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A Greener Festival Award winners announced

By | Published on Thursday 14 November 2013

A Greener Festival

A total of 43 festivals round the world have been given awards for environmental friendliness by campaign group A Greener Festival this year, up from 41 in 2012. Eleven festivals received the highest level Outstanding Award, four of which – Croissant Neuf Summer Party, Hebridean Celtic Festival, Shambala Festival and Another World – are UK based.

A Green Festival Director Helen Innes told CMU: “This year has been an encouraging year for environmentally aware events. Rising fuel costs prove the good sense in reducing power use, and the ever increasing costs in disposing of waste prove the importance of managing waste and having sensible recycling policies. Many of our participating events have raised the bar yet again – and we are seeing some amazing initiatives round the world where festivals can reach out and spread the green message in a friendly and practical way”.

However, she added, people leaving their tents behind after festivals – a matter also raised by AGF co-founder Ben Challis when we spoke to him last year – is still an issue that increases the environmental impact of festivals. Innes explained: “One of the biggest problems that remains across Northern Europe is the appalling sight of acres of left behind tents and camping gear at festivals, and we will be prioritising this again in 2014”.

To see the full list of festivals given awards in the Highly Commended, Commended and Improving categories, click here. Here’s the list of festivals named Outstanding in 2013:

Croissant Neuf Summer Party (UK)
The Falls Festival, Marion Bay (Australia)
Hebridean Celtic Festival (UK)
Island Vibe Festival (Australia)
Lightning In A Bottle (USA)
Øya Festival (Norway)
Shambala Festival (UK)
Splendour In The Grass (Australia)
Sunrise Festival – Another World, The Festival Micronation (UK)
Welcome To The Future Festival (Netherlands)
Way Out West (Sweden)



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