How Edinburgh embedded carbon management reporting for cultural institutions
Edinburgh is embedding carbon reporting into cultural funding, with its arts sector cutting emissions, trialling climate innovations, and influencing policy to help drive the city’s net zero transition.
World Cities Culture Trends Report 2025
The World Cities Culture Trends Report 2025 highlights ten emerging trends in global cultural policy, showcasing how cities are using cultural solutions to tackle urban challenges. This report builds on.
Our Annual Report 2023
Our network’s growth in 2023 was particularly significant. We became an independent registered charity, we welcomed five new cities—Bengaluru, Chicago, Kyiv, Rio de Janeiro, and Shenzhen—further strengthening our global.
Online Launch: 5th Edition World Cities Culture Report
29 Jan 2026 — 29 Jan 2026
Is culture in cities responding to today’s challenges? At the World Cities Culture Forum, we believe culture is the “golden thread” across urban policy, addressing urgent issues from health,.
Ernesto Ottone, Assistant Director General for Culture, UNESCO
Foreword from Ernesto Ottone, Assistant Director General for Culture at UNESCO, to the World Cities Culture Report: 5th Edition
Introduction and Key Findings
Culture is emerging as the defining force of resilient cities, driving identity, wellbeing, and economic vitality in the face of global instability, from climate change to technological disruption. Data.