Preserving our planet is the most important challenge of our century and Opera Europa is committed to adapting its working habits to build a more sustainable future.
Opera Europa is part of the SHIFT initiative, a certification established with 15 international cultural networks in partnership with two environmental specialists, Creative Carbon Scotland and Green Leisure Group, which is providing a scheme to improve, measure, monitor and evaluate efforts toward sustainability.
Have a look at our Green Policy clicking in the right sidebar of this page.
Opera Europa actively supports the opera ecosystem in its transition toward a more sustainable future through a range of initiatives:
- The Sustainability Forum, established in 2022, convenes both online and in person to explore the cross-cutting theme of sustainability. It provides a platform for opera houses to share best practices and address the challenges of this evolving issue.
- Sustainability is now a central topic in nearly all Opera Europa forums and major conferences, encouraging companies across the sector to take meaningful action.
- In September 2025, Opera Europa launched a collaboration with the Theatre Green Book and Fedora, engaging 15 opera houses across Europe. The goal is to implement the Theatre Green Book guidelines and develop a tailored version for the opera and dance sectors. This collective effort aims to benefit the entire industry.
Latest updates on our sustainability initiatives
INSPIRE Final Conference : Net Positive - Skills, Sustainability and Digital Change in the Performing Arts
The INSPIRE training platform equips Performing Arts professionals and students with skills in sustainability, digitalisation, entrepreneurship, and resilience through 5 ACQUIN-certified modules:
Create your account now and get your certification for each completed module:
Join us at La Monnaie/De Munt from 3-5 December for the closing event of our INSPIRE project, a training programme supported by the European Union Erasmus + programme
The event taking place in Brussels, will gather professionals from the Performing Arts sector as well as high-level EU policy makers and experts from specialised fields: the Theatre Green Book international network, Opera Europa's Sustainability forum, and participants of the FEDORA Next Stage initiative. Topics such as sustainability, digitalisation, and lifelong learning aim at creating a moment of deep reflection on the future of the Arts in Europe.
Thursday afternoon the Sustainability Forum and the Theatre Green Book Networks will have time to reflect on relevant issues regarding the green transition.
Friday will showcase the INSPIRE virtual learning platform and will look at life-long learning and enhancing skills in sustainability and digitalisation in the Performing arts.
Saturday morning works in smaller groups on sustainability tools, digital transformation and inclusion for the Next Stage participants and the Fedora/Opera Europa/Theatre Green Book Collaboration Focus Group.
If you make productions, train the people who do, or shape what the sector is funded to become, this conference will be one you don’t want to miss !
Join us at La Monnaie/De Munt from 3-5 December
