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We will place the climate and environmental impact at the heart of our decision-making; actively seeking ways in which we can reduce our carbon footprint through online working, adopt environmentally friendly practices within our community and align with larger-scale interventions in Manchester and the City Region, using music as a catalyst to raise awareness.
RNCM Strategic Plan: Defining the Future of Music
The relationship we have with the planet we live on is never far from our collective conscience.
Brutal stories of natural disasters brought on by climate change can often be overwhelming, and as a small institution it can be hard to imagine that we can make a difference. But that’s exactly what we want to do.
This year, as we continue our mission to
Define the Future of Music
, we’re turning our attention to this worldwide crisis, asking the question: what role could, and should musicians and creative artists have in response?
We understand that our organisational impact is small and there’s lots we still need to do, but we want to use our platform to raise awareness and spark discussion; to explore what we might achieve within our sector together and individually.
Through a string of public performances running from September to July, we’ll be bringing a focus to climate change and the natural world through our
The Future is Green
initiative, providing opportunities for students, staff, audience members and the wider community to learn with us, understand and think about the role we all play. We’ll also be highlighting what goes on behind the scenes, including the important work within our curriculum and the sustainability measures in place across our estate.
Join us as we stimulate an ambitious organisational and individual response to the climate emergency and explore our place in making a future that is green, sustainable, and in harmony with our planet.
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Two years ago, we founded RNCM Climate Action, a society with the aim of helping students and staff live more sustainably and for our college to become more environmentally friendly. It means so much to us that student voices are heard at the RNCM. We look forward to working with college further and hope other conservatoires will follow the lead.
Beth Machell and Hoda Jahanpour
Over the past decade, we have made great strides in developing the quality of the estate to support the world class educational and performance activities that take place here.
Dom Wood, head of Environment and Facilities
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