The 16th annual edition of the Green Events and Innovations Conference (GEI 16) is confirmed to be returning to the Royal Lancaster London in 2024. The foremost conference for sustainability in events will take place on Tuesday 27th February, bringing together innovators in the global live and events sector to network and accelerate environmental and…
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YOUROPE – The European Festival Association has developed and released the “European Green Festival Roadmap 2030”. The Roadmap aims to give European festivals and events a reliable guide for sustainable actions, including measures they will need to accomplish the inevitable process of transformation by the end of the decade. YOUROPE is proud to present the European…
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The fourth edition of ecolibrium’s Green Travel Guide for Festivals and Events is packed with new details, case studies and future transport trends, May 2023. ecolibrium, the charity on a mission to move low carbon travel to the heart of live events culture, has launched a new guide for 2023. It provides updated understanding of…
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It’s a DATE; Chris Johnson and Andrew Lansley at this week’s Event Production Show A sector-leading partnership launched the Donut Assessment Tool for Events (DATE) at LAEOG’s Event Production Show panelo pilot implementation of the national Green Events Code with local authorities. DATE will provide local authorities with a free-to-use, simple tool kit to assess…
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The Event Industry Forum (EIF) has awarded Vision: 2025 a grant to lead on development of the Green Events Code, for the Outdoor Events Industry in 2023. The £30,000 EIF grant from the Purple Guide Grant Fund will underpin Vision: 2025’s development of a Green Events Code, to establish sustainability best practice and standards for…
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With just 4 weeks to go until The Green Events and Innovations Conference (GEI15) opens its doors, the foremost conference for sustainable events is delighted to announce a new batch Of Climate-Busting Sessions And Speakers Including Jane Healy (Glastonbury/Boomtown Festival), Artur Mendes (Boom Festival, Portugal), Abena Fairweather (Legacy Marketplace), Jonathan Overend (BBC / Ninetyfour1) and…
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In this 8th year of Vision: 2025’s annual Industry Green Survey for outdoor events, 119 festivals and events with a combined audience of over 2.1 million took part; from community events to the largest summer music events in the UK. The results give insight into trends and practices, challenges faced, and what event organisers are…
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Rosanna Machado, one of a stellar line up of GEI speakers. The Green Events and Innovations Conference (GEI 15), the foremost conference for sustainable events is delighted to announce the first speakers for the 15th edition, which will take place on 28th February 2023 at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London. As the World Cup…
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The 8th annual Outdoor Event Industry Green Survey is now live, launched by the Event Vision: 2025 industry climate action group to track UK outdoor event industry’s sustainability journey and the priorities and and challenges faced by organisers in 2022. The survey asks event organisers about environmental measures in place, barriers to success, and plans…
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AGF (A Greener Festival), the founders of the world’s first green standards for festivals and events have launched ‘A Greener Supplier Kitemark’ to provide green suppliers with independent and trusted verification and recognition of their sustainability actions. The issue of finding greener solutions is an important one and the music, sports and live event sectors…
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Festival Republic have announced that they are to fund a new research project within Music Declares Emergency. The project aims to drive grid connections to UK festivals and begin the transition of the UK outdoor live sector to grid power. Such a transition will ultimately reduce carbon emissions for the sector in relation to temporary power…
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International music festival, HebCelt, has announced its 25th anniversary event will be significantly powered by locally-produced green hydrogen. The Islands Stage in the main arena area will use the zero-emissions energy for three days and nights, powering 12 different acts in what is a new evolution of the festival’s continued commitment to innovation and green…
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Organisers wanting to probe the latest thinking and products to assist in furthering their sustainable practices are reminded that the 14th edition of the Green Events & Innovations Conference (GEI) is just two weeks away and the complete GEI agenda can now be revealed for what promises to be an unforgettable day at the Royal…
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The 14th edition of Green Events & Innovations Conference (GEI) will take place at the Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington, London on Friday 29th April 2022 and in a special Keynote, the renowned musician, producer and visual artist Brian Eno will be in conversation with Norwegian artist Aurora. Having recently founded Earth Percent, a charity…
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The 14th Edition of Green Events & Innovations Conference (GEI) will take place at the Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington, London on Friday 29th April 2022 and will be an official part of the International Live Music Conference (ILMC) for the first time. GEI is the leading event for sustainability at live events, bringing together…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Reading and Leeds Festivals Leeds Festival Source Official Coach Services on sale now with Big Green Coach 🚌 Multiple arrival days for campers and a Day Return service, choose from 40 pick-up points. Make some new friends on the way there and sleep all the way home! 🤩 limited availability:…
