“The Committee on Climate Change estimates that around two-thirds of the emissions reductions we have to achieve in the UK are going to require some kind of change in how people live. There’s a huge opportunity here to role-model these shifts in our own (event) spaces – influencing and nudging people."
- Chiara Badiali, knowledge and sector intelligence lead at sustainable events consultancy Julie’s Bicycle
Dorset County Council - Green Charter and Ecological Emergency Strategy
https://moderngov.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/documents/s29602/Appendix A - Draft Dorset Council Climate and Ecological Emergency Strategy - Progress report - Spri.pdf
Low Carbon Dorset guidance for businesses https://www.lowcarbondorset.org.uk/guide-to-reducing-emissions/
Julie's Bicycle (sustainable events consultancy) - https://juliesbicycle.com/
Meegan Jones, Sustainable Event Management: A Practical Guide - https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9781315439723/sustainable-event-management-meegan-jones
ISO 20121 offers guidance and best practice to help control an event’s environmental impact – in everything from plastic cups and compatible toilets to the use of public transport. It addresses all stages of an event’s supply chain, and includes monitoring and measuring guidelines, KPIs, purchasing choices, circularity and climate impact. Julie’s Bicycle, meanwhile, offers its own free resources for water and waste management, as well as a carbon calculator.
In addition to Scope 3, ESOS and SECR reporting.
Festival goers should be aware the kind of festivals you may have become used to are not what you can expect in the coming years.