Battersea Arts
Centre
2015/16
Total score 76/100
42/45 Commitment
14/15 Understanding
20/40 Improvement
Carbon footprint 2015/16
• Water use per audience member is below the industry average
benchmarkWater
Battersea Arts Centre monitors:
• Business travel
• Audience travel
• Staff commuting
Travel
277 tonnes CO2
Equal to 627 flights from London to
New York City
Environmental Highlights
• Absolute energy consumption has decreased by: 56%
• Absolute energy emissions have decreased by: 46%
• Energy use per m2 is below sector average
Energy
• Absolute waste production has decreased by: 6%
• 43% of waste was recycled
• Recycling and composting waste avoided 10 tonnes of CO2e
Waste
119
81
14
28
Electricity
Gas (weathernormalised)Water
Waste water
Landfill waste
Recycled waste
Business travel
270tonnes CO2e
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About Battersea Arts Centre
About Battersea Arts Centre’s Certification
Battersea Arts Centre is located within a Grade II listed building. The building was originally Battersea Town Hall, completed in 1893. The theatre was founded in 1980 and is now a large performance venue with a floor area of 4,258m2 - a significant reduction compared to 2014/15 when the floor areas was 6,200 m2. It sold a total of 30,508 tickets in financial year 2015/16 across 17 performance spaces.
During March 2015, large parts of the theatre (including offices and the Grand Hall) were destroyed in a fire which also resulted in the loss of Battersea Arts Centre’s IT system and much of its physical records; some of previous year's data (2014/15) includes assumptions.
Battersea Arts Centre has been awarded a 4 star Creative Green rating in recognition of its commitment and achievement in embedding environmental sustainability in its operations and activities, following assessment and environmental data analysis by Julie’s Bicycle.
This is Battersea Arts Centre's fifth Creative Green certification and the first under the revised methodology and 1-5 star rating introduced in 2016. Under the previous methodology and 1-3 star rating, Battersea Arts Centre achieved the top 3 star rating for three consecutive years.
Full details of the assessment and scoring and data analysis upon which the star rating is based are provided in the completed Creative Green assessment form.
Creative Green was developed by Julie’s Bicycle to recognise environmental commitment and achievement in the creative sector – venues, events and offices. On average 35 organisations have been certified each year since it was launched in 2009. Find out who else is currently certified at http://www.juliesbicycle.com/services/industry/whos-certified.
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Battersea Arts Centre Scored 42/45 for Commitment
Highlights Recommendations
• Sustainability Vision presented on website which relates to BAC's mission
• Almost all produce for the Scratch Bar comes from local suppliers
• LED lights across building; all equipment has to be rated against criteria which includes environmental impact
• Environmental policy was presented as part of Capital Project's tender information and is key component in design decisions
• All staff/project/Board meetings are conducted on a discussion basis where attendees can challenge or discuss issues like sustainability
• Webpage includes environmental policy, Creative Green report and Sustainability Vision
• Environmental issues and activities discussed in blog and social media
• Freshly Scratched festival included the environment as a theme
• An Artist Sounding Board covers issues that impact BAC, including the environment
• Unnecessary lighting/heating/equipment is actively discouraged (Switch Off policy)
• Materials are sourced from local suppliers who only use wood from sustainable resources
• The Capital project and Rebuild Project both design as well as sustainability
• Adopt an environmental reduction target explicitly in the environmental policy that is aligned with the UK government's Climate Act and the Paris Agreement
• Communicate environmental commitment, progress and awards to stakeholder groups such as sponsors, the local community and partners/sponsors
• Explore audience engagement options e.g. competitions, education and awareness raising, challenges, behaviour change campaigns, artistic interventions
• Consider including environmental messages in artistic performances e.g. a play addressing issues around climate change
• Investigate procuring energy from a 100% green energy supplier e.g. Good Energy
• Consider participating in The Season, a national initiative to promote creative responses to climate change in 2018
• Share ideas and learning with non-LTC theatres
Commitment is assessed based on:• environmental policy and action plan• integration of environmental sustainability in broader business mission, strategy or planning• environmental responsibilities• environmental procurement and sourcing• stakeholder communications and engagement
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2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Battersea Arts Centre Scored 14/15 for Understanding
Direct impacts measuredEnergy useWater useWastewater volumesWaste generationBusiness travelIndirect impacts measured
Audience travel
Highlights Recommendations• Consider conducting an energy saving audit
and an investigation of overnight electricity (as compared to daytime consumption)
• Consider monitoring other sources of environmental impact to increase understanding and identifying further environmental measures, e.g.: material use
• Monitor more productions: amounts of production material being reused/recycled, or production travel (contractor, artist travel)
• Report staff commuting data as a seperate IG Tools entry so that it is distinct from business travel
• Conduct audience survey which can collect information on travel, as well as environmental attitudes and ideas for projects
• Investigate more ways of using data to inform decision making e.g. Use waste data to inform procurement choices
• Record and publicise the food miles of any locally-sourced products being sold
Understanding is assessed based on:• breadth and depth of understanding of environmental impacts• extent to which environmental data is used inform action and track progress in reducing impacts
Battersea Arts Centre scored 13/15 for Understanding due to its in-depth understanding of its energy, water and waste data. It additionally monitors business travel and audience travel.
