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Empowering the Earth: Live Nation Environmental Sustainability Charter
Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, Festival Republic, Academy Music Group, C3 Presents, LN Media and Sponsorship, and Artist Nation Management.
Live Nation Entertainment has the power to change lives. We believe that empowering others through music is one of the ways we can make the biggest difference in the world. This applies to our approach to sustainability; ‘Empowering the Earth’ is our approach to reduce our environmental impacts.
We rely on the environment to create world class live events. We are stewards of the environment where our venues and live events are based, the setting plays an integral part in creating the unique atmosphere that forms lasting memories for fans.
We will demonstrate leadership on climate action by setting science-based targets which will ensure our greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reductions are aligned with the commitments made in the UNFCCC’s Paris Agreement. This will ensure we are contributing toward the level of decarbonisation required to keep the global temperature increase below 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial temperatures, as set out in the 2018 Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Live Nation Position on Climate Change
Climate change is real and happening right now. The levels of CO2e in the air are the highest on record. Extreme weather events have increased in their frequency and intensity and have impacted the lives of many. This and other environmental issues such as biodiversity loss, air pollution, sea level rise and ocean acidification are showing that human actions are inadvertently moving the earth into a less hospitable state. With catastrophic losses in biodiversity reported in the Living Planet Report, the IPCC setting out the timescale for urgent action to limit warming, increased public awareness and protests demanding government action, the need for governments, businesses, organisations and individuals to work together to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions is more evident than ever before.
As the world’s leader in live entertainment, we have a responsibility to preserve the live music experience for generations to come and a tremendous opportunity to use our platform to inspire global environmental action.
We will work to reduce the environmental impact of our venues and festivals to ensure we are being responsible global citizens, taking care of the communities where we operate, and doing our part to curb the most harmful impacts of global climate change.
We will leverage our industry’s creative ethos, motivate and inspire our fans, employees, artists, and industry to take small but powerful steps for the environment at our events and beyond.
And we will leverage sustainability as a way to continue to innovate and drive value for our business.
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This Charter is:
• A unifying vision that will capitalize on and accelerate the work that has been done
to date and align toward a common sustainability purpose, taking our efforts from
incremental to game changing.
• An aspirational but actionable set of goals. We will align our efforts and goals to
the most currently established global standards and frameworks like the United
Nations Sustainable Development Goals and Science Based Targets Initiative
• An inspirational and public engagement platform that brings together the best of
live music, culture, brands, education, and science to address and inspire solutions
to climate change among the industry, our employees and the millions of fans that
come through our gates.
Approach
We have identified eight priority areas that make up our sustainability work: emissions and
energy, resource use and waste (including plastic), water, food, public engagement,
procurement, transport, and local impacts. Each area has been assessed in the context of
their impact on, and contribution to, the relevant UN Sustainable Development Goals1.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
In 2019 all Live Nation owned and operated venues and live events will measure their
greenhouse gas emissions with the goal of setting science-based targets which will ensure
our greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reductions are aligned with the recommendations laid
out in the 2018 Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
This will enable us to set annual reduction targets to meet our overarching goal of a 50%
reduction in scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
Energy
We see the rapid transition to a low carbon economy as urgent.
Our aim is for all of our owned and operated venues and offices and live events to be powered
by 100% renewable energy. Our buildings and venues will operate to certified energy
efficiency standards.
Over the next 10 years we will increase the share of energy from renewable sources and
invest in energy efficiency measures and certification. We will select partners and suppliers
who can help us achieve our goal and support innovation and test new technologies.
Resource Efficiency and Waste
Live Nation will prioritize waste reduction, followed by reuse and then recycling, energy
recovery and disposal.
1 Eleven of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals are directly relevant to live music events and are
listed here: 3 – Good Health and Well-being, 4 – Quality Education, 6 – Clean Water and Sanitation, 7 –
Affordable and Clean Energy, 9 - Industry, 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities, 12 – Responsible
Consumption and Production, 13 – Climate Action, 14 – Life Below Water, 15 – Life on Land and 17 –
Partnership for the Goals.
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We aim for all of our offices, venues and events to be zero waste to landfill and achieve a 50%
(or higher) material recovery rate by 2030, considering local and national prerequisites.
We will accurately report on our waste and develop waste management plans with our
contractors. We will create closed loop waste management systems at our venues and events
and support the development of a circular economy.
Plastic
We will phase out the sale of single use plastics at our owned and operated venues and events
by 2021 at the latest. All items used thereafter must be either reusable, renewable, certified
compostable or if unavoidable made from at least 30% recycled content.
This includes sampling containers, cutlery, plates, cups, bottles, serve-ware, sachets, stirrers,
straws.
We will explore available plastic alternatives and align our partners towards the same goal.
We will implement a sourcing policy that prioritizes:
• Reuse over single use
• Renewable over finite resources
• Certified compostable products where commercial compost facilities exist
• Prioritize products with highest recycled content available at least 30%
Water
We will provide good access to quality potable water at our venues and live events, reduce
water waste and identify high risk areas that require restrictions on water consumption. We
will explore reusing grey water and support innovation in this area.
Food
We see industrial food production and wastage as an environmental issue. We will
acknowledge the carbon impact of food and work with our suppliers to source food with the
highest standards of animal welfare possible. Offering quality and healthy food to our
customers is a priority.
We will minimize the amount of food that goes to waste and make best use of composting
facilities.
Engagement
Our sustainability aims will be clearly and transparently communicated to our audience and
we will use our position and reach to engage with our customers to raise awareness of
environmental issues. We will connect and collaborate with local and national environmental
causes and organizations. We will participate in sustainability conversations within the
industry and beyond to share best practice and learn from others.
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Partnerships and Procurement
We will work with our supply chain, partners and sponsors towards shared sustainability
goals.
We will consider the full lifecycle of the products we procure and enable the development of
new markets to support sustainable products.
Transport
It is important that all our venues and live events have good public transport links and we will
work with suppliers and local authorities to encourage the use of sustainable transport such
as bus, tram, train, coach travel and cycling. For unavoidable negative impacts we will
recognise, measure and create positive impacts to balance it and promote this to our
audience, artists, suppliers and contractors.
Local Impacts
Ecology - Every venue and site has its own unique features and designs are prepared to take
into account any ecologically sensitive areas or artefacts of heritage or cultural significance.
We will work within any local conditions and carry out environmental or biodiversity impact
assessments if required to protect local flora and fauna while holding our events.
Noise and Light - We will work to minimise the impact of noise and light pollution of our events.
Local Community - We support local charities and create local employment opportunities
wherever possible. We will endeavour to measure the economic impact that our venues and
live events have on the local areas.
Wellbeing - We will ensure the health and well-being of all staff and visitors.
Governance
Sustainability policy will be centrally managed and developed individually within each country,
building capacity with each team to keep sustainability at the heart of our planning and
operations.
Each participating country will develop an environmental management system and action plan
setting out the steps that will be taken to achieve our goals.
In 2019 we will measure our baseline environmental footprint using a standard approach and
we will use this to establish metrics and targets that we will work toward each year. We will
transparently track, measure, and share our progress and seek to publish annual reports. We
will participate in certification schemes where appropriate.
We will share experiences (positive and negative) about changes we make, sharing best
practices and learn from each other.
We will constantly seek to keep developing and improving this position.

