Sustainability

Shakespeare’s Globe is committed to mitigating the damaging effects of climate change, ensuring a safer and greener future.

Find out more about our Climate Statement of Intent, our forthcoming climate action events, the trailblazing new Climate Playwriting Prize, how our shop marks Green Friday, key visitor information, and our future plans.

Our Climate Statement of Intent

  • We accept that there is a global climate crisis.
  • We commit to individual and organisational action to ensure that we play our part in mitigating the damaging effects of climate change, ensuring a safer and greener future.
  • We recognise that the impact of climate change on our physical and mental health is real and that the implications in the short and the long term on the wellbeing of both are significant.
  • We know that this is a time for action to reduce the energy consumption of our work and ensure that we live within our ecologic as well as economic means.
  • We will continue, as custodians of some of the greatest stories ever told, to use the power of our global platform to create communities of conversation and tell stories that not only engage people with the world we live in today but the world that we want for the future.
  • So, we will build on the first Climate Action Plan 22-25, with a new plan that will commit to more ambitious pledges for action in order to reach our Net Zero targets by 2030.

Climate Action Events

The animals come to the table by Timberlake Wertenbaker. A white and blue megaphone lies on a wooden stage. Dark wooden doors are open in the background, revealing a lighter wooden panel.

The Animals Come to the Table

The world premiere of a bold new play from one of the UK’s leading playwrights, Timberlake Wertenbaker, written for the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.
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Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
Makebeth. Three musicians, wearing brown and beige, play two guitars and a violin as they gather around cardboard boxes. On top of the boxes sits a giant cardboard skull with a crown.

MakeBeth

A brand-new interactive retelling of Shakespeare’s Macbeth brought to life with recycled cardboard magic. Perfect for families and young audiences aged 7+.
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Bankside

Climate Playwriting Prize

People laughing and leaning on the stage at the Globe in the rain

The Climate Playwriting Prize 2026 will uncover the most exciting new plays about the climate crisis, and support them to find their audiences.

This is an open invitation to playwrights to respond creatively to this subject matter. We are partnering with organisations all around the country to deliver workshops to writers, unlocking how they might want to tell their climate story.

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Shopping Sustainably

Shakespeare merch including a tote bag, notebooks, t-shirt, pen, and plant holder are displayed on a white wood background surrounded by plants.

Green Friday

Green Friday is the new Black Friday. How does the Globe celebrate Green Friday and why does it matter?

Green Friday

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A display of products inside the Globe Shop.

Our Commitments

We work with suppliers who share our commitment to a greener future – from labour practices to sourcing materials.

Our Commitments

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Visiting Shakespeare's Globe

How can you make your trip to the Globe as sustainable as possible? Here are some of our top tips.

  • Travel by public transport (bus, train, tube). Full details on how to get to Shakespeare’s Globe are available on our Getting Here page.
  • Bring a refillable water bottle. You can refill your water bottle at various points across our site: the Ferryman Statue behind the North Tower, the Swan Bar or the Upper Foyer.
  • Try a vegan option if you’re dining at the Swan Bar and Restaurant.
  • Download e-tickets for any events you have booked, instead of using paper ones.
  • Recycle your waste properly. We have general waste and recycling bins on-site.

Future Plans

In the future, this page will be updated to include data in areas such as carbon usage. This will be added as systems for monitoring are established and regular carbon reporting is embedded in our practice.