• Energy is monitored regularly using spreadsheets
• Environmental impact information is communicated to staff through meetings
• Paperless finance system means fast access to invoices so utility or supplier bills can easily viewed against previous years/months
• Waste and recycling reports are provided by the waste contractor
• Water use is monitored, particularly via a proactive maintenance regime in order to fast detect inefficiencies
• Staff business travel is monitored • Staff commuting is monitored• Audience travel is monitored• Paper use is monitored through our printers
using the Papercut Software• 'Building Forecast' project aims to monitor
and forecast the environment for audiences in a pre-show email
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kWh -3 328,064 238,234
kWh 0 309,734 43,523
tonnes
CO2e 0 233 127
kg CO2e per
performance2010/11 1,978 2,356
m3 375,529 2,186 2,206
litres per
attendance 433,225 23 72
tonnes 276.8 56 52
kg per
attendance3110.5 0.6 1.7
tonnes
CO2e 2,068.0 18 28
kg CO2e per
employee n/a 356 410
tonnes
CO2e 0 159 106
kg CO2e per
performance 0 1,347 1,963
Battersea Arts Centre Scored 20/40 for Improvement
Mains electricity -27% -37%Gas (weather
normalised)-86% -90%
Environmental impact trends (based on direct and indirect impacts)
Unit 2010/2011Previous year
2014/2015
Current year
2015/2016
% change
current vs previous
% change
current vs baseline
Water use - absolute 0.9% 7%
Water use - relative 216% 191%
Energy use emissions
(all sources)- absolute-46% -54%
Energy use emissions
(all sources) - relative19% -24%
Total business travel
related emissions - 54% 688%
Total business travel
related emissions -
relative
15% 4465%
Waste generation -
absolute-6% -44%
Waste generation -
relative196% 34%
* The baseline year for waste and business travel is 2011/12. Business travel also includes staff commuting.
-90%46%
Total audience travel
related emissions -
relative
-94%-33%
Total audience travel
related emissions -
absolute
Improvement is assessed based on:• Quantifiable reductions in direct environmental impacts, i.e. impacts over which an organisation
has direct control such as energy use and waste generation, both total and relative impacts• Actions to address indirect environmental impacts, i.e. impacts over which an event has limited or
no direct control, such as audience travel
Battersea Arts Centre's score is based on reductions in its total environmental impacts between 2014/15 and 2015/16, e.g.:• Absolute energy consumption has decreased by 56%• Absolute waste production has decreased by 6%Reductions in its relative environmental impacts also contributed to the score e.g.:• Relative energy consumption has decreased by 36% Points were also given for reductions in audience travel carbon emissions and volume of printing.
The dramatic reduction in absolute energy use is mainly due to the fire that destroyed the rear of the building on 13/03/15. Battersea Arts Centre stopped using any energy to heat the Grand Hall space - the area used for large productions. The event of the fire has also resulted in a reduction in audience and performance numbers - both of which are metrics used in the Creative Green analysis -resulting in potentially unrepresentative changes in relative impacts.
