British rock band Coldplay have revealed data that shows they reduced CO2e emissions by just shy of their 50% target as their Music Of The Spheres Tour continues its second year. The band said at the outset of their world tour in 2022 that they hoped to make it as environmentally beneficial as possible and …
AGF opens enrollment to latest sustainable event course
A Greener Future (AGF) and Falmouth University have opened enrolment to their next sustainable event course. The two-week online course, which commences on June 5, is designed to equip students with all the skills and knowledge of environmental operations and sustainability at events and enables those who pass to undertake and carry out environmental assessments …
European arenas boosted by new sustainability best practice guidelines
Arenas across Europe are to be assisted in raising their sustainability standards through a new partnership between A Greener Future (AGF) and the European Arenas Association (EAA). The two have combined to develop AGF’s Arena Sustainability Guidelines for the EAA, which are intended to support arenas with the green transition, highlighting fundamental steps that venues …
NFT-TiX switches exclusively to Avalanche
NFT-TiX, a platform for non-fungible token (NFT) ticketing solutions, has switched exclusively to Avalanche, a high-performance, eco-friendly blockchain network designed for decentralised applications. Avalanche will help NFT-TiX to provide a seamless, reliable and energy-efficient user experience. Emil Ljesnajanin, chief executive and founder of NFT-Tix, said: “We are incredibly grateful for the belief and confidence that …
STH Group launches social impact strategy
STH Group, a provider of travel, hospitality and customer experiences for sporting events, has launched a new social impact strategy. It is hoped the strategy will ‘set new standards’ for the sports hospitality industry, and supports the principles of the United Nations Sustainability Goals. STH Group, which is a joint venture between French events and …
IBU World Championships Biathlon predicts attendance of over 160,000 fans
The BMW IBU World Championships Biathlon is set to begin tomorrow (Wednesday) in Oberhof, Germany with more than 160,000 fans expected to attend. Some 260 biathlon athletes from 36 different countries will compete across nine competition days between February 8-19. “We have no doubt it will be a fantastic Championships full of thrilling biathlon and …
Green survey finds events are more concerned about overall carbon footprint
Vision: 2025’s annual Industry Green Survey has found that local authorities in the UK are more interested in the sustainability efforts of an event, and that festivals and shows are now more concerned about their overall carbon footprint. Despite these concerns however, only 24% of the survey respondents have a net zero strategy in place, …
AGF reveals festivals and events hitting sustainability targets
A Greener Festival (AGF) has revealed that 43 festivals and events from 13 different countries have achieved the AGF Certification for sustainability in 2022. AGF Certification is a comprehensive standard for sustainability in the live events sector for festivals and events reducing waste, emissions and enhancing equality and biodiversity. Some of the events that achieved …
NIVA partners with R.Cup to reduce single-use plastic at live music events
The National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) in the US has partnered with R.Cup, a sustainable company that provides reusable cups to help reduce the reliance on single-use plastic at concerts. R.Cup is a full-service reuse system that provides different types of cups and containers, collection bins, delivery and pick-up logistics, sanitising services, programme training and …
A Greener Festival to assist Mexican events’ sustainability targets
UK-based A Greener Festival (AGF) is providing guidance to help Mexican music events develop a sustainable future. A collaboration has been formed between the group, Edinburgh Napier Uni and the British Council’s Cultura Circular project which is a fund for the development of sustainable festivals. The main objectives of the project are to promote cultural …