5 Tips for a more sustainable festival

5 TIPS FOR A MORE SUSTAINABLE FESTIVAL IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE MUSIC YOU KNOW. WHEN PEOPLE ARRIVE AT A FESTIVAL THESE DAYS, THEY EXPECT IT TO BE BUILT ON GOOD SUSTAINABLE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES. SO HOW CAN YOU QUICKLY AND EASILY MAKE YOURS THE MOST ECO, PEOPLE AND PURSE-FRIENDLY EVENT IN TOWN? CONNECT WITH YOUR AUDIENCE. Use social media before the event to tell your audience what you've done to make your festival sustainable. Then they'll be more likely to respect the site when they get there: use the right bins, tidy up after themselves and keep the noise down as they leave. This exemplary behaviour will also increase your chances of returning to the site next year. GIVE THEM TASTY OPTIONS. Book the best quality local seasonal food suppliers and negotiate capped prices with them all. Not everyone can afford to eat every meal from a stall, but when they can you're driving down the waste they bring on site with them. Choose stylish-looking suppliers that support your sustainable agenda and present their food well – they'll add to the look and feel of the festival without costing you a penny. WE HAVE SOLAR LIGHTING! KNOW WHAT YOU CAN AFFORD. It costs a lot to put on a festival. Add in new audience eco-friendly expectations and you could end up on the wrong side of your bank manager. Identify which areas you'd like to be more sustainable and focus on one or two a year. Call in favours, apply for grants and get volunteers involved. What about trying solar lighting for the footpaths? Handmade signage? Different coloured bin bags for recycling? DANDELION THANK YOU DANDELION! TELL PEOPLE WHAT YOU'VE DONE. How have you improved on last year? How much plastic was sent for recycling? How many less skips did you need? What have you done for the first time? Who volunteered, why and how long for? Put names to faces. Thank people. The weeks after the festival aren't just to sell early bird tickets for next year. Your audience will be checking back to make the good feeling last that little bit longer. So don't disappoint and use this opportunity to celebrate what they achieved and make those looking for a new festival pick you over everyone else next year. Again, use your social media channels to full advantage. BE REALISTIC. If you can't get the site you want next to a train or bus station, then you need to think hard about how people get to you. There's a lot to pack for a festival and you can't always squeeze it all into a car share. What can you offer instead? Can prices be driven down on pre-erected tents? Work with suppliers and local transport companies to strike deals, always remembering that you're doing them a favour giving them your business. Any partnerships you can create now will last year on year with greater benefits to you, your bottom line, the environment and, last but not least, your festival goers. Produced by Logistik logistik Find us at logistikgroup.com Business AWARDS Community 2011 Smal Cemy of the Ne 5 TIPS FOR A MORE SUSTAINABLE FESTIVAL IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE MUSIC YOU KNOW. WHEN PEOPLE ARRIVE AT A FESTIVAL THESE DAYS, THEY EXPECT IT TO BE BUILT ON GOOD SUSTAINABLE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES. SO HOW CAN YOU QUICKLY AND EASILY MAKE YOURS THE MOST ECO, PEOPLE AND PURSE-FRIENDLY EVENT IN TOWN? CONNECT WITH YOUR AUDIENCE. Use social media before the event to tell your audience what you've done to make your festival sustainable. Then they'll be more likely to respect the site when they get there: use the right bins, tidy up after themselves and keep the noise down as they leave. This exemplary behaviour will also increase your chances of returning to the site next year. GIVE THEM TASTY OPTIONS. Book the best quality local seasonal food suppliers and negotiate capped prices with them all. Not everyone can afford to eat every meal from a stall, but when they can you're driving down the waste they bring on site with them. Choose stylish-looking suppliers that support your sustainable agenda and present their food well – they'll add to the look and feel of the festival without costing you a penny. WE HAVE SOLAR LIGHTING! KNOW WHAT YOU CAN AFFORD. It costs a lot to put on a festival. Add in new audience eco-friendly expectations and you could end up on the wrong side of your bank manager. Identify which areas you'd like to be more sustainable and focus on one or two a year. Call in favours, apply for grants