Alliance of Independent Museums Energy Audit

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Intended Audience

Museums and museum workers involved in energy-related decisions in buildings and exhibitions.

Alliance of Independent Museums (AIM)

2019

“There is widespread agreement within the museum sector that there are many practical steps museums can take to improve sustainability. To help AIM members identify their most pressing needs, the AIM Energy Action Group has produced this Desktop Survey to help highlight areas for improvement and provide ideas and analysis on how to evolve a continuous efficiency plan.”

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The resource is most closely linked to SDG 12.6 (adopt sustainable practices and reporting), which helps support a number of targets around the sustainable use of natural resources (SDG 12.2), as well as promoting efficient use of water (SDG 6.4), adopting green energy (SDG 7.2), energy efficiency (SDG 7.3), upgrading infrastructure (SDG 9.4), promoting sustainable travel (SDG 11.2), and supporting climate action (13.3), all of which can reduce the environmental impact of cities (SDG 11.6).

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SDG 6.4: Increase Water-Use Efficiency and Ensure Freshwater Supplies
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Reductions in water use, increase in water recycling, preventing water shortages in vicinity.
Information on, programmes relating to, and partnerships relating to water use drawing on collections and collections-based institutions in place, to support efficient use of water.
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SDG 7.2: Increase Global Percentage of Renewable Energy
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Proportion of energy that comes from renewable sources.
Date to achieve net zero, and milestones towards that date.
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SDG 7.3: Double the Improvement in Energy Efficiency
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Reduction in energy use.
Upgrade of old equipment to more efficient equipment.
Uptake of renewable sources of energy.
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SDG 9.4: Upgrade All Industries and Infrastructures for Sustainability
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Number and proportion of collections facilities that make efficient use of resources, with an ongoing drive for efficiencies and reductions in energy use and waste of all forms.
Number and proportion of collections facilities that use clean and environmentally sound technologies, including climate-friendly energy sources and materials, with an ongoing commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and waste of all forms.
Number and proportion of collections facilities that adopt and/or prioritise collections-related processes and practices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and waste of all forms.
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SDG 11.6: Reduce the Environmental Impact of Cities
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Plans in place to reduce negative impacts on air quality, and volume and forms of waste.
Plans in place to eliminate waste of all forms as soon as possible.
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SDG 12.2: Sustainable Management and Use of Natural Resources
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Reduction of material footprint in terms of reductions in consumption of biomass, fossil fuels, metal ores and non-metal ores.
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SDG 12.6: Encourage Companies to Adopt Sustainable Practices and Sustainability Reporting
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Clear visions, strategies and plans in place for all aspects of sustainability – environmental, social and economic (people, planet, prosperity)- across all areas of activity.
Visions, strategies and plans relating to sustainability to be publicly available and incorporated into planning documents.
Commitments to be in line with local, regional, national and/or international targets and ambitions.
Incorporation of sustainability into reporting for funders and other stakeholders, including the public. Reporting to include commitments and progress towards targets.
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SDG 13.3: Build Knowledge and Capacity to Meet Climate Change
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Plans in place to enhance positive contributions to addressing climate change through use of collections. Plans in place to ensure collections, collections institutions and broader society can adapt effectively to climate change.
Plans in place for effective education and awareness raising on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning.
Plans in place to reduce negative contributions of collections-related functions, e.g. measuring greenhouse emissions with plans and targets in place to reduce them.
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SDG 11.2: Affordable and Sustainable Transport Systems
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Plans in place to ensure safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all, in terms of accessing collections-based institutions.
Plans in place to use collections-based institutions to provide education and awareness of public transport systems and their development.
Special attention to those in vulnerable situations, including women, children, disabled and older people, taken in plans regarding public tansport.
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