How culture can build a better world

A European trip has revealed how creative industries overseas are offering lessons we can implement in Australia, writes Sydney Opera House's Senior Manager of Global Goals Planning and Engagement.
Royal Opera House. The facade of a grand London building, with five pillars and red banners.

‘Sustainability and inclusion are part of our DNA.’ It’s a slogan you hear, in one form or another, from businesses all over the world. But is it true? What does it mean to truly embed social and environmental sustainability in the way we work?

From Amsterdam to Berlin, Paris to London to Madrid, I came across inspiring organisations that were changing the game, one day at a time. Rather than treating concerns about the environmental or inclusion as one-off projects to be delivered by a select few, these organisations were fundamentally changing their operations and harnessing the power of the arts. Each responded to these challenges in their own way, but certain shared characteristics offer valuable lessons for us all.

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Anna Yanatchkova is the Sydney Opera House’s Senior Manager of Global Goals Planning and Engagement.