and get volunteers involved. What about trying solar lighting for the footpaths? Handmade signage? Different coloured bin bags for recycling? DANDELION THANK YOU DANDELION! TELL PEOPLE WHAT YOU'VE DONE. How have you improved on last year? How much plastic was sent for recycling? How many less skips did you need? What have you done for the first time? Who volunteered, why and how long for? Put names to faces. Thank people. The weeks after the festival aren't just to sell early bird tickets for next year. Your audience will be checking back to make the good feeling last that little bit longer. So don't disappoint and use this opportunity to celebrate what they achieved and make those looking for a new festival pick you over everyone else next year. Again, use your social media channels to full advantage. BE REALISTIC. If you can't get the site you want next to a train or bus station, then you need to think hard about how people get to you. There's a lot to pack for a festival and you can't always squeeze it all into a car share. What can you offer instead? Can prices be driven down on pre-erected tents? Work with suppliers and local transport companies to strike deals, always remembering that you're doing them a favour giving them your business. Any partnerships you can create now will last year on year with greater benefits to you, your bottom line, the environment and, last but not least, your festival goers. Produced by Logistik logistik Find us at logistikgroup.com Business AWARDS Community 2011 Smal Cemy of the Ne 5 TIPS FOR A MORE SUSTAINABLE FESTIVAL IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE MUSIC YOU KNOW. WHEN PEOPLE ARRIVE AT A FESTIVAL THESE DAYS, THEY EXPECT IT TO BE BUILT ON GOOD SUSTAINABLE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES. SO HOW CAN YOU QUICKLY AND EASILY MAKE YOURS THE MOST ECO, PEOPLE AND PURSE-FRIENDLY EVENT IN TOWN? CONNECT WITH YOUR AUDIENCE. Use social media before the event to tell your audience what you've done to make your festival sustainable. Then they'll be more likely to respect the site when they get there: use the right bins, tidy up after themselves and keep the noise down as they leave. This exemplary behaviour will also increase your chances of returning to the site next year. GIVE THEM TASTY OPTIONS. Book the best quality local seasonal food suppliers and negotiate capped prices with them all. Not everyone can afford to eat every meal from a stall, but when they can you're driving down the waste they bring on site with them. Choose stylish-looking suppliers that support your sustainable agenda and present their food well – they'll add to the look and feel of the festival without costing you a penny. WE HAVE SOLAR LIGHTING! KNOW WHAT YOU CAN AFFORD. It costs a lot to put on a festival. Add in new audience eco-friendly expectations and you could end up on the wrong side of your bank manager. Identify which areas you'd like to be more sustainable and focus on one or two a year. Call in favours, apply for grants and get volunteers involved. What about trying solar lighting for the footpaths? Handmade signage? Different coloured bin bags for recycling? DANDELION THANK YOU DANDELION! TELL PEOPLE WHAT YOU'VE DONE. How have you improved on last year? How much plastic was sent for recycling? How many less skips did you need? What have you done for the first time? Who volunteered, why and how long for? Put names to faces. Thank people. The weeks after the festival aren't just to sell early bird tickets for next year. Your audience will be checking back to make the good feeling last that little bit longer. So don't disappoint and use this opportunity to celebrate what they achieved and make those looking for a new festival pick you over everyone else next year. Again, use your social media channels to full advantage. BE REALISTIC. If you can't get the site you want next to a train or bus station, then you need to think hard about how people get to you. There's a lot to pack for a festival and you can't always squeeze it all into a car share. What can you offer instead? Can prices be driven down on pre-erected tents? Work with suppliers and local transport companies to strike deals, always remembering that you're doing them a favour giving them your business. Any partnerships you can create now will last year on year with greater benefits to you, your bottom line, the environment and, last but not least, your festival goers. Produced by Logistik logistik Find us at logistikgroup.com Business AWARDS Community 2011 