Carbon Footprinting & Sustainability Support for Frieze London and Frieze Masters Art Fairs 2018 - 2024.
Frieze is a leading global contemporary art organisation, renowned for its art fairs, publications and digital presence. As a major event organiser, Frieze recognises that their fairs rely on activities that have an impact on their surrounding environment and that they have a collective obligation to minimise these impacts.
In order to baseline their impacts, Frieze engaged our support in 2018 and have continued to work with us to measure progress towards these targets.
Through annual carbon footprint measurement, Frieze identified waste as a critical area requiring action under the Galleries Climate Coalition (GCC) targets. This led to an extended collaboration with Hope Solutions to implement on site waste managers and assess waste processes to identify further initiatives to engage key personnel, reduce waste, and improve resource efficiency.
Role: Sustainability Consultant
Objective: To measure and analyse the environmental impact of Frieze’s operations at Frieze London and Frieze Masters Art Fairs, and recommend sustainable practices with a focus on carbon reduction and waste management.
KEY ACTIONS:
Carbon Footprint Measurement
Engaged key stakeholders to collect activity impact data.
Assessed the emissions impact across each event’s key impact areas.
Comparison against 2018 baseline and previous reporting years.
Recommendations to meet targets and reduce negative impacts.
Waste Management Guidance and Report
On site:
Oversaw on site waste management, communications and reduction initiatives.
Central liaison for all stakeholders.
Monitoring skip use and waste volumes.
Report:
Collation of data to assess waste metrics in order to track performance against previous years and the GCC targets.
Delivered site-specific strategies to improve waste reduction, recycling, and circular economy integration.
ALL IN ALL:
Commitment to Galleries Climate Coalition (GCC)
Frieze is dedicated to achieving significant sustainability goals, including reducing carbon emissions by 50% by 2030 and adopting near-zero waste practices by 2030. To ensure progress, the event will measure its carbon footprint annually, with continuous monitoring and recommendations for improvement.
Stakeholder Engagement
Frieze has enhanced contractor and supply chain participation, ensuring alignment with best practices to further its sustainability goals.