OUR ENVIRONMENT

Located in an area of outstanding natural beauty and heritage, we are committed to protecting our environment—and encouraging others to do the same. As an event leader in sustainability, we are taking real action to reduce our impact.

Key Sustainability Initiatives:

• Cutting Emissions: In 2024, we reduced non-travel CO2 emissions by 65% by switching from diesel to HVO fuels and battery packs. Volvo Electric Cars sponsored our talent transport, further reducing travel emissions.
• Waste Management: All festival waste is hand-sorted—99% is composted, recycled, or converted into energy by our partner, Caledonian Horticulture. In 2024, compostable cups were used across the site and later spread on North Berwick’s wildflower gardens. In 2025, we plan to move to reusable cups.
• Sustainable Travel: We promote alternatives to car travel, offering bike racks, public transport options, and a special ScotRail midnight service back to Edinburgh.
• Education & Engagement: Over 50 sustainability-focused events took place in 2024, including masterclasses, discussions, and presentations with partners like SSE Renewables, Scottish Seabird Centre, and East Lothian Council.  Our Wild Side venue became a hub for all things environmental.
• Reforestation Efforts: Through CT’s Tickets for Trees partnership, we planted over 3,300 trees.
• Food & Drink: Vegan and plant-based food options were widely available.

As members of the Green Arts Initiative and Vision for Sustainable Events, we remain committed to halving emissions by 2025 and expanding Green messaging in East Lothian and beyond.