Creative Carbon Scotland

What Creative Carbon Scotland does

Creative Carbon Scotland, now operating as Culture for Climate Scotland, is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (registered charity SC042687) headquartered in Edinburgh at Thorn House, 5 Rose Street. Founded in 2009, the charity occupies a niche at the intersection of the cultural sector and climate action in Scotland, with a stated mission to encourage and equip individuals, organisations, and strategic bodies to use culture as a lever for transformational change toward an environmentally sustainable Scotland. It rebranded from Creative Carbon Scotland to Culture for Climate Scotland in 2024 to reflect this expanded framing.

The organisation delivers a portfolio of services, projects, and open resources. Core service lines are 'Arts into Climate' (helping sustainability specialists embed creative practices) and 'Climate into Arts' (supporting the culture sector to address environmental impact), supplemented by Consulting, Engaging the Public, Training, and Environmental Reporting offerings. Signature multi-year projects include SPRINGBOARD (a long-term programme targeting net-zero in Scotland's creative sector), Thriving Tomorrow (a pilot applying arts-based methods to climate action in ex-coal mining communities), and the case-study project Sea Change. Open resources include Environmental Reporting Tools and a Find a Collaborator database maintained by the culture/SHIFT team.

The business model is non-commercial: the entity is a nonprofit funded by grants, donations (including via Wonderful.org), and service fees, with core institutional backing from Creative Scotland, the City of Edinburgh Council, and the William Grant Foundation. The go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, distributed through the website, a newsletter, and social channels (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Vimeo), with services delivered directly by a small (1–10 employee) team operating exclusively within Scotland. No pricing is publicly disclosed, consistent with a grant-funded delivery model.

Name

Creative Carbon Scotland

Legal name

Culture for Climate Scotland

Website

https://creativecarbonscotland.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Culture for Climate Scotland (formerly Creative Carbon Scotland) is a small Edinburgh-based Scottish charity that helps arts organisations and sustainability specialists use culture to advance climate action across Scotland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainability and climate engagement services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

akta.pro primary industry

Carbon Accounting, Verification & Registry Services (MRV, Audits, Certification) (IMAMAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Emissions Factors, LCA & Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) Platforms (EUABAEAD)

Keywords

• Sustainability consulting services
• Environmental reporting tools
• Arts climate training
• Carbon measurement resources
• Nonprofit climate engagement

Headquarters

HQ city

Edinburgh

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable Operations and Donations: As a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO), Creative Carbon Scotland operates as a nonprofit. They accept donations through their website (Wonderful.org) and likely receive funding from government bodies and foundations. Revenue appears to come from service delivery, grants, and charitable donations rather than commercial product sales.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Creative Carbon Scotland (trading as Culture for Climate Scotland) is a Scottish charity that delivers advisory, training, and engagement services connecting the cultural sector with climate and sustainability work in Scotland. Its core service lines are "Arts into Climate" (helping sustainability specialists embed creative practices) and "Climate into Arts" (supporting arts and cultural organisations to address environmental impact), complemented by consulting, training, environmental reporting support, and public engagement services, plus free online resources such as the Environmental Reporting Tools and the Find a Collaborator database.

Product overview

Culture for Climate Scotland (formerly Creative Carbon Scotland) offers a portfolio of services, projects, and resources focused on connecting culture and climate action. The core services include 'Arts into Climate' (helping sustainability specialists embed creative practices) and 'Climate into Arts' (supporting the culture sector with environmental impact). Additional services encompass Consulting, Engaging the Public, Environmental Reporting, and Training. The organization provides resource tools including Environmental Reporting Tools and a 'Find a Collaborator' database. Key projects include SPRINGBOARD (transformational change for net-zero in Scotland's creative sector) and Thriving Tomorrow (arts-based climate action in ex-coal mining areas).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Arts into Climate Service helping sustainability specialists embed creative practices into their sustainability and climate work.
• Climate into Arts Service supporting arts and culture sector organisations to address their environmental impact and influence others to do the same.
• Consulting Advisory services for organisations seeking to integrate climate action with cultural initiatives.
• Engaging the Public Services focused on public engagement around climate action through cultural approaches.
• Training Training programmes to build capacity for climate action within cultural organisations.
• Environmental Reporting Service supporting organisations with environmental reporting, including carbon measurement, monitoring, and reduction.
• Environmental Reporting Tools A collection of online tools and resources to help organisations measure, monitor, and reduce their carbon emissions.
• Find a Collaborator A database maintained by the culture/SHIFT team designed to help users find inspiring people to collaborate with on culture and climate projects.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Creative ScotlandcoreOthersFunder and strategic partner visible in website footer. Creative Scotland is the public body that funds and supports arts, screen, and creative industries in Scotland.
• The City of Edinburgh CouncilcoreOthersGovernment partner supporting the organization's mission. Visible as a supporting partner in the website footer, indicating funding or strategic alignment with Edinburgh's climate goals.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Broad incumbents

• Carbon Trust: Established UK-based environmental consultancy providing carbon measurement, advisory, and certification services to organizations across industries including the cultural sector. Represents a much larger incumbent whose capabilities overlap with Creative Carbon Scotland's environmental reporting and consulting offerings.
• Anthesis Group: Global sustainability consultancy providing environmental advisory, carbon accounting, and climate strategy services. A broader incumbent operating in the same environmental consulting category as Creative Carbon Scotland, with overlapping capabilities in carbon measurement and sustainability reporting.
• South Pole Group: Global climate solutions provider offering carbon advisory, project development, and climate strategy services to organizations. Comparable to Creative Carbon Scotland's climate advisory and consulting offerings, though at much larger scale and broader scope.

Direct peers

• Julie's Bicycle: UK-based nonprofit supporting arts and culture organizations to act on climate change and environmental sustainability. Operates as the most direct competitor in the arts-climate intersection, with comparable programs in carbon reporting, training, and policy advocacy for the cultural sector.
• Gallery Climate Coalition: International nonprofit coalition of art galleries and visual arts organizations working collectively to address climate breakdown. Closely aligned with Creative Carbon Scotland's mission of decarbonizing the cultural sector, with overlapping offerings in carbon measurement tools, training, and advocacy.

Emerging players

• Climate Outreach: UK-based climate communication charity focused on engaging the public on climate change through research-informed campaigns and programs. Comparable to Creative Carbon Scotland's public engagement service line and its focus on creative and cultural approaches to climate communication.
• Cultural Enterprises: UK membership body supporting commercial and trading activities of cultural organizations, with growing focus on sustainability. Comparable as a Scotland-relevant cultural-sector support organization that increasingly addresses environmental sustainability, partially overlapping with Creative Carbon Scotland's culture-sector audience.

Others

• AEA (Cambridge Econometrics): UK-based environmental and climate consultancy providing research, analysis, and policy support on climate change. Comparable as an environmental advisory organization serving UK public bodies and nonprofits, though focused more on policy research than Creative Carbon Scotland's arts-based engagement model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubevimeo.com/ccscotland
• Facebookfacebook.com/CreativeCarbonScotland
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/creative-carbon-scotland
• Instagraminstagram.com/ccscotland
• Xx.com/CCScotland

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Investors

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