Is the Festival sustainable?
We understand that the GE Festival may have an environmental footprint to be addressed. We are incorporating sustainable practices throughout the Festival to reduce any impact which include the following initiatives:
- The Festival will reduce plastic waste by incorporating a water wall to encourage all participants, volunteers and spectators to refill their reusable water bottles.
- Where possible, we are collaborating with vendors in our supply chain to select those that meet specific sustainability criteria.
- Educating the Community on this critical issue is also central to our strategy. Participate in our sustainability challenges and look out for more information throughout the Festival.
- We understand that emissions from our event are unavoidable. To minimise our impact we have purchased high-quality carbon offsets for all of our direct emissions and for any air travel emissions that have occurred for the Festival.
- Our Festival is powered by 100% renewable energy. We have procured renewable energy certificates to compensate for 100% of the electricity used at all Festival venues.