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

Step-free access via the station concourse; step-free toilet in the station
Details on accessibility at → www.garedunord.ch/barrierefreiheit

City/mobility

Direct access to public transport (the ‘Badischer Bahnhof’ stop, or travel by train)
Ample bicycle and motorbike parking for the public and staff
No on-site car parking
Electric cargo bike for transport
A focus on national ensembles enables a programme without the need for air travel

Consumption

Partnership with → «TooGoodToGo» for unexpected food surpluses
Use of recycled paper
Paperless ticketing available
Due to the unique architectural features of the performance spaces, stage sets that require a lot of materials are rarely designed
Monthly programme printed on 100% certified recycled paper (Blue Angel and FSC labels)
In 2020, introduction of the evening programme leaflet in place of bulky programme booklets
Since 2014, the local printing firm ‘Druckerei Gremper AG’ has been producing materials using 100 per cent green electricity from sustainable sources, partly from its own solar roof.
To offset unavoidable CO₂ emissions – e.g. from transport –, we support the ‘Plastic Bank’ climate project run by ClimatePartner AG.

Print advertising and materials

Monthly programme printed on 100% certified recycled paper (Blue Angel and FSC labels)
In 2020, introduction of the evening programme leaflet in place of bulky programme booklets
Since 2014, the local printing firm ‘Druckerei Gremper AG’ has been producing materials using 100 per cent green electricity from sustainable sources, partly from its own solar roof.
To offset unavoidable CO₂ emissions – e.g. from transport –, we support the ‘Plastic Bank’ climate project run by ClimatePartner AG.