This month:

• Green Leader Q&A with Josephina Bodimeade, Sustainability Manager at Shambala Festival.
• Guest blog: Ellie Harris, Executive Producer at Greenwich+Docklands International Festival on going Diesel-free in 2024 
• Vision for Sustainable Events' Andrew Lansley attends Parliament for the APPG for Music 
• Green Events Code of Practice nominated for global Music Cities Award
• Julie's Bicycle joins Billie Eilish's HIT ME HARD & SOFT London shows
• Bakers Basco calls on Outdoor Events to keep equipment out of landfill 
• Fund Project Salt Run: help raise £1 million for Climate Action
• An overview of upcoming events and news from across the industry. 

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Josephina has helped festivals and their audiences green their operations since 2015. Now as Sustainability Manager at Shambala Festival, she shares her journey in this work, the successes and challenges and what keeps her motivated. Read her answers HERE>>

Last month, we spoke with Bryonie Mathews, Live Event Manager at Hope Solutions. Read her answers HERE>>

In this guest blog, Ellie Harris, Executive Producer of the Greenwich+Docklands International Festival (GDIF), shares the festival’s journey to reduce carbon emissions year-on-year.

In 2024, GDIF focused on energy efficiency and green power management, resulting in a 64.75% reduction in emissions (equivalent to 172.04 tonnes of carbon) and the elimination of diesel generators from the multi-venue, 16-day event. In her blog, Ellie shares the challenges they faced and how a consistent, step-by-step approach to data collection was instrumental in their groundbreaking success. Read the blog HERE>> 

This Thursday, 17th July, Andrew Lansley attended the APPG for Music to update MPs on the progress being made in the sector on environmental strategy and performance. He presented the success of the Green Events Code of Practice, following the pilot with 10 local authorities in 2024, and the work underway with 25 authorities in 2025 to explore national adoption. He also updated MPs on the sector work through the Show Must Go On to develop benchmarks, and a climate transition plan, due to be launched in November. Find out more about the Green Events Code of Practice HERE>>

Photo: Andrew Lansley (far left) presents Green Events Code of Practice at the APPG for Music 

The Music Cities Awards celebrate innovative projects from around the globe that use the transformational power of music to improve communities. The Green Events Code of Practice program, run by Julie’s Bicycle and Vision for Sustainable Events, is one of three projects nominated for the ‘Best Initiative Using Music to Support Environmental Sustainability’. The award-winner will be announced in September 2025. Check out the categories and 2025 nominees HERE>>

Julie’s Bicycle are proud to join Billie Eilish’s HIT ME HARD & SOFT London shows this week as part of the Changemaker Initiative. Find them in the Eco-Action Village at the O2 Arena and follow on socials for updates! More HERE >>

Bakers Basco, with support from the Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) and the outdoor events industry, has recovered nearly 50,000 plastic bread baskets and dollies from outdoor events since 2022. This successful 3-year campaign will continue in 2025 to prevent baskets from ending up as waste in the environment and reduce the emissions associated with re-manufacturing.

Bakers Basco offer free collection for equipment found. Contact them at 08000 327323 or email enquiries@bakersbasco.co.uk.

In October 2025, Hannah Cox, Director of Sustainable Impact Agency betternotstop, Founder of the Better Business Network and Vision for Sustainable Events Forum Member, a first-time ultrarunner and purpose-led entrepreneur, sets off on Project Salt Run: running 100 marathons in 100 days across India to raise £1 million for 1% for the Planet and Climate Action.

Project Salt Run will span the length of The Inland Customs Line, a forgotten colonial border, to expose the economic system still driving inequality and environmental destruction today. Visit the crowdfunder and donate to support the project HERE>>

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Our selected news picks from across the Live Events Industry and beyond, including jobs, events, blogs, reports, and what the Vision team has been watching, listening to, and reading this month:

• Shangri-La presents The Wilding at Glastonbury 2025 to bring a focus on community, connectedness, and nature, in Festival Insights HERE>>
• Lido Festival team talk staging, AEG & London's Greenest Festival yet in Access All Areas HERE>>
• "Greener, Leaner, Smarter" - the future of venues by AEG Europe's John Langford in IQ Magazine HERE>> 
• "You Call that a Career?" Former Director of the Association of Festival Organisers, Steve Heap's autobiography is out now HERE>>
• Climate EQ's latest newsletter for the latest on Carbon Footprinting & Reporting HERE>> 
• Mid-Year 2025 Sustainability Review Reveals Industry-Wide Progress on Responsible Event, in Event Industry News HERE>>

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