL, On the Move, Julie’s Bicycle and IFACCA are bringing together nearly 150 international actors from more than 25 countries to define the conditions for a better integration of sustainable development in the cultural sector.

This workshop is based on a series of previous studies and international recommendations. Based on an exchange of good practices, the Professional Workshop aims to strengthen inter-sectoral and multi-stakeholder dialogues.

It also aims to highlight the need for targeted public sector support and funding mechanisms to ensure the cultural sector’s leadership in sustainable development.

Objectives

– Facilitate a direct dialogue between public policy makers and private partners (arts councils, ministries, local authorities, foundations etc.) and the cultural/artistic sector in order to exchange on cultural and artistic policies, devices and practices integrating sustainable development and environmental sustainability in France, in Europe and internationally;

– To highlight partnerships involving actors of different nature (institutions, civil society organizations, governmental structures, etc.), coming from various fields of activity (art, research, science) and workingin various contexts (local, regional, national, international, etc.)

– Recognize and support the role of actors in the artistic and cultural sector working on these issues of environmental sustainability and, more broadly, of sustainable development, in order to support these initiatives through appropriate support and funding mechanisms;

– Disseminate a final document of common commitments from the Professional Workshop participants and stakeholder organizations at the ArtCOP21 Creative Parties Conference;

– Produce an online reference and resource guide after the Workshop that captures the discussions from the two-day meeting.

This workshop is designed in co-production with COAL, Julie’s Bicycle, IFACCA, One the Move and in partnership withIETM, GALA and Imagine 2020.

L’Atelier also receives the support of the French Institute in China(Consulate General of France in Wuhan) and the following foundations: Europe-Asia Foundation, European Cultural Foundation, Hivos and Doen Foundation

Reference documents :

The Professional Workshop stems from initiatives and recommendations from documents produced by the coordinators and partners of the event such as:

– From Art Report 34b, Art and Environmental Sustainability, an international overview, a dossier by IFACCA-International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies and Julie’s Bicycle

– The GALA funding guide (for projects linking art, culture and environmental issues), in the framework of the European project GALA-Green Art Lab Alliance

– IETM/COAL publication,
New perspectives
on art and the environment

This publication – presented during the Professional Workshop – aims to highlight practices in the sector via a questionnaire shared by COAL-Coalition for Art and Ecology and IETM-International Network for the Performing Arts. The publication will also include contributions from Sacha Kagan, Chantal Bilodeau, Marco Kusumawidjaya, Mike van Graan and Yasmine Ostendorf.

An event to be found on ArtCOP21

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UNESCO invites COAL to bring the voice of artists at the 3rd Assises du Vivant, February 9 and 10, 2015. Thierry Boutonnier, Benoit Mangin from Art Orienté Objet, and Naziha Mestaoui will present their artistic works on biodiversity and climate duringa co-creation workshop animated by COAL, on Tuesday February 10th from 9 to 11 am. COAL also invites botanical artist Liliana Motta to speak at the Environmental Humanities workshop on Monday, February 9 at 2pm. These meetings kick off ArtCOP21, the Paris Climate 2015 Cultural Agenda orchestrated by COAL and Cape Farewell.

The Living World Conference 2015

The 2015 Conference on Living Things is one of the first meetings in preparation for the Conference of the Parties in Paris (COP 21). These meetings aim to open the debate and stimulate exchanges with all stakeholders in the climate and biodiversity issues a few months before a crucial global meeting. In addition to the plenary sessions, which will provide a wealth of information, workshops will be held on each theme, to further scientific expression and synthesis for action, but also to allow the meeting and expression of innovative actors, pioneers of scientific, regulatory and entrepreneurial issues on climate change and its environmental and social impacts.

The place will be given to intergenerational dialogue and co-creation in the service of action.

The 2015 Assises du Vivant are intended to be a continuation of the dialogues initiated previously, during the Assises du Vivant organized in 2012 and 2013[1] : a frank and open debate between actors and stakeholders from different and varied backgroundsunited by the desire to exchange and the will to overcome the obstacles and impossibilities – real or perceived – around climate change and its interactions with biodiversity.

A meeting of dialogues and exchanges to prepare a fundamental event

The 2015 Assises du Vivant will bring together scientists, civil society actors, responsible and committed citizens, youth, entrepreneurs, artists … who will discuss the links between biodiversity and climate change, on the eve of the meeting of the Conference of the Parties on climate change that will take place in Paris in December 2015.

A new and hopeful look at climate change

Faced with the alarming signals, relayed by the scientific community, sometimes spread in a catastrophic manner by some, is it possible to keep hope and mobilize to co-construct, co-dream other possibilities? Would we be condemned to impotence in the face of predicted catastrophes? Refusing this impasse, we wish to show that the harshness of the facts, established with all the necessary scientific rigor, does not prevent us, on the contrary, from mobilizing our energies, our creativity and our will to take our common destiny in hand. Because if the mourning of our illusions is a necessary step before going further, if it is essential to accept the facts and their implications, it is still possible to overcome the feeling of powerlessness, to go beyond the impossibilities, to dream and create possible and desirable futures.

Valuation of innovative initiatives and solutions for the future

All over the world, initiatives are emerging that demonstrate that it is already possible to live while respecting the rate of renewal of ecosystems, that the use of biodiversity is not incompatible with its conservation. Far from being isolated and anecdotal examples, these actions and initiatives of social transformation mobilize millions of people and affect all sectors of the global economy. How can we draw inspiration from these actions and networks of actors, how can we better mobilize them and share their solutions with decision makers and skeptics? The Assises du Vivant is intended to be a space dedicated to the continuation of this dialogue, beyond the days of meetings in Paris, by building a community of practice that would share positive actions and visions to build other possible worlds.

Three strong themes for two days of meetings rich in sharing

We propose to study the interactions between biodiversity and climate change around three strong themes:

• Rethinking Conservation: Towards “No Regrets” Strategies
• Developing ecological solidarity and environmental justice: teaming up with the living
• Doing business differently: articulating performance and resilience

For each theme, we will have a cross-reference between the available information and the scientists’ findings, the actions and solutions implemented at the local and international levels followed by an interactive discussion on the present and possible future.

Practical information

Reception of the public

125, Avenue de Suffren, 75007, Paris.

Live translation and monitoring

The sessions taking place in plenary (Room XI) are translated simultaneously into French and English.

These sessions will also be broadcast live on the internet in streaming mode.

Methods of exchange and animation

This meeting will take place in several “movements”:

– Participatory plenary sessions to share the state of the art on the links between biodiversity and climate;

– Workshops of commitment and scientific contribution to advance thinking and action on biodiversity and climate interactions;

– Moments of meetings between the participants of the civil society and forums of sharing of citizen initiatives around the three key themes.

UNESCO will welcome participants from various backgrounds and cultures: young people, scientists, bloggers, artists, citizens, entrepreneurs, all of whom are involved in a concrete way in the interactions between climate and biodiversity and each of whom is proposing solutions for these issues.

Organizing Committee

Christophe Aubel (Humanity and Biodiversity)
Sylvie Bénard (LVMH)
Meriem Bouamrane (UNESCO/MAB)
Sylvain Boucherand (B&L evolution)
John Crowley (UNESCO/SHS)
Emmanuel Delannoy (Inspire Institute)
Eve El Chehaly (UNESCO/SHS)
Bernard Labat (Humanity and Biodiversity)
Stéphane Riot (NoveTerra)

Registrations

https://www.weezevent.com/les-assises-du-vivant-2015

With the support of:

LVMH – Société Serge Ferrari – Yves Rocher Foundation – UNPG

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