 

Giv styrke til jorden: Live Nation Environmental Sustainability Charter

 

Live Nation Entertainment er verdens førende virksomhed indenfor live underholdning, og består af globale markedsledere: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, Festival Republic, Academy Music Group, C3 Presents, LN Media and Sponsorship og Artist Nation Management.

Live Nation Entertainment har muligheden for at ændre liv. Vi tror på, at give styrke til andre gennem musik er én af de måder, hvorpå vi kan gøre den største forskel i verden. Dette gælder for vores tilgang til bæredygtighed. "Giv styrke til jorden" er vores tilgang til at mindske vores miljøpåvirkninger.

Vi afhænger af miljøet for at skabe live arrangementer i verdensklasse. Vi er miljøets repræsentanter der, hvor vores spillesteder og live arrangementer finder sted, og omgivelserne spiller en uundværlig rolle i at skabe den unikke stemning, der skaber varige minder for fans.

Vi vil vise lederskab indenfor miljøindsats ved at sætte videnskabsbaserede mål, som vil sikre, at vores reduktioner af drivhusgasemissioner (GHG) er afstemt med de forpligtelser, der er indeholdt i FN's klimakonventionens Paris aftale. Det sikrer, at vi bidrager til det dekarboniseringsniveau, der er nødvendigt for at holde den globale temperaturstigning under 1,5 °C, sammenlignet med præindustrielle temperaturer, som anført i Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 2018 evalueringsrapport fra 2018.

