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.

By IQ | 19 June 2025

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

Founded by Katrin Wipper and Sarah Lüngen in 2021 through the climate activist network Music Declares Emergency, The Changency launched with a groundbreaking sustainability study alongside iconic German band SEEED, their 85,000 fans, and Berlin’s University of Technology — leading to an accolade from the federal government.

Driven to inspire fans to enact positive social change, The Changency launched its…

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Artists Step Up

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

GEI17

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

KB Event

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D&B Group

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DJs 4 Climate Action

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

FEAT.Live

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

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.

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

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