Partners en initiatieven

Green Deal Circular Festivals

Since the start of the project in 2019, ESNS has been an active member of the Green Deal Circular Festivals.

The Green Deal Circular Festivals (GDCF) is a cooperation of the Dutch government and a growing community of European frontrunner festivals, who have pulled together to speed up the transition towards circular and climate neutral festivals. The GDCF is facilitated by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment.

We use the monitoring Tool of the Green Deal Circular Festivals. Next to using it, we also collaborate in the development, with feedback rounds and testing for future development.

https://www.circularfestivals.nl/default.aspx

Yourope - Go Group

GO stands for Green Operations. GO Group is an independent, pan-European, cross-industry think tank to inspire people in the music festival and events industry to run their operations greener, smarter and more sustainable. GO Group was initiated at the 1st International GreenEvents Conference in Bonn in November 2010. YOUROPE co-founded the group alongside GreenEvents Conference, Green Music Initiative (GMI) and Bucks University in early 2011. Since then, GO Group stimulates exchange and leads the discussion about social and ecological responsibility. The group inspires and connects hundreds of festivals, initiatives and scientists.

https://yourope.org/project/go-group/

EUROPEAN GREEN FESTIVAL ROADMAP 2030

YOUROPE is proud to present the European Green Festival Roadmap 2030 as part of its three-year project “Future-Fit Festivals” (3F). These guidelines on sustainable events are based on the requirement of the EU Green Deal – cutting emissions by at least 55% by 2030. It also considers the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and industry requirements. The Roadmap is the result of a collaboration with experts from A Greener Future (AGF) and Greener Events Norway as well as YOUROPE’s GO Group (Green Operations Europe) think tank.

ESNS is proud to be part of the Focus Panel of the European Green Festival Roadmap 2030

https://yourope.org/know-how/green-roadmap/

GROENN

In collaboration with other festivals in Groningen: Noorderzon, Bevrijdinsgfestival Groningen and Paradigm, the GROENN initiative was created, where we share knowledge about sustainability with the municipality and other festivals and strengthen connections to the sustainable transition in the city.

Our ideal is a future-proof Groningen in which people, society, environment, material and energy hand

go hand in hand and where our art mission does not become forget. We are primarily event organizers - with or without an artistic assignment - but want this in the most sustainable way possible for as long as possible do as possible.

https://www.wijzijngroenn.nl/

INNOFEST

ESNS is one of the founding members of Innofest in 2016 . We have opened up our festival als a test lab to help find new sustainable solutions. That these solutions successfully reach the market is therefore important. Innofest links these impact innovations to a practical test site and puts together a pilot with the entrepreneur.

During testing, the entrepreneur is supported by a producer who ensures that test demand and test lab fit together seamlessly.

https://innofest.co/en/

Sustainable new Partnerships

In our search for new sustainable possibilities and information, we developed our social partnership. We support and collaborate with an organisation in their search to make a positive impact. We build on new solutions and give them a stage to present themself to our industrie, since our start in 2023, we have collaborated with these two initiatives:

Choo Choo

We travel a lot, but we also definitely want to consider the impact on the earth. Therefore, we want to travel sustainably and preferably without hassle. Unfortunately, this turns out to be quite difficult. Choo Choo helps you with your sustainable travel needs. Without wasting time and without complicated hassle, and with an attractive price.

https://choo-choo.eu/

This collaboration has led to Mobility as a Service option on trains for festivals in Europe. An example can be found in our ticketshop.

Fork Ranger

Fork Ranger translate climate science into stories and recipes so everyone can be part of the solution. Their mission is to use food as starting domino for systematic change.

Doing something about climate change often feels like missing out on the good life. It’s time to build a better version of the good life; one that has purpose and protects vulnerable people, plants and animals. It’s time to 'bring balance to the forks'.

Food is the best place to start because it's a delicious and cheap solution we can use everyday.

https://www.forkranger.com/