 

Live Nations holdning til klimaændringer

Klimaændringer er reelle, og finder sted her og nu. CO2e-niveauerne i luften er de højeste nogensinde. Ekstreme vejrhændelser er blevet hyppigere og kraftigere og har påvirket mange menneskers liv. Dette og andre miljøanliggender såsom tab af biodiversitet, luftforurening, stigning i havniveauet og forsuring af haverne viser, at menneskers handlinger pludselig gør jorden et mindre gæstfrit sted. Som følge af Living Planet Reports rapportering om katastrofale tab i biodiversitet, IPCC's fastsættelse af en tidsplan for nødaktioner til at begrænse opvarmning, øget offentlig bevidsthed og protester, der kræver regeringstiltag, er behovet for samarbejde mellem regeringer, virksomheder, organisationer og enkeltpersoner om at reducere vores drivhusgasemissioner blevet tydeligere end nogensinde.

Som verdens førende virksomhed inden for live underholdning har vi et ansvar for at bevare oplevelsen med live musik for de kommende generationer, og en enestående mulighed for at bruge vores platform til at inspirere miljøhandling på global plan.

 

Vi vil arbejde på at reducere vores spillesteders og festivalers miljøpåvirkning for at sikre, at vi er ansvarlige verdensborgere, at vi passer på de fællesskaber, hvor vi arbejder, og at vi gør vores del til at begrænse de mest skadelige påvirkninger ved globale klimaændringer.

Vi vil udnytte vores branches kreative etik, motivere og inspirere vores fans, medarbejdere, kunstnere og branche til at tage små, men effektive skridt for miljøet ved vores arrangementer og på længere sigt.

Og vi vil bruge bæredygtighed som en måde, hvorpå vi fortsat kan innovere og tilføje værdi til vores forretning.

Denne charter er:

  • En samlende visionder vil drage fordel af og sætte gang i det arbejde, der er foretaget til dato, og rettes mod et fælles bæredygtighedsformål ved at ændre vores indsats fra trinvis til nytænkende.
  • Et ambitiøst, men handlingsrettet målsæt. Vi vil rette vores indsats og mål mod de senest etablerede standarder og rammer såsom de Forenede Nationers mål for bæredygtig udvikling og Initiativet med videnskabsbaserede mål
  • En inspirerende og offentlig engagementsplatformder samler det bedste inden for live musik, kultur, mærker, uddannelse og videnskab til at tackle og inspirere løsninger til klimaændringer indbyrdes blandt branchen, vores medarbejdere og de millioner af fans, der kommer gennem vores indgange.

 

Tilgang

Vi har identificeret otte prioritetsområder, der udgør vores bæredygtighedsarbejde: emission og energi, ressourceanvendelse og -spild (herunder plastik), vand, levnedsmidler, offentligt engagement, indkøb, transport og lokale påvirkninger. Hvert område er blevet vurderet i konteksten af deres påvirkning af, og bidrag til, de relevante FN-mål for bæredygtig udvikling1.

 

Drivhusgasemissioner

I 2019 vil alle spillesteder, der ejes og drives af Live Nation, og alle live arrangementer måle deres drivhusgasemissioner med det formål at sætte videnskabsbaserede mål, som vil sikre, at vores reduktioner af drivhusgasemissioner (GHG) er på linje med de anbefalinger, der er fremsat i FN's Klimapanels (IPCC) vurderingsrapport for 2018

Det vil gøre os i stand til at sætte årlige reduktionsmål for at nå vores overordnede mål med en 50 % reduktion af kategori 1 og 2 drivhusgasemissioner i 2030.

 

Energi

Vi anser den hurtige overgang til lavemissionsøkonomi som værende presserende.

Vores mål er, at alle de spillesteder og kontorer, vi ejer og driver, samt alle vores live arrangementer bliver strømforsynet af 100 % vedvarende energi. Vores bygninger og spillesteder vil følge certificerede standarder for energiudnyttelse.

I løbet af de næste 10 år vil vi øge andelen af energi fra vedvarende kilder og investere i energieffektivitetstiltag og -certificering. Vi vil vælge partnere og leverandører, som kan hjælpe os med at nå vores mål og støtte innovation og teste nye teknologier.

