Improving the Organisation
People and Culture
Tate’s future success depends on our ability to operate effectively and attract, develop, and retain the most talented staff.
We therefore aim to ensure that everyone has access to opportunities for skills and career development. We remain committed to reflecting the richness and diversity of contemporary Britain in our staff, audiences and partners, and we’ve made significant progress in embedding our ‘Tate for All’ diversity strategy across all of our activities.
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Funding and Supporters
Tate relies on a wide variety of funding sources. Government funding is critical, but we generate over 60% of our income ourselves.
The continuation of individual, foundation and corporate support, together with our visitors, members and patrons, is fundamental to the delivery of our public programme.
We also rely on the support of artists, volunteers and our non-executives, who all give generously to Tate with their time.
Our trading subsidiary, Tate Enterprises, helps generate valuable funds from its publishing, retail and catering activities that go towards supporting our mission.
Operational Efficiency and Sustainability
Tate exists for the benefit of the public. We therefore have to ensure that every pound we receive goes as far as it possibly can in support of our mission.
We seek to streamline our operations to make them as efficient as possible. Investment in better communications, processes, and sustainable practices is planned in the coming years to improve information flows and working practices.
Sustainability is a prime consideration throughout all of Tate's work, from the way we source food to the catering services in our galleries to the way we manage buildings and arrange transportation. We are committing to continuous improvement on energy use and waste. In particular we want to use the opportunities provided by our capital plans to test and develop the latest sustainable methodologies and working practices, which can then be shared with colleagues across the world.
We have taken steps to improve our own practices, but also to encourage change across the sector. In 2008, we worked with the Carbon Trust to benchmark Tate's carbon footprint, enabling us to identify a standard from which to work, with resulting actions for the coming years. We are already busy putting our green plans into action. In 2008 we reduced landfill waste from Tate Britain by 17 percent, and we are delighted to be awarded the Carbon Trust Standard in recognition of the carbon savings we have made.
We are also a member of the Mayor of London's Green500, a group of key London organisations that formally commit to reducing their carbon emissions.
We look forward to reporting back to annually with our progress, which will be available in the sustainability section of our annual report.