Green Guardians 2024:
Co-op Live

With a focus on fan travel, Co-op Live and Transport for Greater Manchester created a groundbreaking sustainability initiative allowing fans to travel for free on designated routes with an event ticket.

By IQ | 19 June 2025

New on the UK scene, Co-op Live opened its doors in May this year with sustainability at the heart of the Manchester venue. Working with Aniron, a leader in commercial and industrial solar energy solutions, the arena has 3,300 solar panels on the roof of the downtown venue.

Once fully operational, the panels will yield nearly 1m kWh per year to aid in powering the building, which also features energy-efficient heat pumps, rainwater recycling, reusable cups, and locally sourced materials and…

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GREEN GUARDIANS 2024:

The Changency

Berlin-based creative sustainability agency The Changency has a vision to combine the joy of music with a sustainable way of living.

Pieter Smit

The Netherlands-based transportation group’s sustainability goals focus on two main areas: green facilities and sustainable touring using proven and accessible technologies.

Latitude Festival

The Suffolk-based UK festival began trialling hydrogen power across their event with a new partnership utilising GeoPura’s Hydrogen Power Units (HPUs) for clean energy at this year’s event.

GEI17

GEI gathers leaders and innovators in the live sector to network and accelerate discussions around environmental and social best practice.

D&B Group

Guided in part by the United Nations’ 17 sustainable development goals, d&b group has crafted a sustainability strategy that recognises the significant environmental impact of the live entertainment industry.

Pixmob

Working with Coldplay and their ambitious green touring goals, PixMob developed the world’s first compostable wristband (the ultrabright 7-LED wristband) for the active Music of the Spheres World Tour.

GeoPura

GeoPura is a company providing zero-emission energy solutions by using renewable sources like solar and wind to create green hydrogen.

Maggie Baird

In 2020, Maggie Barid founded Support + Feed – an initiative committed to mitigating climate change and increasing food security by driving global demand, acceptance, and accessibility of plant-based food.

Mojo Concerts

The company aims to make its festivals, concerts, and offices climate-neutral and circular by 2030, with the initiative also including popular Amsterdam venues AFAS Live and Ziggo Dome.

AEG Europe

AEG Europe, a leader in the live sports and entertainment industry, is using its platform and reach to make a significant impact on the planet.

Music Sustainability Alliance

Amy Morrison’s lifelong commitment to both activism and the environment has shaped her decades-long career in the music industry. The MSA is the culmination of her journey.

Artists Step Up

As one of a rising crop of acts who are placing sustainability at the heart of their careers, Lime Cordiale are looking at every aspect of their activities to ensure they are minimising their carbon footprint

Coldplay

Having set ambitious targets to cut carbon emissions, the band confirmed this year that they had exceeded expectations as their Music of the Spheres World Tour continues to raise the bar.

DJs 4 Climate Action

As one of a rising crop of acts who are placing sustainability at the heart of their careers, Lime Cordiale are looking at every aspect of their activities to ensure they are minimising their carbon footprint

Showpower

Netherlands-based Showpower Global has been working alongside ZAP Concerts to install and manage the SmartGrid battery power system on Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres World Tour.

EarthPercent

EarthPercent is the music industry’s climate-focused foundation. It aims to make the planet a stakeholder in music by working with artists and industry groups who donate a small share of their revenue.

Øyafestivalen

The annual Norwegian music festival has tapped into its city’s power grid rather than use fossil-fuelled generators in an effort to protect its location in Oslo’s Tøyen Park.

KB Event

As one of a rising crop of acts who are placing sustainability at the heart of their careers, Lime Cordiale are looking at every aspect of their activities to ensure they are minimising their carbon footprint

Ecotricity Grid Faeries

The brainchild of sustainability entrepreneur Dale Vince OBE, founder of Ecotricity, and Claire O’Neill, A Greener Future co-founder, Grid Faeries is the world’s first 3MWh battery for the festival market.

FEAT.Live

FEAT.Live is an Australia-based, artist-led agency working to address climate change by using the music industry’s influence.

ASM Global

Venue and event management giant ASM Global is elevating its buildings worldwide, with LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)-level certification, or a local equivalent, becoming the new standard.

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