Smal Cemy of the Ne 5 TIPS FOR A MORE SUSTAINABLE FESTIVAL IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE MUSIC YOU KNOW. WHEN PEOPLE ARRIVE AT A FESTIVAL THESE DAYS, THEY EXPECT IT TO BE BUILT ON GOOD SUSTAINABLE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES. SO HOW CAN YOU QUICKLY AND EASILY MAKE YOURS THE MOST ECO, PEOPLE AND PURSE-FRIENDLY EVENT IN TOWN? CONNECT WITH YOUR AUDIENCE. Use social media before the event to tell your audience what you've done to make your festival sustainable. Then they'll be more likely to respect the site when they get there: use the right bins, tidy up after themselves and keep the noise down as they leave. This exemplary behaviour will also increase your chances of returning to the site next year. GIVE THEM TASTY OPTIONS. Book the best quality local seasonal food suppliers and negotiate capped prices with them all. Not everyone can afford to eat every meal from a stall, but when they can you're driving down the waste they bring on site with them. Choose stylish-looking suppliers that support your sustainable agenda and present their food well – they'll add to the look and feel of the festival without costing you a penny. WE HAVE SOLAR LIGHTING! KNOW WHAT YOU CAN AFFORD. It costs a lot to put on a festival. Add in new audience eco-friendly expectations and you could end up on the wrong side of your bank manager. Identify which areas you'd like to be more sustainable and focus on one or two a year. Call in favours, apply for grants and get volunteers involved. What about trying solar lighting for the footpaths? Handmade signage? Different coloured bin bags for recycling? DANDELION THANK YOU DANDELION! TELL PEOPLE WHAT YOU'VE DONE. How have you improved on last year? How much plastic was sent for recycling? How many less skips did you need? What have you done for the first time? Who volunteered, why and how long for? Put names to faces. Thank people. The weeks after the festival aren't just to sell early bird tickets for next year. Your audience will be checking back to make the good feeling last that little bit longer. So don't disappoint and use this opportunity to celebrate what they achieved and make those looking for a new festival pick you over everyone else next year. Again, use your social media channels to full advantage. BE REALISTIC. If you can't get the site you want next to a train or bus station, then you need to think hard about how people get to you. There's a lot to pack for a festival and you can't always squeeze it all into a car share. What can you offer instead? Can prices be driven down on pre-erected tents? Work with suppliers and local transport companies to strike deals, always remembering that you're doing them a favour giving them your business. Any partnerships you can create now will last year on year with greater benefits to you, your bottom line, the environment and, last but not least, your festival goers. Produced by Logistik logistik Find us at logistikgroup.com Business AWARDS Community 2011 Smal Cemy of the Ne 5 TIPS FOR A MORE SUSTAINABLE FESTIVAL IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE MUSIC YOU KNOW. WHEN PEOPLE ARRIVE AT A FESTIVAL THESE DAYS, THEY EXPECT IT TO BE BUILT ON GOOD SUSTAINABLE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES. SO HOW CAN YOU QUICKLY AND EASILY MAKE YOURS THE MOST ECO, PEOPLE AND PURSE-FRIENDLY EVENT IN TOWN? CONNECT WITH YOUR AUDIENCE. Use social media before the event to tell your audience what you've done to make your festival sustainable. Then they'll be more likely to respect the site when they get there: use the right bins, tidy up after themselves and keep the noise down as they leave. This exemplary behaviour will also increase your chances of returning to the site next year. GIVE THEM TASTY OPTIONS. Book the best quality local seasonal food suppliers and negotiate capped prices with them all. Not everyone can afford to eat every meal from a stall, but when they can you're driving down the waste they bring on site with them. Choose stylish-looking suppliers that support your sustainable agenda and present their food well – they'll add to the look and feel of the festival without costing you a penny. WE HAVE SOLAR LIGHTING! KNOW WHAT YOU CAN AFFORD. It costs a lot to put on a festival. Add in new audience eco-friendly expectations and you could end up on the wrong side of your bank manager. Identify which areas you'd like to be more sustainable and focus on one or two a year. Call in favours, apply for grants and get volunteers