Icon Sustainability Group

Events programme A summary of the varied programme of events for the year ahead

2/2 View the programme and catch up here:
www.icon.org.uk/groups-and-n...

Not all events are recorded due to presenters' permissions or the encouragement of open discussions.

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Events programme A summary of the varied programme of events for the year ahead

1/2 You can catch up on past Icon SG webinars & recordings via our events page.

Stay informed on all upcoming sessions & climate action socials by visiting our events webpage.

It’s the best way to keep your professional practice updated with the latest green conservation developments.

Followers, apart from here on Bluesky, which social media platforms would you like to see our content on?

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❓Another option?

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6/6 His approach focuses on mindful digital practices and low impact ways of using AI that reduce overwhelm and create meaningful, sustainable improvements across organisations.

5/6 Speaker Marcus Knight is an AI trainer and consultant who helps organisations use AI in a way that feels clear, responsible and aligned with their values. He supports teams in building practical skills and confidence so they can work more effectively and make informed decisions around AI tools.

4/6 Rather than advocating adoption or rejection of AI tech, the focus is on informed decision-making and applying the same principles of care, precaution, and stewardship that underpin conservation practice.

3/6 From there, it moves into practical guidance on using AI tools more mindfully, with attention to energy use, ethical trade-offs, and long-term impact.

2/6 learning.culturalheritage.org/products/ai-...
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This session offers conservation professionals a clear, grounded introduction to how AI systems actually work, before examining the environmental implications of their growing use.

1/6 Please join us on Thursday 5th March at 16:00 GMT as we discuss AI and Conservation: Use, Impact, Responsibility with Marcus Knight, founder of BeGreenAI.

Registration is free to members of Icon & the American Institute for Conservation. Icon members, please use code ICON26 when registering.

How the world's most priceless artifacts are being protected from climate change Curators and conservators are finding innovative solutions to protect our history from disaster. Will some be destroyed despite their best efforts?

www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/arti...

2/2 What’s inside:
- Specialist carbon footprint tools
- Sustainable transport & crating guides
- Advice on reducing studio waste
- Low-energy collections care tips

Start your climate action journey here: www.icon.org.uk/groups-and-n...

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Screenshot of a webpage. Text says "Tools: Climate Action Plans - Guidelines on how to write your organisation's Climate Action Plan: LFCP. Net Zero Schemes and Carbon Footprint Calculators: UN Climate Neutral Now, Science Based Target Initiatives, Take the Jump, Giki Earth, Stitch. Calculating Cost of Conservation Materials and Exhibitions, SME Climate Hub, Theatre Green Book, Green Impact NUS, Complete beginners guide to getting started with cutting your organisation's carbon footprint Bristol Green Capital."

1/2 The Icon Sustainability Group has curated a brilliant hub of free resources tailored for heritage professionals. Whether you’re looking for carbon calculators, sustainable packing solutions, or energy-saving guidance for your studio, it’s all in one place.

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Join The Big Plastic Count The UK’s biggest people-powered investigation into household plastic waste.

9-15 March 2026
Join the Big Plastic Count - count your plastic waste to help reveal the scale of the plastic problem in the UK

Join here:
thebigplasticcount.com/sign-up?sour...

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Searching for sustainability resources? Our Resources webpage on the Icon website has lots of information from tools, websites, podcasts, books and more!

Visit: www.icon.org.uk/groups-and-networks/sustainability-group/resources

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👇 It's very real and very urgent. Climate change, visualised. | Catherine Ross 👇 It's very real and very urgent. Climate change, visualised.

Take a look at this Met Office & Climate UEA climate data:

www.linkedin.com/posts/cather...

The HVAC shutdown group are a UK based forum examining challenges of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) within the Galleries, Libraries, Museums and Archives (GLAM) sector.

See more here:
blogs.brighton.ac.uk/hvac/

Collections and climate PhD placement student, Lucy Lovell, reflects on her time at the Library and her research into user needs on sustainability, climate change and nature loss.

Have a read of the @britishlibrary.bsky.social blog post on Collections and climate:
www.bl.uk/stories/blog...

Sustainable Research Coordinator | King's College London

Job opportunity in sustainability at KCL:

www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/134845-...

GoGreen Conservation webinar:

16 January 2026 at 2:00 PM CET for a webinar on WP3!

📅 When: Friday 16 Jan 2026

⏰ Time: 2:00 PM CET

🌍 Topic: WP3 – Green solutions for metal and painting cleaning

Register here:
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Online event: 28 January 2026 13:00-14:00 GMT

RIBA SE Sustainability Group - How to make sustainability irresistible

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/riba-se-su...

[4/4] If you’re keen to dig deeper, we’ll be hosting an AI-focused webinar with leading professionals on 5 March, stay tuned for more details.

[3/4] While the open conversation itself can’t be shared, we did run a poll, and some of the results are shared above.

As we continue to navigate this fast-moving space, we’d love to hear your thoughts on AI and how it can be used in a more effective, environmentally conscious, and safe way.

[2/4] Overall, participants were excited by AI’s potential, but also wary of its environmental footprint, ethics, and reliability, prompting the big question: are we really ready to embrace it wholeheartedly?

⁩[1/4] At our recent social, we got stuck into the big question: where does AI actually fit in conservation? The answer? Lots of curiosity, a fair bit of caution, and plenty of questions.

[2/2]… It is being run by the cultural sector, for the cultural sector, and will be relevant for small, medium and large organisations.
Friday March 6th, 9.30 to 17.00 at the British Library.

[1/2] www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-re...

This one-day conference will provide practical strategies, actions and resources to support cultural organisations to prepare - through resilience and adaptation - for the challenges of a changing climate….

4/4 Through these projects, broader challenges for research and practice will be explored.

3/4 Drawing on recent and current projects being undertaken within the UCL Institute for Sustainable Heritage, this presentation will focus on the areas of climate change risk assessment for heritage, decarbonisation of the heritage sector, and data-driven approaches to heritage policy.

2/4 Heritage, environmental risk, and data analytics
This talk will summarise recent research advances at the intersection of heritage and environmental risk.

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

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