Manchester International Festival (MIF) has donated nearly £7000 to Foundation, to compensate for unavoidable carbon emissions released by artist and staff travel during the two-week celebration of arts and popular culture.
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MIF marks the first major donation to Foundation and marks the beginning of our mission to raise £3m from the public and private sector over the next three years.

The donation reflects the Festival’s staff and artists’ travel emissions and will help us deliver funding for local, community based carbon-reducing projects that combat climate change, whilst advancing social justice and tackle problems such as fuel poverty.

Jennifer Cleary, Head of Creative Learning, MIF, said:
“Since the first Manchester International Festival in 2007, we’ve been working hard to find ways to make the Festival more sustainable and more beneficial to local communities. As well as introducing new ways of working that range from recycling Festival banners into useful bags, to composting waste from the Festival site to minimise our environmental impact, we’re working more closely to get local communities involved in some of our major artistic commissions.”

“Foundation provided the opportunity to take this a step further. We wanted to find a way to compensate for unavoidable emissions caused by staff and artists travelling to and from the Festival. We’re excited that we can do this in a way that directly benefits local communities and we wish Foundation all the best in reaching their £3m target.”

Mark Turner, Chief Officer of Foundation, said:
“I’m delighted and incredibly proud that our first major donation has come from such a prestigious event as Manchester International Festival. The Festival is dedicated to putting on world firsts and they’ve continued this tradition by choosing to invest in Foundation."