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The latest updates, insights and opinions from the Julie's Bicycle team.
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Meet the Participants of ITER 4: Advancing Sustainable International Touring
We are thrilled to announce the names of the participants who will be taking part in the fourth edition of the International Touring and Environmental Responsibility (ITER) Programme, commencing September 2025.
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JB X Billie Eilish
JB reflects on Billie Eilish’s Changemaker Initiative at the O2 – a week of music, activism, and inspiring climate conversations.
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JB X Billie Eilish – We are part of the Changemaker Initiative
We are honoured to be a part of the Changemaker Initiative! Thanks to Billie Eilish and her fans, we join an incredible group of nonprofit organisations across Europe supporting climate action.
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Reflections from London Climate Action Week 2025 and Beyond
Culture took centre stage at this year’s London Climate Action Week and Bonn climate talks. In this blog, the JB team shares key highlights, insights, and takeaways from events we attended – from climate risk mapping to global calls for action.
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World Environment Day 2025
For this year's World Environment Day, we invited the JB team to take a moment to reflect on places and spaces of nature that mean the most to them.
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Green Libraries: New £1.2 million programme to transform UK libraries into community climate action hubs
JB are pleased to be part of a new initiative to establish 10 Green Library Hubs across the UK over the next three years. Launched by CILIP – the UK’s library and information association – the Green Library Hubs programme marks a major step forward in mobilising libraries as catalysts for local climate action.
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Applications Open for Local Authorities to join 2nd National Green Events Code of Practice Programme
Julie’s Bicycle are partnering with Vision for Sustainable Events to run a second national programme supporting local authorities to introduce environmental assessment of events using the groundbreaking Green Events Code of Practice.
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Insights: Peer-Sharing Session on Place-Based Adaptation for Culture
Julie’s Bicycle facilitated a peer-sharing session for those working on place-based adaptation to climate change, exploring how we can work towards community-led, locally inspired solutions in a changing climate.
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Cultural Leadership for Climate – From Ideas to Action in Belém
JB Founder Alison Tickell and CCL project manager Thiago Jesus travelled to Brazil in March to deliver the workshop Cultural Leadership for Climate – From Ideas to Action in Belém, the host city of COP30 this November.
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Open Call: International Touring & Environmental Responsibility Programme
Applications are now open for this initiative supporting arts organisations in England, Denmark, and Norway to develop sustainable, inclusive, and equitable models for international touring.
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Remembering and Celebrating Horst Weidenmüller
Horst was founder and CEO of !K7 Records, board member of Merlin and IMPALA, chair of the IMPALA Environmental Sustainability Taskforce, and friend of JB. He passed away earlier this year.
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The Write Idea – A Sustainable Future for Publishing
Graciela and Tenaya from our Creative Green team have recently completed several projects connecting different parts of the publishing industry to action on the climate crisis, and share some insights.
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