Icon Sustainability Group
@iconsg.bsky.social
Encouraging positive sustainability practices in cultural heritage, disseminating knowledge & understanding & championing best practice.
1/4 National Museums Liverpool Collections Care talk for December:
Talk by Scott Orr, Wed 10 Dec 2025, 1:00-1:30pm with Q&A
Microsoft Teams
Meeting ID: 367 012 903 436
Passcode: fy6W4n
Talk by Scott Orr, Wed 10 Dec 2025, 1:00-1:30pm with Q&A
Microsoft Teams
Meeting ID: 367 012 903 436
Passcode: fy6W4n
December 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
1/4 National Museums Liverpool Collections Care talk for December:
Talk by Scott Orr, Wed 10 Dec 2025, 1:00-1:30pm with Q&A
Microsoft Teams
Meeting ID: 367 012 903 436
Passcode: fy6W4n
Talk by Scott Orr, Wed 10 Dec 2025, 1:00-1:30pm with Q&A
Microsoft Teams
Meeting ID: 367 012 903 436
Passcode: fy6W4n
We have an upcoming Sustainable Labs Community meeting.
Tues 9th Dec 2025 at 8:00 PST/ 11:00 EST/ 16:00 GMT
Join here: zoom.us/j/99125981319
Join us to brainstorm ideas, share resources, and discuss frameworks & certification programs.
AIC & Icon Sustainability Teams
Tues 9th Dec 2025 at 8:00 PST/ 11:00 EST/ 16:00 GMT
Join here: zoom.us/j/99125981319
Join us to brainstorm ideas, share resources, and discuss frameworks & certification programs.
AIC & Icon Sustainability Teams
Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting
Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise cloud communications.
zoom.us
November 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
We have an upcoming Sustainable Labs Community meeting.
Tues 9th Dec 2025 at 8:00 PST/ 11:00 EST/ 16:00 GMT
Join here: zoom.us/j/99125981319
Join us to brainstorm ideas, share resources, and discuss frameworks & certification programs.
AIC & Icon Sustainability Teams
Tues 9th Dec 2025 at 8:00 PST/ 11:00 EST/ 16:00 GMT
Join here: zoom.us/j/99125981319
Join us to brainstorm ideas, share resources, and discuss frameworks & certification programs.
AIC & Icon Sustainability Teams
We are really proud of Icon Sustainability Group’s Chair @lfcp.bsky.social who has been awarded the Conservation Award for Environmental Sustainability at the Institute of Conservation Winter Reception!
Well done Lorraine! 👏
#Conservator #Sustainability
Well done Lorraine! 👏
#Conservator #Sustainability
November 22, 2025 at 8:55 AM
We are really proud of Icon Sustainability Group’s Chair @lfcp.bsky.social who has been awarded the Conservation Award for Environmental Sustainability at the Institute of Conservation Winter Reception!
Well done Lorraine! 👏
#Conservator #Sustainability
Well done Lorraine! 👏
#Conservator #Sustainability
The Inaugural ICOM Award for Sustainable Development Practice in Museums, read more here:
icom.museum/en/news/inau...
#Museums
#Sustainability
icom.museum/en/news/inau...
#Museums
#Sustainability
Inaugural ICOM Award for Sustainable Development Practice in Museums Announced - International Council of Museums
The Barbados Museum & Historical Society (BMHS) has been announced as the winner of the inaugural ICOM Award for Sustainable Development Practice in Museums for its project “Shared Island Stories Betw...
icom.museum
November 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The Inaugural ICOM Award for Sustainable Development Practice in Museums, read more here:
icom.museum/en/news/inau...
#Museums
#Sustainability
icom.museum/en/news/inau...
#Museums
#Sustainability
#COP30
19 & 20 Nov
Food, agriculture, and equity at their roots:
Covering Agriculture, Food Systems and Food Security, Fisheries, and Family Farming, also emphasising debates related to Women, Gender, Afro-descendant, and Tourism.
