Our Green Promise

We love music, and we love providing opportunities for disabled artists to change music for good. But not only that, we believe cultural organisations play a key role in moving towards a sustainable, net-zero future. We are uniquely placed to inform, influence and communicate with our audiences, and celebrate all steps towards a more sustainable and accessible future.

The fights for accessibility and for sustainability overlap in many major areas, and we are committed to reducing our impact on the climate and environment, and to be at the forefront of creating a sustainable future for our sector and beyond.

Travel and Transport is our biggest emitter, and has been a major focus of our sustainability efforts. The DMS team uses a yearly ‘carbon budget’ tool when planning travel. We offer staff the opportunity to switch to cycling by probiding bicycles through the Bike2Work scheme.

We are continuing to take steps in reducing both our daily “active” energy use and the energy use associated with projects, purchases and events. Our “unplug policy” reduces the no-load loss of energy to a minimum. We are in continuing dialogue with our landlord in order to ensure our amenities are as sustainable as possible. Part of our energy is generated by solar, both at our offices and for some of our staff working from home.

We recycle as much as is possible, including e-waste (much of which is re-used as-is), most of our waste paper is composted, rather than recycled (sheet music grows fantastic broad beans!). When purchasing any equipment or supplies, the recyclability of the packaging is a major consideration when we choose suppliers.

We are keeping up with Scotland’s net-zero targets, and we try to promote sustainability in every facet of our work. In order to make this easier, we use a Sustainability Rider, a document outlining which steps we take to reduce our environmental impact in the course of our work, and the efforts we ask our partners and collaborators to take in turn.

• Sustainability Rider (HTML)
• Sustainability Rider (PDF, 64 kB)