The Foundation for Education, Culture, and Entrepreneurship (FECE) is one of 18 partner members of the GREEN E.Th.I.Cs project consortium. This initiative seeks to raise awareness about climate change and promote sustainability through the medium of theater and performing arts. This ambitious project, with 18 organizations spanning 12 countries, is focused on engaging both audiences and professionals in the cultural field, promoting a global discussion on climate action.
At the core of this project lies the development of Green Protocols. This is the name given to the collection of practices and methods that will be interchanged and collected by the partners as a framework for sustainable project management. The large consortium will allow us to consider many variables to make sure that the protocols can be implemented in various settings. The Green Protocols will be divided as follows: 1) for management; 2) for events.
Over the course of the 42-month project, FECE and its partners aim to build an extensive network of collaborations with cultural organizations committed to reducing carbon emissions and fostering sustainability. The consortium is committed to intensive dissemination efforts, ultimately leading to the creation of a permanent Artist Network of Green Events, comprising the Consortium, associated partners, and relevant stakeholders. During the design of the projects, certain existing certifications on sustainability were employed as a framework of standards. The most defining ones are ISO 20121, ASTM Standards for Green Meetings, and GRI-EOSS.
GREEN E.Th.I.C.S aims at promoting a more sustainable attitude both in our daily life and in the realm of project management through arts and theater.
The project is co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme and The National Culture Fund of Bulgaria.