Policies

Culture for Climate Scotland has created a series of policies to guide our work, each of which demonstrate our commitment to being a high-quality, fair, ethical and legislatively compliant organisation. The policies below apply to all Culture for Climate Scotland trustees, staff, freelancers, interns, volunteers and casual staff.

We also adhere to the following statements across the organisation:

Fair Work statement

Culture for Climate Scotland is committed to the Scottish Government’s Fair Work First policy.

Read our Fair Work statement.

Safe working statement

Culture for Climate Scotland has created a safe working statement that sets out the way we operate to create a working space where everyone we engage with feels safe. The statement applies to all our online and face-to-face meetings and events.

Read our safe working statement.

Cultural Climate Justice: EDI Action Plan

Culture for Climate Scotland is committed to actively incorporating equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) into all our work, events and recruitment processes. This flows from our vision, mission and outcomes. Our EDI action plan reports on our progress of activities in 2024-25 and sets out clear tasks and actions for the 2025-26 activity.

Read our Cultural Climate Justice: EDI Action Plan 2025-26 (PDF 227kB).

Sustainability Action Plan

Culture for Climate Scotland has created a sustainability action plan that identifies key themes and trajectories for our scope for action and planned actions to reduce our carbon footprint.

Read our Sustainability action plan 2025/26 (PDF 4MB).

• Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Policy

  This policy seeks to comply with the Equality Act 2010. Its purpose is to ensure that all of the activities of Culture for Climate Scotland promote equality, diversity and inclusion.

• Health and Safety Policy

  This policy seeks to meet best practice in health and safety and all relevant legislation. Its purpose is to safeguard...

• Information Security & Data Protection Policy

  This policy seeks to ensure that we meet best practice in information security, data protection and all relevant legislation.

• Sustainability Policy

  This policy seeks to ensure that Culture for Climate Scotland applies the principles of sustainability in all that it does.

• Safeguarding Policy

  This policy seeks to meet best practice in safeguarding and all relevant legislation.