Utrecht signs for sustainale events and festivals in Utrecht, April 2012

Foto by: Saarshot Fotografie

Sustainability was one of the topics during the festivals work visit to Edinburgh, September 2011. Now ten festivals and event organisations, and among them several representatives of the festivals that visited Edinburgh, follow a good example and start working on getting their organisations more sustainable. In the following years they will reduce their energy use and therefore their CO2 emission. They strive to meet the cities standards with a 30 % reduction in 2013. They hope to do so in cooperating in buying goods and services. Ten organisations signed an agreement with the City of Utrecht in the person of Mirjam de Rijk, vice mayor for Economic Affairs, Finances and Environment. She supports and values the efforts of the organisations. This agreement is one of the answers to requests of audience and visitors for more sustainability.