Co-founders of Environment & Culture Partners, Stephanie Shapiro and Sarah Sutton present on the importance of building climate resilience capacity for cultural heritage sites facing impacts from a changing climate. They will discuss the role of the cultural sector in climate resilience as individual institutions and with their communities, examples of existing resilience work (and gaps), and provide an overview of the new Climate Resilience Resources for Cultural Heritage (CRR). CRR was developed as part of Held in Trust, a cooperative agreement between the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation (FAIC). CRR will be freely available for users to assess a site's climate risk and then use comprehensive learning modules to build a resilience strategy. This will give you the framework and tools you need to get started on your own climate resilience strategy.
About our speakers:
Stephanie Shapiro is the co-founder and Managing Director at non-profit Environment & Culture Partners, where she is a strategic advisor and collaborator with specific expertise in the climate and cultural sectors. With a 13-year track record of delivering complex and high-impact projects, Stephanie specializes in building strong partnerships to gain traction for lasting change and has specific expertise in the climate and cultural sectors. US-based nonprofit co-founded with Sarah Sutton in 2021 to accelerate the cultural sector’s environmental leadership. Stephanie has a 13-year track record of delivering complex and high-impact projects in the federal, non-profit, higher education, and private sectors; she has specific expertise in the climate and cultural sectors, and project and change management. She previously worked at Eagle Hill Consulting as a consultant, the Smithsonian Institution’s Office of Advancement, led the American Alliance of Museums Environment & Climate Network for three years and worked at the George Washington University in the Academic Operations and Technologies departments. Stephanie holds an MA in Museum Studies from the George Washington University and BA in Art History from Dickinson College. She is also a certified Project Management Professional through the Project Management Institute.
Sarah Sutton is the co-founder and CEO at non-profit Environment & Culture Partners, where she drives the organization’s vision for sustainable and evidence-based climate action in the cultural sector. She is an international museum leader and award-winning climate advocate. For over 20 years, Sarah has spearheaded global climate action through her cross-sector work empowering cultural institutions to fund, implement, and add their voices to climate action. She is co-author of The Green Museum and author of Environmental Sustainability at Historic Sites & Museums. In addition, Sarah was a member of the American Psychological Association’s Climate Change Task Force and was one of 100 global representatives invited to advise the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMS), and the United Nations Education, Science and Environmental Committee (UNESCO) on the role of cultural heritage in IPCC Assessments. Sarah holds a LEED-AP certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, served as a Salzburg Fellow in 2017, earned the American Alliance of Museum’s Environment and Climate Professional Network’s Individual Impact Award, and was named to Blooloop’s Power 10 Museum Influencers in 2022 and 2023.
This webinar was recorded on February 8th, 2024.