Our Objective
Our objective is to educate Arc people on the climate crisis and engage 5,000 to take climate action.
Addressing climate change is not just a responsibility but an opportunity to reshape our world for the better. By committing to sustainability, we are taking deliberate steps to minimize our environmental impact and promote a future where both people and the planet thrive. We believe that every action, no matter how small, contributes to a collective effort to combat climate change.
By joining us at Arc, you're becoming part of a community that is not only aware of the challenges but is actively working to overcome them. We are dedicated to reducing our carbon footprint, adopting eco-friendly practices, and promoting awareness within the industry. We understand that progress will come through constant learning, adaptation, and accountability, and while we may not have all the answers today, we are committed to taking every step possible toward a greener tomorrow.
Net Zero & Understanding Emissions
Being Net-Zero means reducing our carbon footprint as much as physically possible and offsetting any remaining emissions that cannot be reduced with credible offsetting partners.
While offsetting is not the primary choice when dealing with emissions, by investing in reputable and accredited offset projects, we can support local communities across the world, and generate more education and positive climate action, which are aligned in our impact strategy.
We refer to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as any fossil-fuel generated gas, that contributes to the global warming of our atmosphere.
The GHG Protocol Standard differentiates between 3 different scopes of emissions, based on where and how they were created:
Scope 1:
Direct emissions from owned or controlled sources
Scope 2:
Indirect emissions from the generation of purchased electricity, steam, heating and cooling consumed by the reporting company
Scope 3:
All other indirect emissions that occur in a company’s value chain
Make Your Pledge 4 the Planet
We believe that every person can play their part in taking climate action. Small, consistent actions, whether that's switching to a vegan meal twice a week, or, ensuring that you really do recycle correctly, can add up to a significant impact on our world.
By making your Pledge 4 the Planet, you can contribute towards a healthier planet. Climate change affects every single one of us, let's work together to create a sustainable future for generations to come.
Make Your
Pledge 4 the Planet
We believe that every person can play their part in taking climate action. Small, consistent actions, whether that's switching to a vegan meal twice a week, or, ensuring that you really do recycle correctly, can add up to a significant impact on our world.
By making your Pledge 4 the Planet, you can contribute towards a healthier planet. Climate change affects every single one of us, let's work together to create a sustainable future for generations to come.
Our Journey to Net Zero
On our journey to reach Net-Zero emissions by 2025, we started to implement carbon reduction measures across our offices. These measures have various impacts, but all contribute to the same goal.
One of the most impactful measures was our switch from electricity generated from fossil fuels to a renewable electricity provider. Some other examples of what we have done so far on our Net-Zero journey include:
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Using a pension provider that offers ethical investment
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Undertaking a waste audit and measuring waste monthly (recycled and general) with a goal to divert at least 60% of waste from landfills each month
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Recycling old electric devices and using refurbished laptops
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Using energy-efficient equipment
One of the big challenges that we expect to tackle on our journey to Net-Zero is transportation. The hospitality industry relies on people to travel, which makes transport emissions unavoidable. However, they can be limited or reduced, depending on the mode of transport used. We have developed a progress plan of how we can achieve Net-Zero emissions across the transport category for delivery staff to events and venues across the UK.
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Working with transport providers that use low emission vehicles, and offsetting the GHG emissions ourselves to reach carbon neutrality
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Working with carbon-neutral transport providers
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Working with providers that offer electric buses which use decarbonised energy
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Owning our own transport (long term goal)
There are many steps ahead of us to achieving net-zero emissions, but we are keen to be part of this global journey to limiting the impacts of climate change.
Team Member Climate Action Pledges
"I pledge to take meaningful and consistent actions to address climate change by making choices that reduce my carbon footprint, advocate for sustainability, and inspire others to act."
Team Member Climate Action Pledges
"I pledge to make this world a better place to live for me, my people, and society."
Team Member Climate Action Pledges
"Help in raising awareness and sharing information on sustainable practices, climate science, and ways individuals and organizations can contribute to environmental protection."
Team Member Climate Action Pledges
"Encourage more people to engage in activities that produce less and lesser amounts of carbon dioxide gas into the environmental."
Leave No Trace
Across the UK, we’re on a bold mission to reduce waste and champion sustainability at all of the camping festivals.
Our Leave No Trace campaign forms part of our Impact Strategy and focuses on taking positive climate action within our camping festivals that we staff each year.
Arc Sustainability Champions:
These team members go through a selection process whereby we identify people who are passionate about sustainability. They are then given an induction about how we can best leave no trace. In return, we pay them a higher rate for encouraging green practices on-site.
Site Clear Down:
On the last day, our sustainability champions will work with the rest of the team to ensure the fields we camp in are completely clear when we leave and also any equipment left behind (e.g. tents) is recycled or donated to charity.
Waste Recycling Stations:
We are initially focusing on providing team members the ability to dispose of clothing, vapes, and food packaging in a responsible way which we will then recycle post-event. We will also support on-site with the collection of general waste and normal recycling procedures.
Re-using Equipment to Preserve Value:
We provide tents to any staff to borrow free of cost to anyone who already doesn’t have one to prevent single-use purchase. We then collect the tents, get them professionally cleaned, and re-issue for future events as a demonstration of the circular economy in practice.
Our Resources
Explore our Climate Action resources