19 & 20 Nov
Food, agriculture, and equity at their roots:
Covering Agriculture, Food Systems and Food Security, Fisheries, and Family Farming, also emphasising debates related to Women, Gender, Afro-descendant, and Tourism.
November 19, 2025 at 10:24 AM
#COP30
19 & 20 Nov
Food, agriculture, and equity at their roots:
Covering Agriculture, Food Systems and Food Security, Fisheries, and Family Farming, also emphasising debates related to Women, Gender, Afro-descendant, and Tourism.
19 & 20 Nov
Food, agriculture, and equity at their roots:
Covering Agriculture, Food Systems and Food Security, Fisheries, and Family Farming, also emphasising debates related to Women, Gender, Afro-descendant, and Tourism.
#COP30
17 & 18 Nov:
Elevate Planetary & Community Stewardship:
Centering on Forests, Oceans & Biodiversity, while spotlighting:
Indigenous Peoples, Local & Traditional Communities, Children & Youth, and Small & Medium Entrepreneurs, showcasing inclusive, grounded, and nature-aligned solutions.
17 & 18 Nov:
Elevate Planetary & Community Stewardship:
Centering on Forests, Oceans & Biodiversity, while spotlighting:
Indigenous Peoples, Local & Traditional Communities, Children & Youth, and Small & Medium Entrepreneurs, showcasing inclusive, grounded, and nature-aligned solutions.
November 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
#COP30
17 & 18 Nov:
Elevate Planetary & Community Stewardship:
Centering on Forests, Oceans & Biodiversity, while spotlighting:
Indigenous Peoples, Local & Traditional Communities, Children & Youth, and Small & Medium Entrepreneurs, showcasing inclusive, grounded, and nature-aligned solutions.
17 & 18 Nov:
Elevate Planetary & Community Stewardship:
Centering on Forests, Oceans & Biodiversity, while spotlighting:
Indigenous Peoples, Local & Traditional Communities, Children & Youth, and Small & Medium Entrepreneurs, showcasing inclusive, grounded, and nature-aligned solutions.
@nhm-london.bsky.social
Free Event: Voices for Change: A Night of Climate Action
Monday 17 November, 18:30–21:30
www.nhm.ac.uk/events/voice...
Free Event: Voices for Change: A Night of Climate Action
Monday 17 November, 18:30–21:30
www.nhm.ac.uk/events/voice...
Voices for Change: A Night of Climate Action | Natural History Museum
www.nhm.ac.uk
November 14, 2025 at 11:29 AM
@nhm-london.bsky.social
Free Event: Voices for Change: A Night of Climate Action
Monday 17 November, 18:30–21:30
www.nhm.ac.uk/events/voice...
Free Event: Voices for Change: A Night of Climate Action
Monday 17 November, 18:30–21:30
www.nhm.ac.uk/events/voice...
#COP30
14 & 15 November:
Systems transformation across Energy, Industry, Transport, Trade, Finance, Carbon markets, and Non-CO₂ gases
Supporting the global push to triple renewable energy, double energy efficiency, and transition away from fossil fuels in a just, orderly, and equitable manner.
14 & 15 November:
Systems transformation across Energy, Industry, Transport, Trade, Finance, Carbon markets, and Non-CO₂ gases
Supporting the global push to triple renewable energy, double energy efficiency, and transition away from fossil fuels in a just, orderly, and equitable manner.
November 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
#COP30
14 & 15 November:
Systems transformation across Energy, Industry, Transport, Trade, Finance, Carbon markets, and Non-CO₂ gases
Supporting the global push to triple renewable energy, double energy efficiency, and transition away from fossil fuels in a just, orderly, and equitable manner.
14 & 15 November:
Systems transformation across Energy, Industry, Transport, Trade, Finance, Carbon markets, and Non-CO₂ gases
Supporting the global push to triple renewable energy, double energy efficiency, and transition away from fossil fuels in a just, orderly, and equitable manner.
Take a look at Historic England’s Guide to Developing a Decarbonisation Plan, here:
historicengland.org.uk/advice/clima...
historicengland.org.uk/advice/clima...