Ressourceeffektivitet og -spild

Live Nation vil prioritere reduktion af affald, efterfulgt af genanvendelse og så genbrug, energiudnyttelse og bortskaffelse.

Vi tilstræber, at alle vores kontorer, spillesteder og arrangementer vil være intet affald til lossepladsen og opnå en genbrugsrate på 50 % (eller højere) i 2030, mens der tages hensyn til lokale og nationale forudsætninger.

Vi vil komme med præcise rapporter om vores affald og udvikle planer for håndtering for affald med vores kontrahenter. Vi vil oprette renovationssystemer med lukkede kredsløb på vores spillesteder og arrangementer samt støtte udviklingen af en cirkulær økonomi.

 

Plastik

Vi vil udfase salget af engangsplastik på de spillesteder, vi ejer og driver, og under vores arrangementer seneste 2021. Alle genstande skal derefter være enten genanvendelige, fornyelige, certificeret komposterbare, eller hvis det er uundgåeligt, være fremstillet af mindst 30 % genbrugt indhold.

Det omfatter prøvebeholdere, bestik, tallerkner, kopper, flasker, service, poseforpakning, rørepinde, sugerør.

Vi vil udforske tilgængelige plastalternativer og få vores partnere til at gå efter samme mål. Vi vil implementere en indkøbspolitik, der prioriterer:

  • Genbrug over engangsbrug
  • Fornybare over ikke-fornybare ressourcer
  • Certificerede komposterbare produkter, hvor kommercielle kompostfaciliteter forefindes
  • Prioriter produkter med højest genbrugsindhold tilgængeligt, mindst 30 %

 

Vand

Vi vil sørge for god adgang til kvalitetsdrikkevand på vores spillesteder og live-arrangementer, reducere vandspild og identificere højrisikoområder, hvor begrænsninger af vandforbrug er nødvendig. Vi vil udforske genbrug af husholdninsspildevand og støtte innovation på dette område.

Levnedsmidler

Vi ser industriel levnedsmiddelproduktion og spild som et miljøproblem. Vi vil anerkende levnedsmidlers CO2-fodaftryk og arbejde med vores leverandører om at indkøbe levnedsmidler med de højest mulige standarder for dyrevelfærd. Det er en prioritet at tilbyde vores kunder sunde levnedsmidler af høj kvalitet.

Vi vil minimere mængden af levnedsmidler, der går til spilde, få mest muligt ud af kompostfaciliteter.

Engagement

Vores bæredygtighedsmål vil blive kommunikeret til vores publikum på en klar og transparent måde, og vi vil bruge vores position og rækkevidde til at komme i kontakt med vores kunder for at øge bevidstheden om miljøanliggender. Vi vil tage forbindelse til og samarbejde med lokale og nationale miljøsager og -organisationer. Vi vil deltage i samtaler omkring bæredygtighed inden for og uden for branchen for at dele bedste praksis og lære af andre.

 

Partnerskaber og indkøb

Vi vil arbejde med vores forsyningskæde, partnere og sponsorer mod fælles bæredygtighedsmål.

Vi vil overveje den fulde livscyklus for de produkter, vi indkøber, og muliggøre udviklingen af nye markeder for at støtte bæredygtige produkter.

Transport

Det er vigtigt, at alle vores spillesteder og live arrangementer har gode offentlige transportforbindelser, og vi vil arbejde med leverandører og lokale myndigheder om at fremme brug af bæredygtig transport såsom bus, sporvogn, togrejser og cykling. I forbindelse med uundgåelige negative påvirkninger vil vi finde, måle og skabe positive påvirkninger for at skabe en balance og promovere dette over for vores publikum, kunstnere, leverandører og kontrahenter.

Lokale påvirkninger

Økologi – Hvert spillested og plads har sine egne unikke egenskaber, og designs er udarbejdet, så der tages hensyn til eventuelle miljømæssigt følsomme områder eller arvegenstande eller kulturgenstande. Vi vil arbejde inden for de lokale rammer, og om nødvendigt foretage vurderinger af miljø- eller biodiversitetspåvirkninger for at beskytte lokal flora og fauna, mens vi afholder vores arrangementer.

Støj og lys – vi vil arbejde på at minimere vores arrangementers støjeffekt og lysforurening.

Lokalsamfund – Vi støtter lokale velgørenhedsorganisationer og skabe lokale beskæftigelsesmuligheder, hvor det er muligt. Vi vil bestræbe os på at måle den økonomiske effekt, som vores spillesteder og live-arrangementer har på lokalområderne.

