Write a measurable inclusion plan and be transparent with staff, audiences and the wider community about challenges and achievements

Apply a quota system to ensure underrepresented groups have an equal or majority presence on boards, juries and management positions (50% non white, 50% non-male, plus non able bodied people)

Consult a professional to aid in the decolonization of your workplace

Define and publish your values

De-gender your workplace: gender neutral roles, bathrooms and costume options; educate your team to proper pronoun usage

Rethink financial distribution, consider paying everyone the same

Question how you want to see your industry develop for the better and how you see your role in this

Which other ways, other than your own, could an artwork be interpreted? And are these interpretations harmful? In which case, what steps do you put in place to warn audiences of possible harmful content?

Give the whole team royalties and credit to flatten hierarchical earning

Create the conditions for flexible working methods and scheduling

Provide recovery time for racial trauma, menstrual and maternity leave, and procedures relating to gender transition

Sending job offers? Include detailed wage and job conditions including nudity expectations and any factors of health and safety

Contact employees only during business hours, to respect work/life balance

Ask employees about their specific workplace needs i.e childcare, wheelchair access, flexible working times, healthcare and commit to providing them.

Ask employees how they like to work or how they like to be directed. You might be surprised by what they say

Schedule your employee’s religious celebrations (ie. Employees fasting during Ramadan might have different needs during this time)

Include SMART goals in your sustainability plan (specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound)

Schedule education and awareness raising in your institution

Form a sustainability team in house

Partner with environmental agencies and science institutes to work towards CO2 neutrality

Work with artists, local theatres and community groups to create more sustainable touring models

Resource share with other organisations

See shows that are non-white, non-binary and not backed by critical acclaim

Commit to thinking critically about representation in film, theatre, in the audience and theatre workers and comment when it’s missing

Question social codes in the cinema/theatre

How does a show/film make you feel?

Interact with the audience members around you and ask questions about their experience of the film/ performance.

Consider imagery from the perspective of others? Was it inclusive? Does it isolate certain audiences?

Does hate speech, physical assault or obscenity have a place on screen or stage?

Consider non harmful feedback options if interacting with the artists or performers

See more work from local artists and at local venues

Question institutions and venues about their actions to CO2 neutrality

Support small and upcoming venues who show action against climate change

Talk to other audience members what steps they are taking tackle climate change

Call out practises that show a lack of environmental awareness

Donate to non-profit organisations that support sustainability