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Highlights Recommendations
Absolute reductions between 2014/15 and 2015/16• Energy consumption has decreased by 56%• Energy emissions have decreased by 46%• Absolute waste production has decreased by 6%• Audience travel emissions have decreased by
33% compared to 2014/15Reductions in relative environmental impacts:• Energy consumption has decreased by 36% as
compared to 2014/15• Energy emissions have decreased by 19% as
compared to 2014/15• Energy consumption has decreased by 49% as
compared to 2010/11• Energy emissions have decreased by 24% as
compared to 2010/11• Battersea Arts Centre has also reduced its
printing In 2015/16:• 43% of waste was recycled • Recycling and composting waste avoided 10
tonnes of CO2e• Energy is considerably lower than the Julie's
Bicycle benchmark• Water is considerably lower than the Julie's
Bicycle benchmark
The dramatic reduction in absolute energy use is mainly due to the fire that destroyed the rear of the building on 13/03/15. Regardless of this, Battersea Arts Centre is still recommended to: • Develop a roadmap of energy behaviours,
efficiency and innovation that will ensure BAC achieves the London 2025 target
• Ensure building management controls are responsive to changes in outdoor temperatures so that gas is used as efficiently as possible
• Focus on reducing waste which has increased by 6% since 2014/2015, by reducing volumes of material coming into the building through stock management and procurement policies
• Focus on water reduction as this is increasing (only by 1%): set a target, timeframe and strategy for reduction
• Investigate increasing amount of renewable energy infrastructure onsite
• Ensure business travel journeys are taken only when absolutely necessary and encourage use of Skype and video-conferencing software
• Investigate opportunities for carbon offsetting
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2010/2011
Previous
year
2014/2015
Current year
2015/2016
% change
current vs
previous
% change
current vs
baseline
0 176 119 -32% -39%
0 57 8 -86% -90%
0.0 0.8 0.8 1% 7%
2010/11 2 2 1% 7%
197 14 14 1% 39%
79.9 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a
0.7 0.5 0.5 -14% -69%
1.5 0.0 0.0 n/a n/a
0.0 18 28 54% 688%
0 268 171 -36% -39%
0 2,269 3,171 40% 1%
0 159 106 -33% -94%
0 427 277 -35% -87%
279 3,616 5,134 42% -78%
Carbon footprint trends (based on direct and indirect impacts)
Carbon footprint Unit
Electricity tonnes CO2e
Your Impacts and Performance in Numbers
Landfill waste tonnes CO2e
Energy from waste tonnes CO2e
Recycled waste tonnes CO2e
Gas (weather normalised) tonnes CO2e
Water tonnes CO2e
Waste water tonnes CO2e
Total relative carbon footprint
kg CO2e per
performance
Audience travel tonnes CO2e
Total carbon footprint including
audience travel tonnes CO2e
Composted waste tonnes CO2e
Business travel tonnes CO2e
Total carbon footprint tonnes CO2e
Total relative carbon footprint
including audience travel
kg CO2e per
performance
This section provides further detail on your direct and indirect environmental impacts and how they have changed over time, covering both increases and decreases. Its aim is to support you to:
• track and understand performance over time • identify where you are doing well and areas for further improvement
119
81
14
28
Electricity Gas (weather normalised)Water Waste waterLandfill waste Recycled waste
270tonnes CO2e
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-56%
-3%
-65%
-43%
2010/2011Previous year
2014/2015
Current year
2015/2016
% change
current vs
previous
% change
current vs
baseline
808,754 637,798 281,757 -56% -65%
375,529 328,064 238,234 -27% -37%
433,225 309,734 43,523 -86% -90%
9,087 5,405 5,218 -3% -43%
4,219 2,780 4,412 59% 5%
4,868 2,625 806 -69% -83%
375,529 328,064 238,234 -27% -37%
- - - n/a n/a
431,291 253,442 33,529 -87% -92%
433,225 309,734 43,523 -86% -90%
- - - n/a n/a