involved. What about trying solar lighting for the footpaths? Handmade signage? Different coloured bin bags for recycling? DANDELION THANK YOU DANDELION! TELL PEOPLE WHAT YOU'VE DONE. How have you improved on last year? How much plastic was sent for recycling? How many less skips did you need? What have you done for the first time? Who volunteered, why and how long for? Put names to faces. Thank people. The weeks after the festival aren't just to sell early bird tickets for next year. Your audience will be checking back to make the good feeling last that little bit longer. So don't disappoint and use this opportunity to celebrate what they achieved and make those looking for a new festival pick you over everyone else next year. Again, use your social media channels to full advantage. BE REALISTIC. If you can't get the site you want next to a train or bus station, then you need to think hard about how people get to you. There's a lot to pack for a festival and you can't always squeeze it all into a car share. What can you offer instead? Can prices be driven down on pre-erected tents? Work with suppliers and local transport companies to strike deals, always remembering that you're doing them a favour giving them your business. Any partnerships you can create now will last year on year with greater benefits to you, your bottom line, the environment and, last but not least, your festival goers. Produced by Logistik logistik Find us at logistikgroup.com Business AWARDS Community 2011 Smal Cemy of the Ne 5 TIPS FOR A MORE SUSTAINABLE FESTIVAL IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE MUSIC YOU KNOW. WHEN PEOPLE ARRIVE AT A FESTIVAL THESE DAYS, THEY EXPECT IT TO BE BUILT ON GOOD SUSTAINABLE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES. SO HOW CAN YOU QUICKLY AND EASILY MAKE YOURS THE MOST ECO, PEOPLE AND PURSE-FRIENDLY EVENT IN TOWN? CONNECT WITH YOUR AUDIENCE. Use social media before the event to tell your audience what you've done to make your festival sustainable. Then they'll be more likely to respect the site when they get there: use the right bins, tidy up after themselves and keep the noise down as they leave. This exemplary behaviour will also increase your chances of returning to the site next year. GIVE THEM TASTY OPTIONS. Book the best quality local seasonal food suppliers and negotiate capped prices with them all. Not everyone can afford to eat every meal from a stall, but when they can you're driving down the waste they bring on site with them. Choose stylish-looking suppliers that support your sustainable agenda and present their food well – they'll add to the look and feel of the festival without costing you a penny. WE HAVE SOLAR LIGHTING! KNOW WHAT YOU CAN AFFORD. It costs a lot to put on a festival. Add in new audience eco-friendly expectations and you could end up on the wrong side of your bank manager. Identify which areas you'd like to be more sustainable and focus on one or two a year. Call in favours, apply for grants and get volunteers involved. What about trying solar lighting for the footpaths? Handmade signage? Different coloured bin bags for recycling? DANDELION THANK YOU DANDELION! TELL PEOPLE WHAT YOU'VE DONE. How have you improved on last year? How much plastic was sent for recycling? How many less skips did you need? What have you done for the first time? Who volunteered, why and how long for? Put names to faces. Thank people. The weeks after the festival aren't just to sell early bird tickets for next year. Your audience will be checking back to make the good feeling last that little bit longer. So don't disappoint and use this opportunity to celebrate what they achieved and make those looking for a new festival pick you over everyone else next year. Again, use your social media channels to full advantage. BE REALISTIC. If you can't get the site you want next to a train or bus station, then you need to think hard about how people get to you. There's a lot to pack for a festival and you can't always squeeze it all into a car share. What can you offer instead? Can prices be driven down on pre-erected tents? Work with suppliers and local transport companies to strike deals, always remembering that you're doing them a favour giving them your business. Any partnerships you can create now will last year on year with greater benefits to you, your bottom line, the environment and, last but not least, your festival goers. Produced by Logistik logistik Find us at logistikgroup.com Business AWARDS Community 2011 Smal Cemy of the Ne