Our Carbon Footprint

Suffolk Artlink believes environmental degradation, including climate change and ocean acidification is having a dramatic, negative impact on life on Earth.

Suffolk Artlink has a small office, but we work in the communities where people live. Last year we worked in 50 different places. Where possible we hire venues that can be accessed using public transport and we promote public transport and active travel, where appropriate for our participants.

We believe the way we work has a low impact and we think it may be difficult to significantly reduce our impact because we rent the spaces we use and many things are outside our control. However, we think reducing carbon emissions is important for our planet and we must do what we can.

This year we decided it was important to start measuring our CO2e emissions. (CO2e is the universal unit of measurement to indicate the global warming potential of Green House Gases.)

We have started by measuring emissions that we control and that are a significant part of our activities. Our most significant emissions are gas, electricity and travel for work. We are measuring different forms of travel for work because we aim to encourage people to move to electric vehicles and to use public transport and active travel where possible.

The chart below shows our first quarter’s measurement. The impact of gas heating at our office was a surprise and as a result we are investigating smart radiator thermostats!

For more about our CO2e measurement visit https://www.suffolkartlink.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Statement-on-Measuring-CO2e-31-12-2025.pdf