0 0 0 n/a n/a
0 0 0 n/a n/a
0 0 0 n/a n/a
0 0 0 n/a n/a
0 0 0 n/a n/a
0 0 0 n/a n/a
Energy use (electricity and weather
normalised gas) - absolute kWh
Electricity kWh
Gas - weather normalised kWh
Energy Use
Energy use Unit
Comparing 2015/2016 with 2014/15 • Absolute energy consumption has decreased by:• Relative energy consumption has decreased by:
Comparing 2015/16 with 2010/11 (the baseline year)• Absolute energy consumption has decreased by:• Relative energy consumption has decreased by:
Mains electricity - absolute kWh
Green tariff mains electricity kWh
Mains gas - absolute kWh
Energy use (electricity and weather
normalised gas) - relative kWh per performance
Electricity kWh per performance
Gas - weather normalised kWh per performance
Onsite renewable electricity as %
of total electricity %
Bottled gas litres
Bottled gas kWh
Weather gas normalised -
absolute kWh
On-site renewable electricity kWh
Onsite renewable electricity used kWh
Oil litres
Oil kWh
238,234
43,523
Energy mix
Electricity
Gas - weather normalised
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0
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
700,000
800,000
900,000
2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/2014 Previous year2014/2015
Current year2015/2016
Energy consumption - kWh
Gas Electricity
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/2014 Previousyear
2014/2015
Current year2015/2016
Energy consumption - kWh per performance
Normalised gas Electricity
56
8
Benchmark101
Benchmark139
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
Electricity Gas
Benchmark comparison - kwh per m2
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-46%
19%
-54%-24%
2010/2011
Previous
year
2014/2015
Current year
2015/2016
% change
current vs
previous
% change
current vs
baseline
277 233 127 -46% -54%
3,110 1,978 2,356 19% -24%
197 176 119 -32% -39%
0 0 0 n/a n/a
80 57 8 -86% -90%
0 0 0 n/a n/a
0 0 0 n/a n/a
0 0 0 n/a n/a
0 0 0 n/a n/a
0 0 0 n/a n/a
Energy related emissions Unit
Energy use emissions (all
sources)- absolute tonnes CO2e
Energy Use Emissions
Comparing 2015/2016 with 2014/15
• Absolute energy emissions have decreased by:
• Relative energy emissions have decreased by:Comparing 2015/16 with 2010/11 (the baseline year)
• Absolute energy emissions have decreased by:• Relative energy emissions have decreased by:
Gas and electricity are both below the Julie's Bicycle industry average benchmarks.
Normalised gas tonnes CO2e
Bottled gas tonnes CO2e
Oil tonnes CO2e
Energy use emissions (all
sources) - relative
kg CO2e per
performance
Electricity tonnes CO2e
Green tariff mains electricity tonnes CO2e
Emissions avoided by
generating renewable
electricity onsite
tonnes CO2e
Onsite renewable electricity
used tonnes CO2e
Onsite renewable electricity
fed to grid tonnes CO2e
119
8
Energy use emissions
Electricity
Normalised gas
127 tonnes CO2e
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0
50
100
150
200
250
300
2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/2014 Previous year2014/2015
Current year2015/2016
Energy use emissions - tonnes CO2e
Electricity Gas
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/2014 Previous year2014/2015
Current year2015/2016
Energy emissions - kg CO2e per performance
Electricity Gas
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1%
216%
7%191%
2010/2011
Previous
year
2014/2015
Current year
2015/2016
% change
current vs
previous
% change
current vs
2011
2,068 2,186 2,206 1% 7%
25 23 72 216% 191%
2,068 2,186 2,206 1% 7%
2,068 2,186 2,206 1% 7%
4,136 4,372 4,412 1% 7%
Water
Water and wastewater
Water use Unit
Comparing 2015/2016 with 2014/15 • Absolute water use has increased by:
• Relative water use has increased by:
Comparing 2015/2016 with 2010/11 (baseline year)• Absolute water use has decreased by:• Relative water use has decreased by:
Consumption is below the Julie's Bicycle industry average benchmark.