Trivsel – Vi vil sikre sundhed og trivsel for alle medarbejdere og gæster.

Forvaltning

Bæredygtighedspolitik vil blive forvaltet centralt og udviklet individuelt inden for hvert land, idet der opbygges kapacitet med hvert team for at holde bæredygtighed i hjertet af vores planlægning og aktiviteter.

Hvert deltagende land vil udvikle et miljøstyringssystem og en handlingsplan, der beskriver de trin, der vil tages for at nå vores mål.

I 2019 vil vi måle vores grundlæggende miljøaftryk ved hjælp af en standardtilgang, og bruge den til at fastlægge målestandard og sætte mål, som vi vil arbejde hen mod hvert år. Vi vil spore, måle og dele vores fremgang på en transparent måde og forsøge at offentliggøre årsrapporter. Vi vil deltage i certificeringsordninger, hvor det er relevant.

Vi vil dele vores oplevelser (positive og negative) med de ændringer, vi foretager os, og dele best practice samt lære af hinanden.

Vi vil konstant forsøge at fortsætte udviklingen og forbedre denne position.

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1 Elleve af de sytten mål for bæredygtig udvikling er direkte relevante for live musikarrangementer og er anført her: 3 – Sundhed og trivsel, 4 – Kvalitetsuddannelse, 6 – Rent vand og sanitet, 7 – Bæredygtig energi, 9 - Industri, innovation og infrastruktur 11 – Bæredygtige byer og lokalsamfund, 12 – Ansvarligt forbrug og produktion, 13 – Klimaindsats, 14 – Livet i havet, 15 – Livet på land og 17 – Partnerskaber for handling.

 

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Empowering the Earth: Live Nation Environmental Sustainability Charter

Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, Festival Republic, Academy Music Group, C3 Presents, LN Media and Sponsorship, and Artist Nation Management.

Live Nation Entertainment has the power to change lives. We believe that empowering others through music is one of the ways we can make the biggest difference in the world. This applies to our approach to sustainability; ‘Empowering the Earth’ is our approach to reduce our environmental impacts.

We rely on the environment to create world class live events. We are stewards of the environment where our venues and live events are based, the setting plays an integral part in creating the unique atmosphere that forms lasting memories for fans.

We will demonstrate leadership on climate action by setting science-based targets which will ensure our greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reductions are aligned with the commitments made in the UNFCCC’s Paris Agreement. This will ensure we are contributing toward the level of decarbonisation required to keep the global temperature increase below 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial temperatures, as set out in the 2018 Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Live Nation Position on Climate Change

Climate change is real and happening right now. The levels of CO2e in the air are the highest on record. Extreme weather events have increased in their frequency and intensity and have impacted the lives of many. This and other environmental issues such as biodiversity loss, air pollution, sea level rise and ocean acidification are showing that human actions are inadvertently moving the earth into a less hospitable state. With catastrophic losses in biodiversity reported in the Living Planet Report, the IPCC setting out the timescale for urgent action to limit warming, increased public awareness and protests demanding government action, the need for governments, businesses, organisations and individuals to work together to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions is more evident than ever before.

As the world’s leader in live entertainment, we have a responsibility to preserve the live music experience for generations to come and a tremendous opportunity to use our platform to inspire global environmental action.

We will work to reduce the environmental impact of our venues and festivals to ensure we are being responsible global citizens, taking care of the communities where we operate, and doing our part to curb the most harmful impacts of global climate change.

We will leverage our industry’s creative ethos, motivate and inspire our fans, employees, artists, and industry to take small but powerful steps for the environment at our events and beyond.

And we will leverage sustainability as a way to continue to innovate and drive value for our business.

This Charter is:

• A unifying vision that will capitalize on and accelerate the work that has been done

to date and align toward a common sustainability purpose, taking our efforts from

incremental to game changing.

• An aspirational but actionable set of goals. We will align our efforts and goals to

the most currently established global standards and frameworks like the United

Nations Sustainable Development Goals and Science Based Targets Initiative

• An inspirational and public engagement platform that brings together the best of

live music, culture, brands, education, and science to address and inspire solutions

to climate change among the industry, our employees and the millions of fans that

come through our gates.


