Measuring Impacts
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d&b group launch SustainSymphony
Vision 2025 Green Directory members White Light, Pro AV and SFL are UK based companies, within the d&b Group, offering free access to the
Sustainable Supply Journeys with The Arena Group
The Arena Group has reported significant improvements in its carbon reduction and social impact across the past year, highlighting the supply chain’s role in
Betternotstop produces “Leave Nothing but Memories” Campaign for Kendal Calling
As a B Corp Certified sustainable impact and behavioural change agency, betternotstop (BNS) supports responsible festivals to improve and communicate their positive actions to
White Light becomes a certified B Corp
Following a rigorous assessment, technical solutions specialist White Light (WL) is now a certified B Corporation (B Corp), joining a socially and environmentally conscious
Cube Modular’s New Service Supports Events to Reduce Travel Impacts
Cube Modular’s new service for event clients adds a summary of projected transport carbon emissions into quotes, plus a travel footprint report post-event, using
Sunbelt Rentals – Sustainability 2030 Strategy
Sunbelt Rentals sustainability 2030 strategy aligns with eight of the 17 UN sustainable development goals.They are striving to create social impact, report social value
Meadow in the Mountains
Meadow in the Mountains aim to compost and recycle 100% of waste in 2022 In this case study the team at MITM share the
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Team Love release sustainability report for Love Saves The Day 2023
Now in its 12th year, 2023 saw Love Saves The Day return to Ashton Court for its second edition at that location, where their
Less is More
Vision: 2025 and Julie’s Bicycle launched a Sustainable Materials and Waste Management Toolkit for Festivals at AIF Congress, Bristol, Feb 1st, 2024. If you
Blog: Chris Johnson’s Festival Sustainability Round-up 2023: Highlights, Innovations, Research and Reports
In this end of year blog, Chris Johnson, Chair of Vision: 2025, delivers his annual round up of advances in event sustainability from across
Festival Waste Data: Q&A – Free Session: 12:00-13:00, Thursday 7th December
Earlier this year Vision: 2025 published the Towards Zero Waste Festivals Report and Festival Industry Materials and Waste Briefing to highlight the challenges and opportunities for sustainable waste management
Purple Guide Environmental Sustainability for Events Chapter Launch
The new Purple Guide Chapter on Environmental Sustainability was launched at Vision 2025’s Sustainable Event Summit, Oct 18th 2023. Chris Johnson (Vision: 2025 Chair)
Jess Jones, Event Manager at Greenbelt, on Sustainability and creating their first Sustainability Impact Report for 2022
In this guest blog, we speak with Jess Jones, Event & Sustainability Manager at Greenbelt, about her sustainability journey at Greenbelt, gathering data for,
New Purple Guide Environmental Chapter – Industry Consultation open for feedback on draft
Vision:2025, the UK outdoor event industry’s steering group for environmental sustainability, has been funded and commissioned by the Event Industry Forum’s (EIF) Purple Grants
Interview: Johnny Lance, co-director of the Showman’s Show shares their journey to improve event sustainability year-on-year
Vision: 2025’s Sustainable Event summit will return to The Showman’s Show in October 2023 for its eighth edition. The team at the Showman’s Show
Guest Blog: Rebecca Whitman on Sustainability Strategy and reporting for Green Space Dark Skies
In this guest blog, Rebecca Whitman, freelance Sustainability Consultant for the Creative Industries, shares her experience of working as Sustainability Manager for the award-winning
Save the Date and sponsorship opportunities: Vision:2025 Sustainable Event Summit returns to the Showman’s Show
The 8th edition Sustainable Event Summit returns to The Showman’s Show, Weds 18th October 2023. Vision: 2025 brings the community of sustainable event organisers together
Guest Blog: Selina Donald, Founder at The Bulb, on Accelerating towards a Circular Future
Selina Donald is Founder of The Bulb, a Sustainability Consultancy for the Event and Creative Industry. In this guest blog she looks at the
Vision: 2025 Launches Towards Zero Waste Festivals Report
