Circular Festivals

Smarter Sourcing explained: Learn how to buy supplies for a circular festival, reduce waste, extend product lifecycles, and make sustainable purchasing decisions for climate-neutral events.

Discover how festivals like Zwarte Cross serve as testing grounds for circular water solutions. Learn about innovations, lessons, and opportunities for a sustainable water cycle.

The Dutch event sector is taking a big step towards sustainability with the launch of the Duurzaamheidsladder Evenementen (DLE), or Sustainability Ladder for Events

Single-use plastics are increasingly becoming a global environmental threat – from the poles to deep oceans and our human bodies. Plastic pollution leads to animal deaths and microplastics enter our food chain. We need to change our approach.

Circular start-ups are increasingly seen as key players in the shift towards sustainable urban development, offering solutions that minimize waste, and reuse resources to minimize the impact on the environment, ecosystems and the climate.

During Amsterdam Dance Event last October, the frontrunners of the Green Deal Circular Festivals came together to discuss the implications of CSRD reporting and made the first steps in developing an industry standard for festivals and events.

To achieve climate-neutral festivals, transitioning to zero-emission construction equipment is essential. This Circular Festivals article discusses the current state, the advantages and the challenges of switching to zero emission construction equipment for outdoor events and festivals.

Festivals can significantly reduce the environmental impact of food and drinks by transforming food systems to sustainable options or influencing audience behavior through pricing, communication, and strategic menu design.

DGTL Festival plays a pioneering role in the sustainable events industry – in this article, festival director Ellen Evers talks about their approach to embracing circularity.

New water quality regulations adopted by the EU are likely to impact festival operations and costs. A circular approach to water management offers solutions to many of the challenges, from environment to compliance and mitigating costs.

New water quality regulations adopted by the EU are likely to impact festival operations and costs. Read all about it in this article by Chris Johnson.

The participants of the international Green Deal Circular Festivals (GDCF) and experts, together defined what circularity and climate neutrality mean for the sector.

In this article we take a closer look at the pilot program “Reusable Tableware for Events”, and why this pilot is so important on the road to circularity.

What role do festivals play in the transition to a Circular Economy according to the national government? In any case, they are not unimportant – anyone who has read the already published National Program for the Circular Economy 2023-2030 knows

Read all about circularity at Body & Soul in Ireland: sustainability and wellbeing has always been at the very heart of the festival’s foundations; and this year was no different, when the festival finally returned.

This year important steps were made in reaching the global climate goals of zero emission and limiting global warming to a maximum of 1.5’C. Last November during COP26 the Glasgow Climate Pact was agreed upon by almost 200 countries and

‘Creating a fully circular festival by 2025? A very ambitious goal - but achievable if we work together!’ says Rob van Wegen, Sustainability Supervisor with Dutch Eurosonic Noorderslag festival (ESNS).

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.

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