Sustainability

Basel will be climate-neutral by 2037! Gare du Nord is joining this endeavour and has taken various measures to achieve this. The resource-conserving treatment of the environment is very important to us. We are guided by the UN's -> «Sustainable Development Goals» (SDGs), which Switzerland has also declared its support for.

Poverty prevention

Graduated ticket prices according to self-assessment
Free admission for refugees
Cooperation with the -> «Restaurant du coeur» as a gastronomic partner for private rental service, offers jobs for people who otherwise have no opportunities on the labour market

Education

Reduced admission prices for people in training
Educational programme in cooperation with Basel universities (-> FHNW Institute of Architecture and -> FHNW School of Music and -> Institute of Musicology
Co-operation with -> ColorKey: Programme for young people aged between 14 and 25, regardless of place of residence or nationality
Workshop programme in cooperation with the professional association for musicians -> SONART

Drinking water/sanitary facilities

Waste separation and recycling
Avoidance of disposable packaging, introduction of deposit systems where possible
Publicly accessible WC facilities

Innovation and infrastructure

Repairs in our own workshop
Energy-saving measures in the rehearsal process and day-to-day operations: reduced stage lighting for cleaning and rehearsals, light sensors, general power switches and state-of-the-art equipment
The combination of production operations, private hire and catering ensures efficient use of the existing infrastructure

Less inequality

Designing diversity-appropriate spaces and programmes to promote broad participation and diversity
«Culture+1» programme
Barrier-free access

Sustainable city/mobility

Direct connection to public transport (tram stop «Badischer Bahnhof»)
Large bicycle/motorbike parking area for the public and employees
No company-owned car parking spaces
Focus on national ensembles enables programme without air travel

Sustainable consumption

Cooperation with «TooGoodToGo» for unexpected food waste
Use of recycled paper
Paperless ticketing possible
Due to the architectural peculiarity of the stage spaces, material-intensive stage sets are rarely designed

Print advertising and material:

Monthly programme on 100% certified recycled paper (Blue Angel and FSC seal)
2020 Introduction of the evening programme instead of extensive evening programme booklets
Together with the local printing company «Druckerei Gremper AG», production with 100% natural electricity from sustainable sources has been possible since 2014
As the production of printed matter always generates CO2 emissions - whether from the paper, the ink or the transport - we neutralise CO2 and support the «Plastic Bank» climate project run by ClimatePartner AG