Sustainability

Large festivals often rely on temporary energy sources like generators to power the show, and the diesel used in these contributes carbon to the atmosphere and particulate matter to the air. LIDO is working to reduce this impact by:

• Powering the Massive Attack show with 100% renewable energy from on-site batteries
• Our batteries are supplied by Grid Faeries x Ecotricity, charged by the wind and sun.
• Maximising use of Victoria Park’s connection to the national grid to reduce reliance on generators overall

• Utilising renewable HVO Biodiesel and green-hydrogen in our generators to reduce carbon footprint versus using standard diesel fuel

• Working with all on-site contractors to maximise energy efficiency to reduce overall fuel usage

Sustaining our fans, crew and artists with delicious food and drink is an essential part of the LIDO experience, and we have several key policies to minimise impact.

• All traders sign up to our Food & Beverage charter which requires them to purchase ingredients from ethical, accredited sources and minimise food waste

• A vegetarian meal option is available at 100% of our traders. Dedicated Vegetarian/Vegan only traders make up 20% of the total.

• Our crew catering features several meat-free meals each week to help reduce overall meat consumption. All red meat (identified as the largest single contributor to our catering carbon footprint) has also been removed from crew menus

• Staff are required to bring refillable water bottles with them to reduce the need for single use alternatives

• We work with food charity City Harvest to redistribute unused, uncooked food to local communities.

LIDO has several policies and initiatives in place which help Reduce, Reuse and Recycle what we use:

• • Zero Waste-to-Landfill: All our waste is either recycled, composted or burned for energy
  • No Front-of-House Single-Use-Plastics: We’ve removed single-use plastic items across all public areas of the festival and we strive to capture and recycle unavoidable plastic (such as pallet wrap and packaging) in our back-of-house operations
  • Leave No Trace: Our dedicated cleaning team scour the site each day to capture and remove discarded items so we can leave the park as tidy as we find it
  • 100% Compostable Serveware: All our food serveware and cutlery are 100% compostable. These are processed alongside our food waste to produce compost for the horticultural industry
  • Staging Re-use: Materials used for our sets and staging are re-used at our other festivals to reduce our reliance on new inputs.

Travel to and from LIDO fans, suppliers, artists, crew, traders and all the amazing people who help make the event happen accounts the largest part of our carbon footprint. We aim to reduce this with these key initiatives:

• We advise all visitors and crew to choose greener travel options, such as public transport or arriving by bike or foot. We have no on-site parking, so please do take advantage of all the incredible public transport options available to our central London home

• We’re committed to using local providers and materials where possible to reduce overall travel mileage

• All our water comes from an on-site mains water supply, removing the need for it to be tinkered to us from elsewhere in the country

• We track travel data each year to understand changes and put in place initiatives which can help tackle the impact of emissions.