The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a leading global theatre company that sparks local, national and international conversations that build connections, create opportunities and bring joy. In pursuing this mission, we address climate change through our creative initiatives and strive to integrate environmental sustainability throughout our estate, operations, and business practices. 

We have already reduced our environmental impact by using green energy and designing modular sets and scenery, and we remain committed to ongoing progress. Achieving these goals requires collaboration across the organisation, so we engage and support colleagues throughout this process. 

We are dedicated to cutting our carbon footprint every year while ensuring our messaging has maximum impact on stage and in creative learning. 

We monitor and report our carbon emissions from energy, water, travel, and waste. Since energy use is our largest source of emissions, we prioritise actions for reduction, working within available technology and budget.  

This includes focusing on measures to:

• Improve energy efficiency across our buildings
• Continue the procurement of energy from renewable energy sources,
• Promote options to reduce the digital impact of our organisation, and
• Increase onsite renewable energy generation.

Beyond energy, we recognise our broader environmental impact and ensure all aspects of our operations consider the environment - whether it's selecting products for catering and retail, how we travel, or garden management. As a founding partner of the Theatre Green Book, we follow its standards for our industry.

We work to:

• Integrate environmental sustainability into creative processes and storytelling
• Encourage sustainable procurement for food and shop products
• Efficiently manage resources to reduce, reuse, recycle, and avoid sending waste to landfill
• Minimise touring and business travel impacts; prioritizing where possible electric and alternative fuel vehicles
• Support nature and biodiversity on our estate.

By taking these steps, we aim to offer leadership and set an example. We will share and expand our experiences and knowledge by working together with other arts and cultural organisations.

Andrew Leveson
Executive Director
Royal Shakespeare Company
31 July 2026