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Hope that’s biodegradable confetti. Pic: Danny Howe @ Unsplash Vision:2025 launch a consultation for ground-breaking industry Green Code of Conduct, to provide clear minimum environmental standards for all UK outdoor events. The code has been developed by Vision:2025 member associations, including AIF, AFO, NOEA, EIF, and organisations such as Festival Republic and Julie’s Bicycle, with…
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The UK’s live music sector is gearing up to deliver climate action, as organisations from across the sector engage in events at COP26. UMA Entertainment, DF Concerts, Julie’s Bicycle, Musicians In Exile, Enter Shikari, and Brian Eno are some of the many individuals and organisations hosting climate-related events, highlighting the crucial role live music can…
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The annual Event Industry Green Survey is now live, launched by the Vision: 2025 industry climate action group in partnership with the Association of Festival Organisers’ (AFO) and the Association of Independent Festivals (AIF), 23 Sept 2021. The survey asks event organisers about environmental measures in place, challenges, and plans for the future, plus what…
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Latest Festival Flyer update from Reading and Leeds Festivals Leeds Festival Source Official Coach Services on sale now with Big Green Coach. Multiple arrival days for campers and a Day Return service, choose from 40 pick-up points. Make some new friends on the way there and sleep all the way home! MORE RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS [custom-facebook-feed…
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Photo credit: Romain Bassenne UK: The Green Events & Innovations Conference has revealed the full agenda for its upcoming 12th edition on March 3. Organised by A Greener Festival in partnership with the ILMC, GEI12 delves into challenges surrounding festivals & venues, sponsorship, social impacts and touring, with an overarching objective of enhancing understanding, fostering collaboration and…
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Photo credit: Tom Doms NETHERLANDS: With a month to go until the Amsterdam Dance Event, the festival’s sustainability-centric ADE Green component has unveiled the majority of its programme. The line-up comprises a mix of national sustainability heroes and global game changers, such as Soul Clap’s Eli Goldstein, who will talk about responsible travel and climate…
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UK: In response to growing interest and requests from its artists, Coda Agency has partnered with A Greener Festival to provide a Green Artist Rider. The Green Artist Rider has been developed to assist artists, and to encourage a stronger collaboration with promoters and venues. Coda’s Alex Hardee launched the initiative at the Green Events…
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UK: Ahead of its 10th anniversary edition this summer, Parklife will once again enforce its Green Pledge scheme, in the hopes of reducing the event’s environmental impact. Looking to improve several key areas of the festival’s sustainability efforts, the scheme will see Parklife ban all plastic straws from bars at the event, endeavour to make…
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Photo credit: Julien Mignot pour l’Obs Marie Sabot is Director & co-founder of We Love Green festival and Associate Director of We Love Art. Since 2011, with We Love Greeen she has proven that a major event can work in harmony with the environment, and that a festival can also be a hub of innovative,…
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Photo credit: Anoushka Shankar UK: Powerful Thinking’s fourth annual Industry Green Survey shows that more event organisers are embedding sustainability into their operations and getting savvy with waste and energy in 2018. 70 events took part in the fourth annual Festival Industry Green Survey for 2018, run by industry steering group Powerful Thinking. The survey…
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UK: The former head of intellectual property at specialist technology development business Ilika, Dr James Green, has joined consumer and pro-sound developer Flare Audio in the same role. Green brings to Flare over 45 years’ experience in international technology commercialisation, having negotiated numerous agreements and licences with major corporations including US and Japanese multinationals. His…
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Photo credit: Louise Roberts for Shambala Festival UK: The not-for-profit festival sustainability group Powerful Thinking is calling on event organisers to take part in the annual Festival Industry Green Survey 2017. The survey will help Powerful Thinking track the industry’s progress towards more sustainable events, and to gain greater understanding of the challenges festival organisers…
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Photo credit: DGTL Festival UK: A Greener Festival, the not for profit organisation committed to helping festivals and events to minimise their environmental impact around the world, has won the Green Apple Environment Award in the international campaign to find the greenest companies, councils and communities. AGF competed against more than 500 other nominations in…
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Haven’t got a ticket for Reading Festival but really want to go? Volunteer as a Green Messenger! Volunteer as a Green Messenger These volunteer positions help work the recycling initiatives throughout the festival. You need to be full of energy, not mind getting your hands dirty and are a passionate recycler. If you don’t have…
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Latest update from Reading Festival Volunteer as a Green Messenger at Reading this year! Volunteer as a Green Messenger These volunteer positions help work the recycling initiatives throughout the festival. You need to be full of energy, not mind getting your hands dirty and are a passionate recycler. If you don’t have a green bone…
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