These self-assessments are intended to be a resource to help your organization or project assess its current disability access and sustainability measures. The self-assessments may be used by:
- An accessibility or sustainability appointee or committee to track progress and report to a board
- An individual artist to help design a project with these lenses in mind
- Applicants applying to be a Bedrock Organization by providing a reference to help answer application questions
Answering ‘no’, ‘in development’ or ‘not applicable’ in the following self-assessment will not prohibit your grant funding but may alert you to accessibility or sustainability issues that your organization should address during your next strategic planning process. Bedrock Organizations will be held to higher accessibility and sustainability standards.
Note: This is meant to be filled out and filed internally – please do not include this as an attachment to your application or send to the Boulder Arts Commission.
A resource that includes both disability access and sustainability can be found in the toolkit, “No Climate Action Without Us: How to include disabled people in live event sustainability.” (Julie’s Bicycle)
Sustainability
Sustainability refers to the responsible management of natural resources to fulfill current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs. It aims to balance ecological, economic and social goals, such as reducing carbon emissions, promoting renewable energy, and ensuring equitable resource access.
The City of Boulder strives to be “a sustainable, thriving, and equitable community that benefits from and supports clean energy; preserves and responsibly uses the earth’s resources; and cares for ecosystems”. (Sustainability, Equity, and Resilience Framework)
While this checklist specifically refers to environmental sustainability, the United Nations has broader sustainable development goals, if you wish to reference these.
Resource: LEED Green Building Certification Standards
For organizations that have their own building:
- HVAC optimization
- LED lightbulbs
- Light sensors
- Solar panels
- Green roof
- Geothermal energy
- EV parking
- Water conservation measures
Resource: Sustainable Materials and Waste Management Toolkit for Festivals
Audiences:
- Provide information for event attendees on how to take accessible public transportation in order to decrease the carbon footprint from individual cars
For everyone:
- Environmental sustainability plan or statement
- Sustainability committee
- Designated person responsible for sustainability practices
- Policies on sustainable purchasing, reuse of sets/costumes, food service waste, so on
- Go paperless
- Recycling or downcycling
- Eco-friendly materials and construction techniques for sets, visual art classes, etc., including among visual artists featured in exhibitions(sourced locally when possible)
- Collaborations with environmental groups
- Assign a waste auditor and implement policies for waste diversion
- Supporting sustainable commuting by employees and volunteers