Green Guardians 2025:
Sunny Hill Festival

Since launching in 2018, Sunny Hill Festival has been building its sustainability credentials, but ramped up efforts in 2022 when it moved to its current location in the Bernica village suburb of Pristina.

By IQ | 8 September 2025

Since launching in 2018, Sunny Hill Festival has been building its sustainability credentials, but ramped up efforts in 2022 when it moved to its current location in the Bernica village suburb of Pristina.

Owned by Dua Lipa and her father and manager, Dukagjin, Sunny Hill spent ten months clearing thousands of tons of debris to transform 17 hectares of industrial land into a public park. A large electricity transformer was installed onsite, allowing the festival to draw power from the grid, while solar panels and small-scale wind turbines are being added to provide greener power. The site is connected to the city’s water system and, starting from the 2026 edition, will provide free refreshment points with safe drinking water. In the future, rainwater harvesting is planned, thanks…

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Massive Attack

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Wilderness Festival

The team at Audi presents Wilderness Festival, were keen to take on and tackle decarbonising one of the most challenging aspects of festival operations: small-scale distributed power for brand activations.

Coldplay

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Weezevent

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OCESA

OCESA applies rigorous sustainability standards, eliminating single-use plastics, implementing reusable cups, & replacing 18m physical tickets with digital alternatives through Ticketmaster’s SafeTix programme

BM Park Live

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GOAllAreas

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Boom Festival

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RÖDER

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Ultra Music Festival

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Co-op Live

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Eat to the Beat

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PreZero Arena Gliwice

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TRUCKINGBY

TRUCKINGBY is one of the leading names in live event transport and operates under the CARGOBY brand.

The Rock Factory

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Into The Great Wide Open

Into The Great Wide Open's ambition is to become fully circular and climate-positive.

Ascendance Sustainable Events

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Elisa Toffoli

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