The Zero Waste Festival Report was created through in-depth stakeholder interviews, specialist knowledge from Resource Futures, input from an industry working group and a
Guest Blog: Team Love on the release of their first sustainability impact report
Pauline Bourdon, Social Cohesion and Sustainability Manager at Team Love, spent the last year gathering data across all of the Team Love festivals, and
Citizen-science call for Festival Waste Data – 2023 Season
Through the Zero Waste Festivals Project, Vision: 2025 are on a mission to better understand the waste landscape at UK festivals in 2023, so
Expression of interest for Green Events Code Local Authority Pilot Project
We are inviting Local Authorities to express interest in joining a project to explore the implementation and use of the national Green Events Code
Green Events Code Receives EIF Funding
The Event Industry Forum (EIF) has awarded Vision: 2025 a grant to lead on development of the Green Events Code, for the Outdoor Events
Vision: 2025 Green Industry survey results 2022
In this 8th year of the annual Industry Green Survey, 119 festivals and events with a combined audience of over 2.1 million took part,
Blog: Vision: 2025 Sustainable Outdoor Events Round-Up 2022
In this must-read end-of-year blog Chris Johnson, Chair of Vision: 2025, provides a whistle stop tour of some of the key achievements and developments
Event Vision: 2025 Launch 8th Annual Outdoor Event Industry Green Survey
The 8th annual Outdoor Event Industry Green Survey is now live, launched by the Event Vision: 2025 industry climate action group to track UK
Future Festival Tools: Green Competency for Event Professionals – Register to test the tools this November
The Future Festival Tools are a comprehensive toolkit for festivals which allow event professionals to assess where they are in their sustainability journey, be
Vision: 2025 and Future Festival Tools Presents – The Sustainable Event Summit at The Showman’s Show 2022
Vision 2025 and Future Festival Tools present the programme for the Sustainable Events Summit: with thought leaders, industry experts and policy makers, informing and
Guest Blog: Climate Change Specialist for the Music Industry at Julie’s Bicycle, introduces the Future Festival Tools
The Future Festival Tools will beta launch the Sustainable Events Summit, 19 Oct 2022, 12.50-13.30pm, with Richard Phillips, Climate Change and Music Specialist at
Guest Blog: betternotstop help Kendal Callers Leave Nothing But Memories – with 98.07% of tents taken home
In this guest blog, the team at Event Sustainability consultancy Betternotstop; Founder, Hannah Cox and Event Sustainability Officer, Sophie Zienkiewicz, tell us about working alongside the Kendal
Blog: Measuring event impacts made simple (and free)
Could measuring the carbon footprint of your festival be as simple as a few conversations, collecting some information, and putting it into a free
Green Leader Q&A #22: Rob Van Wegen, Sustainability Coordinator at Eurosonic Noorderslag
As a former festival producer, Rob has a very practical approach to sustainability at events. He is Sustainability Coordinator for Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS), a
Green Leader Q&A #19: Helen Harland, Event Manager at Manchester City Council
Helen Harland has worked as an Event Manager at Manchester City Council for 10 years. Involved in event delivery, commissioning and supporting others to
Guest Blog: Iain Mackie on Danley Speakers at We Out Here Festival
This month we spoke to Iain Mackie, director and founder of A Live sound LTD and UK distributer of Danley’s Sound Labs speaker systems,
Industry Green Survey 2021 – Results and Analysis
The annual Industry Green Survey of outdoor festivals, conducted by the Vision: 2025 network of outdoor events and businesses taking climate action for the
Green Leader Q&A #18: Ben Robinson, Director, From the Fields
Ben Robinson has founded and directed multiple festivals over the last 20 years. Having launched Kendal Calling in 2006 and overseen 15 sell out
Green Leader Q&A #17: Ben Street, Founder and Director of Wild Paths Festival
Ben Street has a unique breadth of perspective when it comes to the live events and music industry – as well as founding and
Vision: 2025 Call for Sustainable Return for Events at The Showman’s Show
Vision:2025 welcomed a packed audience for its ‘Journey to Net Zero’ conference at The Showman’s Show, 20th October 2021. Arena sponsored the Vision: 2025