Julie’s Bicycle announce the winners for the 2018 Creative Green Awards

Julie’s Bicycle is proud to announce the winners of the second Creative Green Awards celebrating the many outstanding organisations taking action on climate and the environment. With over 300 Creative Green certificates awarded, the awards are a moment for the sector to showcase their leadership in climate action.

The awards are supported with sponsorship from First Mile, Seacourt Printing and Pilio with Good Energy also sponsoring the award for Highest Achievement for Improvement. We have partnered with environmental solution providers as they are innovative in the sector able to best support arts organisations turn their ambition and commitment into reality for reduction environmental impacts and engage their audiences in climate action.

The Awards were hosted last night at the Roundhouse, with contributions from Baroness Lola Young, artist Michael Pinsky and Matthew Bourne of New Adventures. 

Categories and shortlist:

Outstanding Achievement

Festival Republic

Highest Achievement for Commitment

Shambala Festival

Highest Achievement for Understanding

Universal Music

Highest Achievement for Improvement (sponsored by Good Energy)

Glyndebourne

Best Festival

Reading & Leeds Festival

Best Museum and Gallery

Discovery Museum

Best Cultural Venue

Young Vic

Best Newcomer

Siamsa Tire

Best Creative Programming

V&A Museum

Best Campaign

Lyric Hammersmith

Best Creative Group

Curzon Cinemas

Green Champions

• Jordan Bedding – Curzon Cinemas
• Jackie Bland – Tyne & Wear Archives and Museums
• Vikki Chapman – Festival Republic
• Paul Josefowski – National Theatre

Creative Green Pioneer

New Adventures

Alison Tickell, Director of Julie’s Bicycle on the awards:

“These awards  show the outstanding quality and progressive leadership on climate and the environment from the UK’s cultural community.  With energy and imagination the sector continues to drive down emissions and power up sustainable change.”

Sir Matthew Bourne, Artistic Director, New Adventures on the awards:

“New Adventures is thrilled to be the first touring company to be working in partnership with Julie’s Bicycle on a Creative Green Touring certification. As the UK’s biggest and busiest touring Dance company, we visit theatres across the world and travel to very picturesque settings. I believe that it’s important to conserve the natural beauty around us and it is something that we’re very passionate about. We hope that our Green Adventure with Julie’s Bicycle will help us to spread the word to our wonderful presenting venues and audiences around the globe about how to lead more sustainable lifestyles, so that generations to come can continue to enjoy all that our planet has to offer.”

“New Adventures is delighted to be awarded the Creative Green Pioneer award in recognition of our work with Julie’s Bicycle over the past 18 months. We are now very excited to see what we can achieve in the future, particularly on our UK tour of Swan Lake.”