Food
The average UK citizen’s food footprint is 5.17 kg CO₂ per day, which is defined by what and how much we consume.
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Advancing Sustainability at Wimbledon: A Reusable Revolution
In the heart of the prestigious Wimbledon Championships, a silent environmental revolution has been underway. Over the past three years, our collaboration with Wimbledon
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
FGH SECURITY
In 2018 FGH security set out to completely eliminate their team’s use of single-use plastic items and paper hot drink cups at events in
Hay Festival
Hay Festival was founded in 1987 and has taken place annually every year since. Hay has grown rapidly in recent years, with many offshoots across the
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Festival Sustainability Trends for 2024
In this blog we ask industry leaders what trends they expect and what to look out for in 2024. Plus, a preview of the
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
Green Leader Q&A #35: Martin Thim Tømmergaard, Partnership & Sustainability manager at DTD Group
In this month’s Green Leader Q&A we hear from Martin Thim Tømmergaard, Partnership & Sustainability manager at DTD Group which runs NorthSide Festival. Martin
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
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: NCASS share on working with caterers to make event food offerings more sustainable
In this guest blog, Vision: 2025 Steering Group member, The Nationwide Caterers Association (NCASS), share some quick wins for festival and event organisers on
Green Leader Q&A #31: Philip Hellberg, Co-founder SNNTG Festival, Germany
Philip Hellberg is one the founders of the non-profit SNNTG; an association that voluntarily organise the annual SNNTG festival, and other events around Hanover,
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
Green Leader Q&A #30: Désirée Messmer, Staff & Volunteers Manager, OpenAir St.Gallen & SummerDays Festival
Désirée Messmer manages the staff and volunteers at OpenAir St. Gallen and SummerDays Festivals in Switzerland, which are part of Gadget abc Entertainment Group;
Guest Blog: Green Events Netherlands, on best practice for sustainable food and drink at events
In this guest blog Green Events Netherlands explores the environmental impact of food and drink at events and shares three inspirational ‘Green Festival Stories’
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,
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
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
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
Guest Blog: EighthPlate – A food waste revolution
Eighth plate is a pioneering environmental initiative that sets out to help festivals salvage surplus food and redistribute it to local food charities. The
Green Supplier Focus: ONE Planet ONE Chance Reusable Cups cut waste at Lost Village Festival
Lost Village set out to cut their environmental impacts from their 2021 edition by eliminating single use plastic cups from their waste stream. Pre-pandemic,
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
Guest Blog: Darcey Jackson, Event Coordinator at AEG Presents shares the highlights of All Points East’s sustainability initiatives
Darcey Jackson is Event Coordinator at AEG Presents – working on All Points East (APE), In the Neighbourhood and British Summer Time Hyde Park
Vision: 2025 launches new world-leading green knowledge hub for the outdoor live events industry
We are delighted to launch a new knowledge hub to help our growing network of over 500 outdoor events and businesses take climate action.
Green Leader Q&A #14: Pauline Bourdon, Sustainability & Social Cohesion Coordinator at Team Love
For our June Green Leaders Q&A we spoke to Pauline Bourdon, Sustainability & Social Cohesion Coordinator at Team Love, Bristol. Pauline lectures in Events Sustainability
Guest Blog: Pauline Bourdon, On Breaking Bread’s Social, Economic and Environmental Impact Report
In this guest blog Pauline Bourdon, Sustainability and Social Cohesion Coordinator at Team Love, shares her experience of working on Breaking Bread, a pop-up, socially distanced, drinking & dining experience in Bristol – and of researching and producing a report detailing the Social, Economic and Environmental Impacts of the event.
Green Leaders Q&A #6: Andy Fryers – Hay Festival
This month Andy Fryers answers our 20 Industry Leaders Questions. Andy joined Hay Festival as Sustainability Director in 2007, having worked in a voluntary capacity for the Festival since 1995, and has helped them become genuinely pioneering in their sustainability practices.