Eco-Responsibility

ECHO recognizes the pressing need to implement ecologically responsible practices within the cultural sector and beyond. The organisation partakes in ongoing collaboration with 15 other European Cultural Networks and subscribed to the Shift eco-guidelines, achieving the bespoke eco-certification. Our Sustainability Policy articulates ECHO's guiding principles concerning ecological responsibility and delineates how the organisation actively advances and integrates them across its operations.

Manifesto for diversity & inclusion

The ECHO manifesto identifies our shared principles and values about Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). The chart was adopted by the ECHO concert halls in 2022 as the basis for individual or collective present and future work concerning communities, artistic programmes and organisational culture.

The Organisation

President: Louwrens Langevoort, Intendant Kölner Philharmonie 
Vice-President: Matthias Naske, CEO and artistic director of the Wiener Konzerthaus 
Treasurer: Ewa Bougusz-Moore, CEO and artistic director of NOSPR Katowice 

STAFF

Federico Rinaldi, Network Manager 
Andrea Meyer-Borghardt, Rising Stars Coordinator

The working groups

As part of its core mission, ECHO promotes meetings for diverse professional groups. These gatherings facilitate the exchange of best practices, collaborative capacity-building initiatives, and the development of joint projects. They also stimulate discussions aimed at enhancing collective capabilities to address the key challenges of the sector. 
  
In addition to the foundational group of general directors, the working groups include Education, Learning and Participation (ELP), the artistic plaform, communication&marketing, sustainability, Equity, Diversity&Inclusion (EDI), funding&sponsorship.