Whether you are an organizer, promoter, artist, municipality, province, NGO, supplier or brand – we work together worldwide to push the boundaries in making events more sustainable. The common thread is making events in the creative sector more sustainable. We also supervise projects in which municipalities and organizers work together as a collective. In this way, we jointly develop sustainable and social measures and solutions with impact.
Our impact programs are aimed at collaboration in the (international) events industry, and are focused on practice-oriented solutions and innovation. With that in mind, we are at the basis of, among others, Green Deal Afvalvrije Festivals, Green Deal Circular Festivals, ADE Green and Plastic Promise.
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Plastic Promise
Plastic Promise is a national platform on which pioneers share their knowledge and ambitions to reduce the use of disposable plastic in the events industry and to recycle the plastic still used in a high-quality manner. Plastic Promise is actively contributing to the introduction of the Regulation on Single-use Plastic Products (SUP Regulation).
Circular Festivals
49 festivals from 14 countries are committed to working together in the field of circularity until 2025 and developing a model for a circular festival. By redesigning processes and chains, circular solutions are developed within various themes. Think of food & drinks, water, energy, transport, mobility and use of materials and plastics.
Onbeperkt Feest
HandicapNL and Green Events are driving the movement towards an accessible events sector with Onbeperkt Feest. With 25 leading festival organizers, we form a group of leaders and supporters with whom we deploy measures and solutions, thereby inspiring the entire sector. In this way we work towards an inclusive sector, combat exclusion and ensure fewer prejudices.
ADE Green
With more than 450,000 visitors, Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is the global meeting place for the creative industry surrounding electronic music every year. That is why we organize ADE Green together with ADE, Nachtlab Agency, partners and ambassadors - the conference that stimulates and strengthens sustainability, innovation and social change within the music and events industry.
Festival Sustainability Lab
Through Festival Sustainability Lab, a collaboration with Innofest, One Resilient Earth and LiveGreen, we highlight best practices and innovations in the European festival industries. In 2023 we organized three different online learning trajectories, focused on innovation, sustainable event management and climate resilience.
Duurzaamheidsladder Evenementen
The Dutch Duurzaamheidsladder Evenementen (DLE) is a practical manual for organisers, policy makers and suppliers. The goal of the document is to facilitate the sustainability of the events sector by clearly presenting the most important steps - for both frontrunners and beginners.
Eindhoven
To embed sustainability in the vision, strategy and implementation of events in Eindhoven, the organizers receive support from Green Events.
Den Haag
Green Events received many requests from events for sustainability support in 2019 and therefore started a Hague sustainability circle for events and festivals.
Rotterdam
The Municipality of Rotterdam and partners have concluded a Sustainable Deal. Green Events has shaped the strategy and guides organizers in achieving sustainable goals through workshops.
Afvalvrije Festivals
Together with Amsterdam Open Air, DGTL, Extrema Outdoor, ITGWO, Mysteryland, Solar Weekend, Welcome to the Future, Welcome to the Village, Vierdaagsefeesten and Zwarte Cross, the Ministry of Infrastructure & Water Management, NederlandSchoon and Green Events signed the 'Green Deal Afvalvrije Festivals'. The goal: reduce (litter) waste, improve separation and recycling.
