Gallery Climate Coalition launches Casi to turn climate pledges into action
The Gallery Climate Coalition is moving from advocacy into implementation. On Earth Day, the London-based organization announced Climate Action Services International, or Casi, a new consultancy designed to help galleries, museums, and cultural organizations translate climate commitments into measurable operational change.
The launch marks a notable shift for GCC, which has spent the past six years building sector-wide awareness around sustainability while offering free tools such as emissions calculators and guidance aligned with international climate targets. But the coalition has also faced the practical limits of that model. In September 2024, it closed its volunteer chapters outside London, citing funding pressures and the need to rethink its structure.
Casi is intended to fill that gap. The consultancy will provide carbon auditing, decarbonization strategies, governance advice, and staff training, with services tailored to the realities of the visual arts sector. International shipping, temporary exhibitions, and energy-intensive installations all make emissions reduction more complicated than a simple policy statement.
Heath Lowndes, who founded Casi, said the idea for a dedicated consultancy predated GCC’s 2020 launch. In a statement, he described the new arm as a response to years of feedback from GCC members and a growing demand for hands-on support. “Right from the beginning, it was clear that while shared standards, tools and advocacy are essential, many organisations would require hands-on, tailored support to implement meaningful change,” Lowndes said.
Casi is structured as a mission-driven social enterprise and has pledged to reinvest 51% of its profits into GCC. The consultancy also received a seed funding grant from Murmur and completed a pilot phase with English Heritage, Hauser & Wirth, and Art Fund.
The new venture places GCC among a small but growing group of climate consultants working with the art industry, including Ki Culture, Laura Lupton, and Rute Collaborative. Its arrival suggests that the sector’s climate conversation is entering a more demanding phase: one in which institutions are being asked not only to commit, but to prove that change can be built into daily operations.