Waste water m3
Total water and waste water m3
Water use - absolute m3
Water use - relative litres per
Water use m3
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/2014 Previous year2014/2015
Current year2015/2016
Water use - m3
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/2014 Previous year2014/2015
Current year2015/2016
Water use - litres per attendance
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518
Benchmark645
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
Water benchmark comparison - litres per m2
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-6%
196%
-44%
34%
2011/12
Previous
year
2014/2015
Current year
2015/2016
% change
current vs
previous
% change
current vs
baseline
94 56 52 -6% -44%
1 1 2 196% 34%
22 30 30 1% 39%
0 0 0
73 26 23 -14% -69%
0 0 0
23% 53% 57% 4% 34%
77% 47% 43% -4% -34%
Comparing 2015/2016 with 2011/12 (baseline year)• Absolute waste production has decreased by:
• Relative waste production has increased by:
WasteComparing 2015/2016 with 2014/15
• Absolute waste production has decreased by:• Relative waste production has increased by:
Waste generation - relative kg per attendance
Landfill waste tonnes
Energy from waste tonnes
Waste
Waste Unit
Waste generation - absolute tonnes
Recycling tonnes
Composting tonnes
% landfill %
BAC recycled 43% of its waste, avoiding 10 tonnes CO2e of emissions if the waste was landfilled.
% recycled + energy from
waste + composted%
0.0
50.0
100.0
150.0
200.0
250.0
300.0
350.0
400.0
Baseline year2011/12
2012/13 2013/2014 Previous year2014/2015
Current year2015/2016
Waste - tonnes
Landfill waste tonnes Energy from waste tonnes Recycling tonnes Composting tonnes
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0.00
0.50
1.00
1.50
2.00
2.50
3.00
3.50
4.00
4.50
Baseline year2011/12
2012/13 2013/2014 Previous year2014/2015
Current year2015/2016
Waste - kg per attendance
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54%
15%
688%
4465%
In both 2014/15 and 2015/16, reported business travel data also includes staff commuting data.
2011/12
Previous
year
2014/2015
Current year
2015/2016
% change
current vs
previous
% change
current vs
baseline
3 18 28 54% 688%
n/a 356 410 15% 4465%
- 16,184 16,001 -1% 1889%
- 1 1 -1% 1889%
12,700 85,044 155,631 83% 1125%
1 4 7 83% 1125%
- 615 3,469 464% 978%
- 0 1 464% 978%
705 33,217 19,569 -41% 2676%
0 6 3 -41% 2676%
18,446 - 55,719 n/a 202%
3 - 8 n/a 202%
Business Travel
Comparing 2015/2016 with 2014/15
• Absolute business travel has increased by:
• Relative business travel has increased by:Comparing 2015/2016 with 2011/12 (baseline year)
• Absolute business travel has increased by:
• Relative business travel has increased by:
tonnes CO2e
Flight - shorthaul pkm
Car - average (person per pkm
tonnes CO2e
Train - national pkm
Business travel related
emissionsUnit
Total business travel related
emissions - absolutetonnes CO2e
Total business travel related
emissions - relative
kg CO2e per
employee
Business Travel Emissions
tonnes CO2e
Flight - longhaul pkm
tonnes CO2e
Taxi - regular pkm
tonnes CO2e
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
2011/12 2012/13 2013/2014 Previous year2014/2015
Current year2015/2016
Business travel emissions - tonnes CO2e
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0.00
50.00
100.00
150.00
200.00
250.00
300.00
350.00
400.00
450.00
2011/12 2012/13 2013/2014 Previous year2014/2015
Current year2015/2016
Business travel emissions - kg CO2e per employee
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-33%
46%
-94%
-90%
2010/2011
Previous
year
2014/2015
Current year
2015/2016
% change
current vs
previous
% change
current vs
baseline
- 159 106 -33% -94%
- 1,347 1,963 46% -90%
Total audience travel related
emissions - absolutetonnes CO2e
Total audience travel related
emissions - relative
kg CO2e per
performance
Audience Travel Emissions
Audience travel Unit
Comparing 2015/2016 with 2014/15
• Absolute business travel has increased by:
• Relative business travel has increased by:
Comparing 2015/2016 with 2010/11 (baseline year)
• Absolute business travel has decreased by:
• Relative business travel has decreased by:
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
1,800
2,000
2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/2014 Previous year2014/2015
Current year2015/2016
Audience travel emissions - tonnes CO2e
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/2014 Previous year2014/2015
Current year2015/2016
Audience travel emissions - kg CO2e per performance
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