SP Square CIC (SP2cic), fosters its diverse projects spanning arts, culture, and food education, by dissemination through varying forms of publishing. We achieve this through three main strands: 1. City of Poets (CoP) – Founded in 2022, CoP is a self-sustaining network of 130+ members, supported by courses, workshops, publications, and volunteers. CoP showcases poetry across Scotland through events and publishing, including the Annual Review (ISSN 2977-4071), TEXTures (ISSN 3049-4621) chapbooks, and GLASGOW VOICES in your pocket (ISSN 3049-5288). These projects highlight our ability to bring writing into public life while building supportive creative communities 2. Food Education – Building on pre-pandemic FEAT (Fast, Easy, Affordable, Tasty) food work with Glasgow Life, our current National Lottery-supported air fryer cooking programme engages marginalised communities. By cooking and eating together, participants share practical knowledge while building social connections, turning food into a tool for community cohesion. 3. OILCAN – The Musical – Our flagship arts project, is a bold new community-created musical blending poetry, rap, and live music. Development has already included workshops across Scotland (Jedburgh, Stornoway, Dundee, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Glasgow), generating new writing, collaborations, and performance opportunities. The next stage is to fully develop the libretto and score with writers and musicians all across Scotland leading to an initial run in Autumn 2026. Across all strands, SP2cic’s aim is simple: to create inclusive opportunities for people to express themselves, connect with others, and see their creativity reach wider audiences through performance and publication.

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Headcounts

Not applicable

2050

SP2CIC is a small publishhing-based community interest company with two core staff and a modest annual budget. Its emissions are entirely Scope 3 and primarily driven by food, textiles, and homeworking. The near-term target focuses on reducing emissions intensity through sustainable procurement, low-carbon catering, and improved energy tracking for remote work. Intensity-based reductions will be measured per £ of annual expenditure, with a current baseline of 0.103 kg CO₂e per £ spent.

Yes, the plan and action include all scope 1+2+3

Yes

SP2CIC embedded emissions tracking into its budget planning, prioritised low-carbon catering and textiles, refined homeworking energy assumptions, and selected suppliers and venues with sustainability credentials. These actions were part of a broader climate strategy aligned with Creative Scotland’s environmental reporting framework.

No

Yes

This is SP2CIC’s first formal year of emissions reporting, establishing a baseline of 2.74 tonnes CO₂e using the SME Climate Hub’s Small Business Carbon Calculator. The footprint reflects Scope 3 emissions only, with no Scope 1 or 2 activity due to the absence of owned premises, vehicles, or direct energy contracts. Compared to industry benchmarks for small creative organisations (typically 5–10 tonnes CO₂e per year), SP2CIC’s footprint is notably low. The largest contributors were food and textiles, consistent with workshop delivery. The organisation has embedded emissions tracking into budget planning and aims to reduce emissions intensity by 50% by 2030.