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Guide to your digital carbon footprint

Added to website 11/02/2025.

As digital technologies develop and become more integrated into our working lives, we increasingly hear from cultural organisations who are interested in understanding the carbon footprint of their digital and online activities.

While the term ‘digital footprint’ is generally defined as the traces of data left behind from an individual’s or an organisation’s use of the internet, in this guide we focus on the sustainability aspects of the broader lifecycle of how we use digital technology in the cultural sector. There is a wealth of information out there from sources more specialist to the digital world, so we’ve tried to highlight these where relevant.

This resource covers the following themes:

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Culture for Climate Scotland

Culture for Climate Scotland believes in the essential role of the arts, screen, cultural and creative industries in contributing to the transformational change to a more environmentally sustainable Scotland.

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