Empowering GLAM:

Driving sustainable transformation with ESG Competencies.

ESG4GLAM project aims to close the GLAM sector’s ESG knowledge gap via a validated Training Course and the accessible Knowledge Box.
Empower your institution to innovate and produce a full Sustainability Report.

Agreement n° 2025-1-IT01-KA220-VET-000364271
CUP: G81 B25000690006

Shape the Future of Culture

Get Early Access to Our ESG Training!

Share your insights in our survey to help us design the first European ESG framework tailored for the GLAM sector.

As a key contributor, you’ll unlock priority early access to pilot our 35-hour professional course before its official public launch.

Project objectives

Market Validation & Strategic Awareness Building

Gather evidence, raise awareness about urgent ESG professional needs in GLAM

EU Competency Standard Establishment

Deliver a comprehensive EU framework defining essential ESG skills for GLAM job market.

Training Course prototyping

Design course and digital knowledge box providing practical ESG experience for GLAM.

VET Course Testing and Validation

Test and validate modular ESG Training Course and platform with over 100 professionals.

The ESG Knowledge Box

Open, centralized digital repository offering ESG research, case studies, and practical tools.

Results Dissemination and Exploitation

Maximize project visibility, disseminate results widely, ensuring long-term sustainability and exploitation.

Why ESG matters for Culture and why Culture changes ESG

ESG: three letters shaping a new era. Yet, the cultural sector must ensure sustainability frameworks respect its unique mission and purpose. Across Europe, these criteria guide investments, policies and strategies. But when ESG enters a museum, library or archive, the…

ESG4GLAM: When Sustainability Meets the Guardians of Memory

Culture is our passport to the future. It treasures the past. Museums, libraries, archives, and galleries are the keepers of our shared story, protecting meaning and memory for tomorrow. But in a world of climate change, social shifts, and rising calls for…

ESG4GLAM: The European project integrating ESG into GLAM institutions

ESG4GLAM officially launches its communication and research phase, introducing a culture-centred ESG framework designed specifically for museums, archives, libraries and galleries. The project will deliver a competency framework, modular training course and open-access …

Press review

1. The art of sustainability guides ESG in museums too

Date: March 18, 2026

Source: ESG360

Abstract: An in-depth look at how ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) criteria are becoming a fundamental pillar for cultural institutions as well. The article explores the integration of digital innovation and sustainability to guide museums towards more responsible management, reducing their environmental impact and enhancing heritage from a sustainable perspective.

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2. Museums and archives facing climate and social crises: the European ESG4GLAM project kicks off

Date: March 11, 2026

Source: AgenziaCult

Abstract: The official launch of the transnational Erasmus+ project “ESG4GLAM.” The initiative was created to respond to the challenges posed by climate and social crises by co-designing practical tools and customized ESG training pathways for the cultural sector (GLAM). The ultimate goal is to align the management and protection of cultural heritage with the ambitious targets of the European Green Deal.

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3. ESG4GLAM: the Erasmus+ project bringing ESG to the heart of Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums

Date: March 10, 2026

Source: Prima Pagina News

Abstract: A focus on the new European project “ESG4GLAM,” an initiative aiming to create collaborative pathways tailored to the real needs of cultural institutions. The project calls on participants to test the “Knowledge Box,” contribute through real-life case studies, and validate a new skills framework dedicated to the sector’s sustainability.

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GLAM Professionals Interview

Esg competencies needs and gaps

This form interview is part of ESG4GLAM, a European Erasmus+ initiative running from 2025 to 2028 that supports museums, archives, libraries, and galleries in developing skills related to ESG – Environmental, Social & Governance principles.

 

Project overview

ESG4GLAM empowers GLAM professionals with essential ESG skills, enabling them to produce crucial Sustainability Reports. Watch our project video to learn more!

Project stakeholders

Project partners