RESEARCH & REPORTS

The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Pageant

Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Pageant took place on Sunday 5th June 2022, telling the story of The Queen’s 70-year reign and our transforming society.

The Platinum Jubilee Pageant set out to achieve excellence in inclusivity, accessibility, diversity, environmental sustainability, creativity and celebration. A Greener Future were involved from the very beginning of the project providing sustainability leadership and consultancy services as well as an in-depth carbon analysis of the organisation’s emissions.

AGF is delighted to share highlights of the positive sustainability actions and recommendations delivered through our work with the Jubilee Pageant. 

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  • SUSTAINABILITY HIGHLIGHTS

    • 12,500 water bottles avoided through reusable bottles and water refill usage.

    • 0 Waste to landfill.

    • Maximum mains power usage and 100% renewable diesel used in all event generators.

    • 100% carbon emissions removed using durable afforestation, soil carbon storage, cross-laminated timber for construction, high grade biochar, enhanced weathering and direct air capture.

    • 2600 surplus meals collected and donated to local communities

    • 100% Plant Based food for performers and crew.

    • 100% compostable serveware.

    • 24.14 tonnes CO2e avoided (a reduction of 25.9% of event production emissions), through multiple avoidance strategies.

  • Social Outreach Highlights

    • 19 Schools from 15 locations and 615 children engaged in creative projects

    • 44 Schools and 516 children took part in the Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) challenge to create an environmentally friendly sustainable street party celebration for EDT Industrial Cadets.

    • A partnership with Creative Access ensured we focused on inclusive recruitment to support a more representative, accessible and inclusive creative economy. We provided 6 internships within key pageant departments.

  • Sustainability Policy & Framework Highlights

    • AGFs Greener Event Framework was applied to drive commitments across all aspects of the event.

    • A Pageant Sustainability Policy to reflect the values and intentions of the organisation and event.

    • Ecological and human impacts considered for all material use.

    • Biodiversity impact assessments and bat surveys in the local area.

    • A no domestic flight policy was implemented for all pre-production staff.

    • Implementation of ambitious Food & Beverage Sustainability Charter.

    • Focus on health & wellbeing through multiple environmental and social programmes.

    • Equality Diversity, and Inclusion Policies and Survey.

BRING ME THE HORIZON GREENER TOUR CASE STUDY

First Post-Pandemic Arena Tour Reduces Tour Emissions By 38%

In September 2021, Bring Me The Horizon – Post Human Tour was the first arena tour in the UK since the pandemic. The intention was to emerge with a more sustainable touring approach and the BMTH touring team and stakeholders took steps to put the positive words into action. Taking place from 20th – 26th Sept, this was the first tour to actually achieve the aspirational reductions of touring, with emissions reduced by 38% through using renewable fuel for trucks, plant-based meals, food waste reduction, energy efficient equipment, and the use of 3322 plastic bottles prevented through back of house and tour bus use of water coolers and plastic bottle ban.

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Unprecedented collaboration between stakeholders for the purpose of sustainability

38% reduction in touring production emissions

27.97 tonnes of CO2e were avoided

22 tonnes avoided by switching trucking fuel to HVO Renewable Diesel

3,322 plastic bottles prevented

Culture change is essential to achieve a green future for artist touring.

This was an unprecedented collaboration, all tour stakeholders shared investment and commitment to reducing negative impacts of the tour where possible, identify which reductions were not possible, share findings for future improvements in the live industry, and finally remove unavoidable residual emissions. Raw Power Management, United Talent Agency (UTA), Promoter Kilimanjaro, and venue The O2 Arena shared the cost of sustainability implementation advice and tour impact audit. The band invested into recommended mitigation efforts, reducing tour emissions and associated negative impacts. The action was championed by the Tour Production Group (TPG) and A Greener Festival (AGF) who are contributors to the LIVE Beyond Zero Declaration for Net Zero emissions in the Live music and entertainment sector by 2030. 

Sustainability experts AGF joined the tour to provide advice and consultancy, to implement and report upon proposed mitigation actions producing this Greener Tour Report and CO2 Analysis.

The report not only provides insight for the BMTH touring team to monitor achievements, areas for improvement, and required emissions removals, but is also a resource for other touring productions to use as another step on the road towards A Greener Tour.

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