AIC's 52nd Annual Meeting

AIC and FAIC’s Commitment to Sustainability 
In June 2023, FAIC published Held in Trust: Transforming Cultural Heritage Conservation for a More Resilient Future. Growing out of a four-year collaboration between FAIC and NEH, the report articulates a vision of a vibrant and resilient future for conservation grounded in social justice, equity, and environmental action. Early in the research process, one topic area repeatedly arose as an issue of critical importance: climate change. It was clear that without addressing the effects of climate change on cultural heritage, the other findings and recommendations from the HIT project became irrelevant.
In strategic planning efforts launched in 2023, both organizations focused on Sustainability and Climate Impact as one of four core values underlying all of our work. We are putting this into action with the 2024 launch of Climate Resilience Resources for Cultural Heritage, expansion of Sustainability Tools in Cultural Heritage (STiCH), sustainability training, consideration of climate impact in the current review of the AIC Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Practice, and more.