Webinar recap: from intention to impact – steps for a diverse and inclusive festival culture
This webinar aims to spark an authentic conversation around diversity and inclusion within the festival industry, and provide organisations practical tools to implement sustainable systemic change. You can rewatch the webinar till 1st July 2021.
The Festival Diversity & Inclusion Toolkit
The toolkit was created to spark an authentic conversation around diversity and inclusion within the European festival industry, and provide organisations practical tools to implement sustainable systemic change
When and how to offset carbon?
In the paper "Putting a price on carbon" produced by Julie’s Bicycle and the Arts Council England you will find information about carbon offsets, what they are, and some alternative models
A delicious Dish within the Limits of the Earth
When it comes to measuring the CO2-impact of an event, food is often excluded. Perhaps because it is quite complex to quantify the impact of all the different meals served, with their big variety of ingredients. Luckily two start-ups have
ADE Green explores the Relationship between Humanity, Nature and the Arts
It's common to think of dance music as thoroughly synthetic. Its imagery is of the dancefloor – with lasers, strobes, LEDs – or of digital visuals. Our subjective experience is of enclosed spaces, from airport to taxi to rave to
Witness the launch of the Green Deal Circular Festivals at ADE Green
We're thrilled to finally announce a very special event that will be taking place at ADE Green! The initiative 'Circular Festivals' will be launched by a raft of participating festivals and by the Dutch Environment Minister Stientje van Veldhoven.
Leading international festivals signed ‘Green Deal Circular Festivals’ at ADE Green 2019
Today, the Dutch Minister of Environment Stientje van Veldhoven launched the Green Deal ‘Circular Festivals’ during ADE Green. The Green Deal is an initiative of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management and Green Events International. The participating festivals
Innovative Power Developments
Currently, almost every European festival runs on polluting diesel generators for power supply. Read here the current power developments in the event industry.
2020 – The year of 100% circularity at DGTL Festival
This year DGTL strives for a 100% circular festival. We spoke with Xander Kotvis, the brain behind the circular blueprints, about this challenge.
The Results of Plastic Promise 2019!
These are the results of Plastic Promise 2019: a new standard has been set for Dutch events: reuse or recycling!