Guide to developing a Decarbonisation Plan | Historic England
Steps for creating a Decarbonisation Plan to reduce carbon in historic buildings and work towards net zero.
historicengland.org.uk
November 13, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Take a look at Historic England’s Guide to Developing a Decarbonisation Plan, here:
historicengland.org.uk/advice/clima...
historicengland.org.uk/advice/clima...
#COP30
12 & 13 November:
Health, Jobs, Education, Culture, Justice and human rights, Information integrity, and Workers.
These days at COP30 also introduce the Global Ethical Stocktake, reinforcing equity and moral responsibility in climate governance.
12 & 13 November:
Health, Jobs, Education, Culture, Justice and human rights, Information integrity, and Workers.
These days at COP30 also introduce the Global Ethical Stocktake, reinforcing equity and moral responsibility in climate governance.
November 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
#COP30
12 & 13 November:
Health, Jobs, Education, Culture, Justice and human rights, Information integrity, and Workers.
These days at COP30 also introduce the Global Ethical Stocktake, reinforcing equity and moral responsibility in climate governance.
12 & 13 November:
Health, Jobs, Education, Culture, Justice and human rights, Information integrity, and Workers.
These days at COP30 also introduce the Global Ethical Stocktake, reinforcing equity and moral responsibility in climate governance.
How climate ready is the heritage sector?
i. Completely prepared
ii. Somewhat
iii. Woefully inadequate
What do you think? Comment below
i. Completely prepared
ii. Somewhat
iii. Woefully inadequate
What do you think? Comment below
November 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
How climate ready is the heritage sector?
i. Completely prepared
ii. Somewhat
iii. Woefully inadequate
What do you think? Comment below
i. Completely prepared
ii. Somewhat
iii. Woefully inadequate
What do you think? Comment below
#COP30 #Adaptation
English Heritage have built their Climate Adaptation Model, find it online here:
www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/conser...
English Heritage have built their Climate Adaptation Model, find it online here:
www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/conser...
Climate Resilience
Climate change is one of the greatest threats to heritage. We are working to understand how climate change will impact the sites and collections we care for and how we can adapt to these risks to ensu...
www.english-heritage.org.uk
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
#COP30 #Adaptation
English Heritage have built their Climate Adaptation Model, find it online here:
www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/conser...
English Heritage have built their Climate Adaptation Model, find it online here:
www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/conser...
It's #COP30, look out for our posts this week, starting with Adaptation, Cities, Infrastructure, Water, Waste, Local Governments, Bioeconomy, Circular Economy, Science, Technology, and Artificial Intelligence...
November 10, 2025 at 10:37 AM
It's #COP30, look out for our posts this week, starting with Adaptation, Cities, Infrastructure, Water, Waste, Local Governments, Bioeconomy, Circular Economy, Science, Technology, and Artificial Intelligence...
An opportunity to share your views with Historic Environment Scotland:
haveyoursay.historicenvironment.scot/comms-media/...
Properties and Collections Strategy: Towards Sustainable Stewardship consultation
haveyoursay.historicenvironment.scot/comms-media/...
Properties and Collections Strategy: Towards Sustainable Stewardship consultation
Properties and Collections Strategy: Towards Sustainable Stewardship consultation
- Historic Environment Scotland
- Citizen Space
Find and participate in consultations run by Historic Environment Scotland
haveyoursay.historicenvironment.scot
November 5, 2025 at 2:16 PM
An opportunity to share your views with Historic Environment Scotland:
haveyoursay.historicenvironment.scot/comms-media/...
Properties and Collections Strategy: Towards Sustainable Stewardship consultation
haveyoursay.historicenvironment.scot/comms-media/...
Properties and Collections Strategy: Towards Sustainable Stewardship consultation
Register for our next Sustainability Social ‘AI in Conservation’ here:
www.icon.org.uk/events/ai-in...
It takes place online on 3 December at 16:00-17:00 GMT.
#Conservation #AI #Heritage
www.icon.org.uk/events/ai-in...
It takes place online on 3 December at 16:00-17:00 GMT.
