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Food and transport still key contributors to festival carbon emissions, but improvements being made

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A Greener Future • 2 min read

Food and transport still key contributors to festival carbon emissions, but improvements being made

There are still areas in which to improve but the sustainability of music festivals is getting better, according to A Greener Future. Food and transport remain the largest contributors to emissions, but there are improvements, with an increasing number of events cutting meat out of menus…

Andy Malt • 17 Apr 2024

The year ahead: Claire O’Neill, A Greener Future

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A Greener Future • 5 min read

The year ahead: Claire O’Neill, A Greener Future

A Greener Future’s Claire O’Neill looks ahead to 2024 in the latest of our series of interviews reviewing key trends and developments in the music business. She discusses the organisation’s evolution, now working with companies across the live sector as they seek to reduce their environmental impact…

CMU • 05 Feb 2024

CMU Digest 3 Sep 2023: BMI, Brixton Academy, Copyright Office AI review, Johnny & Associates, A Greener Future

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CMU Digest • 5 min read

CMU Digest 3 Sep 2023: BMI, Brixton Academy, Copyright Office AI review, Johnny & Associates, A Greener Future

Five key developments in the music business this week, including the controversial changes at BMI, the Brixton Academy licensing hearing, the US Copyright Office’s new AI consultation, a damning report about Japan’s Johnny & Associates, and AGF’s new study on the environmental impact of festivals.…

Chris Cooke • 03 Sep 2023

Festival industry overstating environmental impact of audience travel, study finds

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Festival industry overstating environmental impact of audience travel, study finds

Live music sustainability organisation A Greener Future has published the findings of a new study into the carbon footprints of…

Andy Malt • 29 Aug 2023