In keeping with Circular Unityat music festivals every individual can generate a carbon footprint of roughly 500 kg of CO2. Environmental-minded artists have expressed their considerations and are beginning to demand environmental plans from live performance promoters. The alliance between Round Unity and Libelium permits for the measurement and certification of the carbon footprint in occasion celebrations.
Fundamental music festivals can generate a footprint of 500 kg of carbon dioxide per individual, counting roundtrip, however can attain as much as 1500 kg when intensive journey is required. They’re regarding figures. Artists themselves have develop into conscious of this impactful dimension and voiced their considerations.
In 2019, Coldplay introduced that they might not go on tour once more till they discovered a extra environmentally-friendly method. In 2021, the British band introduced that their subsequent tour would cut back its CO2 emissions by 50%. They achieved this by lowering transportation by holding a number of concert events in a couple of cities as a substitute of 1 live performance in every metropolis. Radiohead additionally calls for environmental measures from live performance promoters or festivals during which they take part as a requirement to signal contracts.
Nevertheless, not all bands can afford such calls for, so the issue persists. And it’s not solely relevant to music concert events or festivals. Sporting occasions, political rallies, and even non secular vigils are celebrations that go away a major carbon emission footprint.
Conscious of the significance of addressing this challenge, Round Unity and Libelium have joined forces in a technological alliance to measure, scale back, and certify the carbon footprint in occasion celebrations.
Round Unity is an organization devoted to creating software program for measuring and managing the environmental impression of occasions to realize most sustainability. Their essential objective is to measure and scale back the carbon footprint generated throughout massive occasions by implementing eco-friendly practices and selling environmental accountability within the occasion trade.
To perform this, Round Unity depends on the technological resolution supplied by Libelium, a famend firm specialising in IoT options.
Each corporations combine IoT and knowledge analytics to evaluate the environmental impression of an occasion
The partnership enhances the power to measure, scale back, and certify the carbon footprint in occasion celebrations. Libelium’s know-how collects knowledge in real-time associated to useful resource consumption, and different key parameters to evaluate the environmental impression of an occasion. This knowledge is built-in into Round Unity platform, the place it’s processed and analyzed to acquire a complete analysis of the generated carbon footprint. Moreover an in depth carbon footprint report, the platform additionally generates financial, social, environmental, circularity and SDGs stories.
Due to Libelium’s intensive portfolio and the convenience of integration of their know-how, Round Unity can carry out exact measurements and certify the carbon footprint in real-time throughout occasions.
“As a soccer fan and Actual Madrid supporter, I recognize the work corporations like Round Unity do to assist promoters and organizers run extra sustainable occasions. I like going to the stadium to assist my favourite crew and, on the similar time, use this second to scale back our impression on the atmosphere. Is an honour for Libelium having the ability to work alongside Round Unity to measure our carbon footprint as followers, and now additionally as an organization.“
Jesús Estrada, CMO of Libelium
“As the CEO of Circular Unity, I am proud to lead a company dedicated to measuring, reducing, and future-proofing the environmental impact of events. Through our dynamic partnership with Libelium, we deploy cutting-edge technologies to measure carbon footprints in real-time, empowering event organizers to make impactful decisions, and shaping a future where every celebration, big or small, leaves a positive mark on our planet.”
Eduardo Lebre, CEO of Round Unity
The alliance between Round Unity and Libelium opens up new prospects for the celebration of sustainable occasions, permitting us to take pleasure in any musical, sporting, or different sort of occasion consciously and with respect for the atmosphere.
Author: Libelium
Date: 2023-09-29 08:00:00
