Environmental sustainability practice Task Force

About

This Task Force considered, surveyed and measured what it is to be environmentally sustainable in the cultural heritage sector, and worked with the Europeana Initiative to survey the Europeana Network Association (ENA), Europeana Aggregators’ Forum and the wider cultural heritage sector. The Task Force worked with partners to prepare a digital information management survey to better understand practice in the sector.

This Task Force was supported by the Climate Action Community to advocate for and embed working practices that minimise the digital cultural heritage sector’s impact on the climate and environment.

Outcomes

The Environmental Sustainability Practice Task Force:

• Surveyed digital information management practice in the cultural heritage sector.
• Developed new understanding, capacity building, qualitative and quantitative evidence for the ENA and the Europeana Initiative, and supported its involvement with the European Commission’s data spaces.
• Supported climate prosperity and wellbeing, instilling a new climate culture in Europe, and change behaviours across the sector and society.
• Cooperated with the Europeana Network Association and its Communities, the Europeana Foundation, the Europeana Aggregators’ Forum, the Europeana Foundation Green Team, Museums for Future and Network of European Museum Organisations (NEMO).

Outcomes

• Survey and data collection to understand environmental sustainability as part of the digital transformation of the sector.
• A knowledge-sharing community of intergenerational, diverse, climate activists, supporting related initiatives and research projects.
• Strengthened environmentally sustainable working practices that minimise the digital cultural heritage sector’s impact on the climate and environment.
• Climate action inspired by reflecting on the data-management decision-making according to the findings.
• Considerations discussed if an Environmental Sustainability Working Group could continue this work after the Task Force.