This month:

• Green Leader Q&A with Ted Leggett, Culture and Event Manager at Norwich City Council 
• Guest blog: Suzanne Johnson, Operations Manager at LS Events on trialling Green Hydrogen at BST Hyde Park & Lido Festival. 
• Green Events Code of Practice is updated to drive bold sector commitments and targets.
• AIF Welsh Festival Summit to host launch of onboard:earth's Welsh Guide to Green Travel.
• Sustainability at The East Anglian Festival Network's annual confernece. 
• Julie's Bicycle and partners launch We Make Tomorrow. 
• Green Gathering festival pioneers Nordic's recycled ocean plastic wristbands.
• An overview of upcoming events and news from across the industry.

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The national Green Events Code of Practice (GECoP) has been updated by a working group of industry experts, chaired by LIVE Green, to provide a clear and robust framework for event organisers, local authorities, and the supply chain. The revised code reflects current best practices and aligns with national policy to help the UK live events sector achieve its ambitious environmental targets. Targets for energy have been significantly strengthened in this second version, now including a 100% reduction in onsite fossil fuel consumption at live events by 2030. Read the updated Green Code of Practice for Events HERE>>

Ted Leggett has been working in the Events industry for 15 years, first freelancing in event Health & Safety, he now manages Culture & Events for Norwich City Council, and through this role has worked with some of those at the forefront of event sustainability. As one of the pilot councils to trial the implementation of the Green Events Code Of Practice (GECOP), Norwich is becoming a leader in effecting change in live event sustainability. Read Ted's answers HERE>> 

Last month, we spoke with Josephina Bodimeade, Sustainability Manager at Shambala Festival. Read her answers HERE>>

Suzanne Johnson is a Senior Site Manager at LS Events, leading on American Express presents BST Hyde Park, a live music event with a strong track record in sustainable innovation. In 2025, Suzanne played a pivotal role in trialling green hydrogen at AEG Presents’ British Summer Time Hyde Park and LIDO Festival 2025. Here she shares her insights on the learnings, challenges, and opportunities that this emerging energy source presents for event organisers. Read Suzanne's blog HERE>> 

The Association of Indpependent Festivals is heading to Cardiff on October 16th to present The Welsh Festival Summit. This one-day conference will feature lightning talks, operations and marketing workshops and networking opportunities. Topics include funding, freelancers, income generation and, of course, sustainability: Charity onboard:earth will launch a new Green Travel Guide for Welsh Festivals funded by Event Wales. Find out more and register your interest in attending HERE>>

The East Anglian Festival Network's annual Conference and Exhibition (EAFN25), returns on Monday, October 13, 2025, in Cambridgeshire. 

The programme features event sustainability, with a panel on Green Travel for Events with the charity onboard:earth, and a session hosted by The Power of Events on how to measure the environmental, societal and economic impact of events. Find out more and register HERE>>

We Make Tomorrow is a global campaign bringing together artists and artivists, creatives, designers, cultural knowledge and heritage keepers, united in climate action.

The campaign’s Global Call to governments and policymakers aims to gather 10,000+ signatures to present at COP30 in Belém, Brazil. Sign the Global Call 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:

• Embedding sustainability in local event planning, article by Emily Ford at Hope Solutions in the Environmental Journal HERE>>
• AEG's festival chief Jim King on the ‘business sense’ of green gigs, in IQ Magazine HERE>>
• Julie's Bicycle's Cultura Circular returns for its fourth cohort. Listen to the Cultura Circular interview series to hear more from the project HERE>>
• Green Guardians 2025: IQ Magazine present eco-warriors in the live entertainment industry HERE>>
• A Greener Future introduce new education program HERE>>

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