With a focus on environmental responsibility and innovation, DGTL Festival plays a pioneering role in the sustainable events industry. For this article we talk to festival director Ellen Evers about DGTL Festival's approach to embracing circularity. Read more about Embracing circularity: DGTL Festival's approach to sustainability
Festivals have the power to design their own food systems and influence what’s on the menu, poured from the tap, pricing, promotion, and the engagement of their audiences. How can we reduce the impact of food and drinks through communication and behavioral change? Read more about Lower food & drink impacts by changing the behavior of the crowd
In this article the current state, the advantages and the challenges of switching to zero emission construction equipment for outdoor events and festivals, are explored. Read more about Building towards climate neutral festivals: The shift to zero-emission construction equipment
To identify what an organization can do to inspire suppliers, and to turn them from external stakeholders to close partners, we asked our GDCF member festivals what they do to engage their suppliers. Read more about Engaging suppliers to reach circular and climate neutral goals
What will it mean for festivals? Read more about New EU water directive to tighten regulation of water quality
What does it mean to be a circular and climate neutral event? To answer this question, the participants of the international Green Deal Circular Festivals (GDCF) and experts, together defined what circularity and climate neutrality mean for the sector. Read more about The GDCF Model for circular and climate neutral festivals
Focusing on the biodiversity footprint of music festivals, the GDCF aims to host a master thesis research to build a scientific foundation that helps the European music festivals sector in making the next step in their green transformation. Read more about Invitation for a master thesis research
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. Read more about No excuse for single use: Reuse as a circular solution
At ADE Green, we invited festivals that are involved in Plastic Promise, Green Deal Circular Festivals, and other experts to discuss the next steps to tackle campsite waste at festivals. Read more about From broken tents to green campsites
A tool to create your own roadmap to becoming a circular and climate neutral festival organisation. Developed by the Green Deal Circular Festivals in collaboration with ESNS. Read more about Roadmap Canvas for Sustainability
Daniela Berenguer from Radboud University (Nijmegen, The Netherlands) did a research on how the festival scene can contribute to circular and climate neutral regions, cities and neighborhoods. For this article we asked her to share the most important outcomes. Read more about Festivals as influential testing grounds for circular regions & cities
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. Read more about Reusable tableware for festivals: towards a waste-free event
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