SUSTAINABILITY
MISSION STATEMENT
The AFEM Sustainability Working Group exists to advocate for environmentally sustainable practices across every part of the electronic music industry, from festivals and clubs to the wider events ecosystem. We work to eliminate single-use plastics such as cups, straws and glitter from festivals, clubs and events, and to ensure free cold drinking water is available at every festival worldwide, reducing waste while protecting patron welfare. We are committed to moving the industry away from fossil fuels and toward renewable and sustainable energy providers, and to achieving carbon neutrality across the sector through a combination of emissions reduction and credible balancing measures. Through advocacy, collaboration and the sharing of best practice, we aim to make sustainability a core standard for how electronic music is created, performed and experienced globally.
Green Initiatives NOTICE BOARD
LinkedIn Live: The Electronic Music Industry & Net Zero
The language of sustainability is now firmly embedded in conversations across the music industry, but what do these terms actually mean in practice?
LinkedIn Live: Climate Action
Hear from a range of music projects and organisations who are telling the story of our planet and climate change, and those affected by it across the world and why it’s important and why it has to be told now.
d&b audiotechnik Announce Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) Program
The German audio technology and solution company has announced its new Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) program offering customers the chance to purchase remanufactured d&b systems
BMC 2020: How The Industry Is Tackling The Climate Crisis, presented by AFEM
BMC 2020: How The Industry Is Tackling The Climate Crisis
AFEM Green Initiatives Chair, Claire O’Neill, interview with BBC News on sustainable music travel
Chair of AFEM’s Green Initiatives Working Group and Co-Founder of A Greener Festival speaks with the BBC.
Working Group Co-chairs

Claire O’Neill
Co-Founder and Director – A Greener Festival

Eli Goldstein
Founder – Soul Clap Records





