Live Nation has announced that its global sustainability coalition, Green Nation, is committing to new environmental goals for all of its owned and operated venues and festivals — including Tampa’s MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre.
In a release, the global concert promotions giant said that its agreed position across the world “is to reduce the negative environmental impacts often associated with live events including waste generation and single-use plastics, energy and water use, transport and food sourcing.”
The new goals seek to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 50% by 2030 and eliminate the sale of single-use plastics at all owned and operated venues and festivals by 2021. Billboard reports that other initiatives include reducing or eliminating the use of fossil fuels where possible in the pursuit of renewable energy.
“The company will aim to be zero waste to landfill and achieve 50% (or higher) material recovery rate by 2030 and work with partners and sponsors on similar goals,” the industry website wrote.
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This article appears in May 30 – Jun 6, 2019.