#Conservation #AI #Heritage
AI in Conservation
AI is all around us but where does it fit into conservation and how sustainable is it?
www.icon.org.uk
October 30, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Register for our next Sustainability Social ‘AI in Conservation’ here:
www.icon.org.uk/events/ai-in...
It takes place online on 3 December at 16:00-17:00 GMT.
#Conservation #AI #Heritage
www.icon.org.uk/events/ai-in...
It takes place online on 3 December at 16:00-17:00 GMT.
#Conservation #AI #Heritage
Explore of the Climate Toolkit with the link below. It’s full of resources you can access under the areas of buildings & energy, water, food service, transportation, waste, landscape & horticulture, investments, engagements, and research.
climatetoolkit.org#focus-areas
climatetoolkit.org#focus-areas
Home - The Climate Toolkit
Resources Currently, the Climate Toolkit embraces 34 goals across nine focus areas for addressing climate change. Click on a focus area below to access a suite of climate resources. Connect with Inst...
climatetoolkit.org
October 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Explore of the Climate Toolkit with the link below. It’s full of resources you can access under the areas of buildings & energy, water, food service, transportation, waste, landscape & horticulture, investments, engagements, and research.
climatetoolkit.org#focus-areas
climatetoolkit.org#focus-areas
1/4 Join The National Archives online this coming Monday 20 October at 13:00 for the third event in their new ‘Research Routes’ series - Extinction and hope: Navigating animal encounters in the archive…
Extinction and hope: Navigating animal encounters in the archive
What hope can be found in encounters with animals in archival documents?
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 18, 2025 at 6:42 AM
1/4 Join The National Archives online this coming Monday 20 October at 13:00 for the third event in their new ‘Research Routes’ series - Extinction and hope: Navigating animal encounters in the archive…
Two-part online event on Sustainable Approaches to Packing Materials from the IIC.
Find out more about & register here:
www.iiconservation.org/masterclass-...
Part 1: Thursday 23 October at 12 pm BST/UK
Part 2: Thursday 6 November, 12pm GMT/UK
#Sustainability #Conservation #Materials
Find out more about & register here:
www.iiconservation.org/masterclass-...
Part 1: Thursday 23 October at 12 pm BST/UK
Part 2: Thursday 6 November, 12pm GMT/UK
#Sustainability #Conservation #Materials
Masterclass Sustainable Approaches to Packing Materials | International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
www.iiconservation.org
October 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Two-part online event on Sustainable Approaches to Packing Materials from the IIC.
Find out more about & register here:
www.iiconservation.org/masterclass-...
Part 1: Thursday 23 October at 12 pm BST/UK
Part 2: Thursday 6 November, 12pm GMT/UK
#Sustainability #Conservation #Materials
Find out more about & register here:
www.iiconservation.org/masterclass-...
Part 1: Thursday 23 October at 12 pm BST/UK
Part 2: Thursday 6 November, 12pm GMT/UK
#Sustainability #Conservation #Materials
1/5 Free to attend and open to all:
‘Places, Plants and People’ an event from PPPAN and ARA ESG exploring how archives, heritage, and research organisations are addressing sustainability and environmental engagement.
22nd October 2025, 13.00 - 14.30 via MS Teams
Register: tinyurl.com/4n96zaf6
‘Places, Plants and People’ an event from PPPAN and ARA ESG exploring how archives, heritage, and research organisations are addressing sustainability and environmental engagement.
22nd October 2025, 13.00 - 14.30 via MS Teams
Register: tinyurl.com/4n96zaf6
‘Places, Plants and People’ an event from PPPAN and ARA ESG
Discussions exploring how archives, heritage, and research organisations are addressing sustainability and environmental engagement.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 3, 2025 at 8:58 AM
1/5 Free to attend and open to all:
‘Places, Plants and People’ an event from PPPAN and ARA ESG exploring how archives, heritage, and research organisations are addressing sustainability and environmental engagement.
