NOS Alive partners with UN to promote sustainability
The Lisbon festival wants to set an example in promoting "responsible attitudes at the environmental, energy, social and economic level" by aligning with UNRIC
News By IQ | 16 March 2018
Portuguese festival NOS Alive has become the first music festival to partner with United Nations Regional Information Centre (UNRIC) in Brussels to help raise awareness of environmental sustainability.
NOS Alive has lent its support to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) outlined in UN Agenda 2030, approved and ratified in 2016, which commits UN member states to achieving 17 goals – including gender equality, the eradication of poverty and action on climate change – by 2030.
Festival director Álvaro Covões says specifics of the partnership will be revealed soon, along with new initiatives by NOS Alive to ensure it has “a great cultural impact with the least impact for the planet”.
“It is time to do our part,” he comments. “NOS Alive has been giving more and more attention to the…
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