Approach

We have identified eight priority areas that make up our sustainability work: emissions and

energy, resource use and waste (including plastic), water, food, public engagement,

procurement, transport, and local impacts. Each area has been assessed in the context of

their impact on, and contribution to, the relevant UN Sustainable Development Goals1.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

In 2019 all Live Nation owned and operated venues and live events will measure their

greenhouse gas emissions with the goal of setting science-based targets which will ensure

our greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reductions are aligned with the recommendations laid

out in the 2018 Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

This will enable us to set annual reduction targets to meet our overarching goal of a 50%

reduction in scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.


Energy

We see the rapid transition to a low carbon economy as urgent.

Our aim is for all of our owned and operated venues and offices and live events to be powered

by 100% renewable energy. Our buildings and venues will operate to certified energy

efficiency standards.

Over the next 10 years we will increase the share of energy from renewable sources and

invest in energy efficiency measures and certification. We will select partners and suppliers

who can help us achieve our goal and support innovation and test new technologies.


Resource Efficiency and Waste

Live Nation will prioritize waste reduction, followed by reuse and then recycling, energy

recovery and disposal.

We aim for all of our offices, venues and events to be zero waste to landfill and achieve a 50%

(or higher) material recovery rate by 2030, considering local and national prerequisites.

We will accurately report on our waste and develop waste management plans with our

contractors. We will create closed loop waste management systems at our venues and events

and support the development of a circular economy.


Plastic

We will phase out the sale of single use plastics at our owned and operated venues and events

by 2021 at the latest. All items used thereafter must be either reusable, renewable, certified

compostable or if unavoidable made from at least 30% recycled content.

This includes sampling containers, cutlery, plates, cups, bottles, serve-ware, sachets, stirrers,

straws.

We will explore available plastic alternatives and align our partners towards the same goal.

We will implement a sourcing policy that prioritizes:

• Reuse over single use

• Renewable over finite resources

• Certified compostable products where commercial compost facilities exist

• Prioritize products with highest recycled content available at least 30%


Water

We will provide good access to quality potable water at our venues and live events, reduce

water waste and identify high risk areas that require restrictions on water consumption. We

will explore reusing grey water and support innovation in this area.


Food

We see industrial food production and wastage as an environmental issue. We will

acknowledge the carbon impact of food and work with our suppliers to source food with the

highest standards of animal welfare possible. Offering quality and healthy food to our

customers is a priority.

We will minimize the amount of food that goes to waste and make best use of composting

facilities.


Engagement

Our sustainability aims will be clearly and transparently communicated to our audience and

we will use our position and reach to engage with our customers to raise awareness of

environmental issues. We will connect and collaborate with local and national environmental

causes and organizations. We will participate in sustainability conversations within the

industry and beyond to share best practice and learn from others.


Partnerships and Procurement

We will work with our supply chain, partners and sponsors towards shared sustainability

goals.

We will consider the full lifecycle of the products we procure and enable the development of

new markets to support sustainable products.


Transport

It is important that all our venues and live events have good public transport links and we will

work with suppliers and local authorities to encourage the use of sustainable transport such

as bus, tram, train, coach travel and cycling. For unavoidable negative impacts we will

recognise, measure and create positive impacts to balance it and promote this to our

audience, artists, suppliers and contractors.


Local Impacts

Ecology - Every venue and site has its own unique features and designs are prepared to take

into account any ecologically sensitive areas or artefacts of heritage or cultural significance.

We will work within any local conditions and carry out environmental or biodiversity impact

assessments if required to protect local flora and fauna while holding our events.

Noise and Light - We will work to minimise the impact of noise and light pollution of our events.

Local Community - We support local charities and create local employment opportunities

wherever possible. We will endeavour to measure the economic impact that our venues and

live events have on the local areas.

Wellbeing - We will ensure the health and well-being of all staff and visitors.


Governance

Sustainability policy will be centrally managed and developed individually within each country,

building capacity with each team to keep sustainability at the heart of our planning and

operations.

Each participating country will develop an environmental management system and action plan

setting out the steps that will be taken to achieve our goals.

In 2019 we will measure our baseline environmental footprint using a standard approach and

we will use this to establish metrics and targets that we will work toward each year. We will

transparently track, measure, and share our progress and seek to publish annual reports. We

will participate in certification schemes where appropriate.

We will share experiences (positive and negative) about changes we make, sharing best

practices and learn from each other.

We will constantly seek to keep developing and improving this position.