Sustainable development
Since 2016, the Opéra de Lille has been committed to a citizen-based approach to sustainable development.
Lille Opera facade by Thomas ChénéOpéra de Lille
This policy focuses on 3 main areas:
- Reducing environmental impact
- Opera for all
- Being a responsible employer
Reducing environmental impact means :
Costume donation by Frédéric IovinoOpéra de Lille
Regular donations of costumes, technical equipment and set elements to other cultural players or local associations for re-use.
View of the auditorium from the stage by Thomas ChénéOpéra de Lille
A reduction in our energy consumption: -40% in heating and -20% in electricity (since 2013)
Building tools for eco-design and life-cycle analysis of products
Implementing and adhering to a responsible purchasing policy, in order to give preference to virtuous suppliers, guarantee the sustainability of investments and avoid waste.
BikesOpéra de Lille
Encouraging the public to use soft mobility: enclosed, guarded bike and scooter parking, car-sharing platform, bike cabs, etc.
Finoreille june 2023Opéra de Lille
Opera for all means :
Public entrance (2017)Opéra de Lille
Openness to all publics at the heart of its mission
Happy Days 2023 by Frederic IovinoOpéra de Lille
A team from the Pôle des publics mobilized to reach out to audiences throughout the region
Big Bang Happy Days des enfants, 2018 (2018-11)Opéra de Lille
Des portes grandes ouvertes pendant les week-ends Happy Days
Finoreille 2023 by Frederic IovinoOpéra de Lille
A special focus on youth and families with the Finoreille project
Finoreille 2023 by Frederic IovinoOpéra de Lille
The Finoreille Project
This is a practical artistic program designed to introduce young audiences to music and the world of opera. The program currently brings together 340 children in 19 workshops led by eight choirmasters. They take place every week throughout the region.
Connected glassesOpéra de Lille
Innovative devices to make our works more accessible, such as connected glasses for non-French-speaking spectators and people with disabilities.
Happy Day Pêcheurs d'aventures (2020-02)Opéra de Lille
Being a responsible employer means :
Particular attention to the quality of life at work, with particular emphasis on combating sexist behaviour and sexual harassment.
Grand staircase by Thomas ChénéOpéra de Lille
Promoting professional integration: training of a disability consultant, implementation of a diagnostic-action plan for people with disabilities in employment, indirect employment of people with disabilities, etc.
Public with phone by Frederic IovinoOpéra de Lille
Ongoing work on professional equality between women and men: renewal of the "Professional Equality between Women and Men and Quality of Work" company-wide agreement
Technical professions by OperaOpéra de Lille
A higher proportion of women than the national average in opera companies in the artistic management professions
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