22nd October 2025, 13.00 - 14.30 via MS Teams
Register: tinyurl.com/4n96zaf6
‘Places, Plants and People’ an event from PPPAN and ARA ESG exploring how archives, heritage, and research organisations are addressing sustainability and environmental engagement.
22nd October 2025, 13.00 - 14.30 via MS Teams
Register: tinyurl.com/4n96zaf6
1/3 Join us on Monday, October 13, at 4pmBST as we learn about “Embedding Sustainability in Cultural Heritage Conservation Education”. This webinar will offer an overview of an initiative to embed sustainability principles and practices into cultural heritage conservation education.
September 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
1/3 Join us on Monday, October 13, at 4pmBST as we learn about “Embedding Sustainability in Cultural Heritage Conservation Education”. This webinar will offer an overview of an initiative to embed sustainability principles and practices into cultural heritage conservation education.
The Icon awards are still open for submissions (closing date is 2nd October).
www.icon.org.uk/events/the-w...
www.icon.org.uk/events/the-w...
The Conservation Awards
Promoting the wider recognition of conservation and the value it brings to our communities
www.icon.org.uk
September 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The Icon awards are still open for submissions (closing date is 2nd October).
www.icon.org.uk/events/the-w...
www.icon.org.uk/events/the-w...
Take a look at this study, including the key findings:
‘Sustainable Conservation Practices: A new perspective’
www.linkedin.com/posts/gogree...
‘Sustainable Conservation Practices: A new perspective’
www.linkedin.com/posts/gogree...
English Heritage study on carbon footprint of art conservation | GoGreen Conservation posted on the topic | LinkedIn
Sustainable Conservation Practices: A New Perspective
Alice Tate-Harte and David Thickett from English Heritage (@englishheritage) published a study in Studies in Conservation evaluating the carbon ...
www.linkedin.com
September 15, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Take a look at this study, including the key findings:
‘Sustainable Conservation Practices: A new perspective’
www.linkedin.com/posts/gogree...
‘Sustainable Conservation Practices: A new perspective’
www.linkedin.com/posts/gogree...
1/3 Please join us for the upcoming Sustainable Labs Group meeting 2 weeks from today. See info below to join and share with your colleagues!
Thurs Sept 18 at 8:00 am PST, 11:00 am EST and 4:00 pm BST
Join at this link: zoom.us/j/97310394122
Thurs Sept 18 at 8:00 am PST, 11:00 am EST and 4:00 pm BST
Join at this link: zoom.us/j/97310394122
Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting
Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise cloud communications.
zoom.us
September 5, 2025 at 8:42 PM
1/3 Please join us for the upcoming Sustainable Labs Group meeting 2 weeks from today. See info below to join and share with your colleagues!
Thurs Sept 18 at 8:00 am PST, 11:00 am EST and 4:00 pm BST
Join at this link: zoom.us/j/97310394122
Thurs Sept 18 at 8:00 am PST, 11:00 am EST and 4:00 pm BST
Join at this link: zoom.us/j/97310394122
(1/2) Please join us for the Sustainable Labs Group meeting!
6th August, 8:00am PST, 11:00am EST and 4:00pm BST
zoom.us/j/98781852105
Dr. Mariana Di Giacomo, natural history conservator, will be discussing bringing nature into the lab in the form of natural history and its conservation...
6th August, 8:00am PST, 11:00am EST and 4:00pm BST
zoom.us/j/98781852105
Dr. Mariana Di Giacomo, natural history conservator, will be discussing bringing nature into the lab in the form of natural history and its conservation...
Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting
Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise cloud communications.
zoom.us
August 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
(1/2) Please join us for the Sustainable Labs Group meeting!
6th August, 8:00am PST, 11:00am EST and 4:00pm BST
zoom.us/j/98781852105
Dr. Mariana Di Giacomo, natural history conservator, will be discussing bringing nature into the lab in the form of natural history and its conservation...
6th August, 8:00am PST, 11:00am EST and 4:00pm BST
zoom.us/j/98781852105
Dr. Mariana Di Giacomo, natural history conservator, will be discussing bringing nature into the lab in the form of natural history and its conservation...