Website and branding for Diwylliant a Hinsawdd Cymru | Climate and Culture Cymru

Overview

1. OverviewThe culture sector in Wales has an important role to play in tackling the climate and nature emergencies, because culture has a unique ability to inspire, connect, share stories, and help us to imagine different futures. The culture sector also needs to manage the impact of a changing climate on cultural and heritage assets and the historic environment, and play its part in becoming net zero, nature friendly and supporting climate justice. As a national cultural institution with a strong record of delivering decarbonisation projects, the National Library of Wales (NLW) is leading a high-profile and cross-cutting Climate Action Programme to support the culture sector in Wales to respond to the climate and nature emergencies. This programme includes developing an online ‘one stop shop’ platform for anyone working in the cultural sector in Wales to find training and resources, events, case studies, and to share ideas and collaborate on climate and nature action. The National Library of Wales are seeking to engage a company to undertake the development of a new bilingual Diwylliant a Hinsawdd Cymru | Culture and Climate Cymru website and branding, to deliver this online platform.2. ContextIn spring 2024, Welsh Government commissioned a research report into the Welsh culture sector and the climate and nature emergencies, which was conducted by Regen and published alongside Welsh Government's Priorities for Culture in May 2025. The report recommendations align with and will support delivery of Ambition 16 of the Priorities for Culture, which is for the culture sector to demonstrate “leadership and collaboration in its approaches to sustainable development, building resilience, and tackling the climate and nature emergencies”. Working in partnership with Welsh Government, the National Library of Wales (NLW) will lead on a high profile and cross-cutting programme to implement the recommendations that works across three policy areas – culture, arts and the historic environment (Cadw). The recommendations of the research report include: - the establishment of a sectoral peer network to focus on climate and nature in the culture sector in Wales- a culture sector ‘library’ for all to access bilingual, useful guides- host an online forum and collate already active and relevant working groups- facilitate training for the workforce and volunteers- develop case studies and share examples of the Welsh culture sector as ‘cultural changemakers’ to inspire and engage other policy areas. The delivery of these recommendations will be facilitated by the development of a new website and branding. The National Library of Wales are seeking to engage a company to undertake the development of a new bilingual Diwylliant a Hinsawdd Cymru | Culture and Climate Cymru website and branding, which will facilitate delivery of the above recommendations by acting as a recognisable ‘one stop shop’ hub providing a library of existing training resources, ‘how to’ guides and existing networks/working groups, a bank of case studies, information about events and collaborative projects, news articles and a discussion forum for members.3. Project specificationTo deliver a Wordpress (or other hosted website service) design template for the Diwylliant a Hinsawdd Cymru | Culture and Climate Cymru website, along with logo and branding, to promote and provide information on sustainability, climate action and culture in Wales.The Diwylliant a Hinsawdd Cymru | Culture and Climate Cymru website should be a bilingual, dynamic ‘one-stop-shop’ hub of information, aimed at people working in all parts of the culture sector in Wales (arts, museums, libraries, archives, historic environment), including employees, freelancers and volunteers. The website will include:- a library of existing training resources, ‘how to’ guides and directory of existing networks/working groups- a bank of case studies- events and opportunities listings (inbuilt event booking not required)- news ar