GLOUCESTER GUILDHALL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
Guildhall
Environmental Policy.
General Information.
Gloucester Guildhall is part of the Regeneration Directorate within Gloucester City Council.
It has been a lively venue since 1988 and has been entertaining and invigorating Gloucester
ever since. Over 5 million people have passed through its doors to date; enjoying thousands
of live shows, concerts, film screenings, conferences, exhibitions, comedy nights, cabaret,
theatre and lots more.
The Gloucester Guildhall is a premier City Centre Venue. So far this year we have had over
24,000 people through the door. Every year this number rises due to popularity for
conferences and big named bands.
Declaration of Commitment.
The Guildhall as part of the City Council seeks to uphold its environmental policy. We
commit to efficient energy management.
Guiding Principles,
As a multi use venue we will comply with approved codes of practise and environmental
legislation. We will monitor other similar venues and look to replicate best practise. We
would expect to achieve cost reductions and to improve year on year with efficiency saved
in using new technology or using materials and energy more efficiently.
Aims.
We will measure energy used during our activities and seek to reduce that amount. We will
seek to reduce energy used during our quiet times.
We will recycle and continue to find new things to recycle. We will encourage our customers
to recycle.
We will continue to have a positive impact on the community and to educate and facilitate
education where possible. We will run events inside the Guildhall and also facilitate
community events and city festivals.
We will look after our environment and add to its diversity by using plants inside and
outside in the summer and throughout the year inside the building.
Outline of Structure and Responsibilities.
Guildhall
Environmental Policy.
Service Manager- overall responsible for the Building and for overseeing the Environmental
policy.
Joe Schiavon- Programme and Marketing Manager, overall control of programme and
marketing.
Alex Cooke- Operations coordinator ( Rooms and Facilities) Environmental Coordinator for
the Guildhall.
Sarah Gilbert- Operations Coordinator ( Technical and Projects).
Karen Pearson- operations coordinator ( Systems and Events)
Green Team Members.
Duty Managers- Salim Aziz and David Hale.
Victoria Haines- Business Support Assistant, Paul Goddard- Venue Assistant, Elaine Simpsoncatering Supervisor, Laura Stone- Cleaner.
All staff have a responsibility for effective energy management and an environmental
responsibility in relation to their own job.
Commitment to Continuous Improvement.
We commit to continuously improve and to look at our action plan regularly and evaluate
yearly. We will report our results yearly and will put our results up for public view and
circulate amongst staff. We will build our commitment into our Building Management
system. We have reflected this in our action plan.
Guildhall
Environmental Policy.
Action Plan
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measuring our energy usage.
Keep monthly records of energy used.
Compare our usage month by month and year by year.
Seek to measure energy used during a gig and seek to reduce it.
Seek to measure energy used during a quiet time and seek to reduce it further.
Seek to measure energy used during a conference and seek to reduce it.
Recycle. Paper, Card, Glass, Batteries, Printer Toner, Plastic cups and Bottles, Tin Cans and Foil,
Light bulbs and food waste.
We will also measure our recycling and other waste disposal and aim to recycle more and
waste less.
We will reduce the use of all raw materials, energy and supplies.
We will actively encourage customers to recycle. We will do this by labelling bins clearly so
customers can recycle paper, plastic or cans.
We will advertise our environmental measurements to customers so they can see our
performance improving. We will talk to our customers and ask them for advice using our
information board.
We will encourage staff to train in environmental issues and set up a Guildhall Green Group.
The group will support each other, educate each other and other staff , measure and monitor
figures and research best practise from other venues and implement it.
We will ask our contractors and suppliers for their environmental policy and expect similar
standards.
We will assist customers to use our services in an environmentally- sensitive way. We will try
to organise finish times of concerts to let people get the bus or train home. We will advertise
to hirers our proximity to station, bus station and places to lock bikes.
We will liaise with the local community
We will seek out and participate in discussions about environmental issues. We will seek to be
the venue they take place in and we will programme events, films and activities that educate
about the environment.