Environmental policy

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Introduction
Tappin’ In Ltd is committed to minimising its environmental impact while delivering high-quality performing arts projects. As a small, not-for-profit organisation without a physical base, we work with freelancers and local partners to ensure our activities are environmentally responsible and sustainable.

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Our Environmental Commitment
One of our core principles is to have as little impact on the environment as possible. To achieve this, we will:

1. Prioritise Local Activities and Engagement

   • Run locally based activities for local communities to reduce travel impact.

   • Where possible recruit from the areas we are working in particularly from areas local to participant groups.

   • Work with facilitators from local partner organisations to minimise travel requirements.

2. Sustainable Travel Practices

   • Encourage active travel and the use of public transport among our creative teams.

   • Promote shared travel for creative team members where feasible.

   • Arrange shared participant travel to events to lower individual carbon footprints.

   • Organise local sharings of work to reduce the need for audiences to travel long distances.

3. Minimising Waste and Resource Use

   • Reuse assets from previous projects and keep branding simple and non-location-specific for reusability.

   • Hire or borrow equipment and materials where possible to avoid unnecessary purchases.

   • Donate tap shoes to participants for continued use or to local dance schools for future projects.

   • Use simple, reusable costumes, ordering only what is needed based on accurate sizing and saving unused items for future projects.

4. Sustainable Production and Events

   • Use hybrid generators and battery packs for events to reduce reliance on traditional fuel sources.

   • Work with the architecture of towns and cities in a pop-up style, eliminating the need for built staging and modelling performances that can be held anywhere with minimal resources.

5. Monitoring and Improving Environmental Impact

   • Use Julie’s Bicycle Creative Climate Tools to understand and track the carbon footprint of our projects.

   • Attend free net zero carbon training to stay informed about best practices and emerging sustainability strategies.

6. Transparency and Advocacy

   • Evaluate and share our environmental efforts through blog posts and case studies.

   • Publicly communicate our deliberate ‘green’ creative choices through networks such as ITC, Julie’s Bicycle and other arts networks.

   • Specifically reference environmental thinking in any talks and presentations related to our work.​

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Review and Accountability
We will regularly review and refine our environmental policy to ensure we are meeting our sustainability goals. As a flexible, freelance-based organisation, we will encourage all our creative collaborators to align with these values and work together towards a greener future.