SUSTAINABILITY
At FORWARDS,
Our goal is to play a valuable role in implementing the forward thinking changes and initiatives that will support local businesses, the creative industries, and wider society to take action on the climate change emergency already in motion.
We aspire to have a lasting positive impact, harnessing the power of live events to bring people together for incredible music moments and inspire change; by creating a space for community, connection and debate.
We recognise that our event will inevitably have an impact on the environment. However, our ambition is to mitigate these impacts, innovate, and ultimately protect our local environment and festival spaces so that future generations can experience them.
At FORWARDS, it’s all about looking into the past & present to inform our future, this is why our key areas of work are:
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Future Facing Projects
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The Future of Food
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Future-proofing our communities
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The Future Generations
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The Future of the Music Industry
We're looking forward to sharing with you our plans for 2024 soon, in the meantime you can read our Sustainability Impact report from 2023!
FORWARDS: A GREENER FUTURE
In 2023, we were assessed by A Greener Future and have been certified as “Commended”. Commended signifies a well-managed, environmentally aware festival going beyond expectation to make positive change.
"For a first-year assessment, it was great to find a festival already with such high regards and efforts for the local environment and communities. There was very good protection of naturally sensitive features, and considerations for the groups of people who live nearby and who use the beautiful park the event takes place in. Beyond the festival, it was evident to see that the team behind FORWARDS are incredibly passionate and enthusiastic about both the social and environmental sustainability of their events and the wider industry, with involvement in a multitude of engagements related to innovation and projects, to educate and support others to live and work more green!"
- AGF
We also receive some exciting nominations at their International AGF Award show in the following categories:
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Community Action
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Pied Pier (Communication)
This is a big step for us and are looking forward to improving & grow our sustainability credentials hand in hand with our audiences!
A Music Festival in Bristol, For The Future
A Music Festival in Bristol, For The Future