As reside music makes its return and bands pay extra consideration to how they will make their time on the street extra environmentally pleasant, Bring Me The Horizon have proven how one can scale back emissions whereas not scrimping on the present.
A brand new report from AGF reveals how the rock titans managed to attain a 38 per cent discount in touring manufacturing emissions on their 2021 Post Human run, through renewable fuels, plant-based meals, extra energy-efficient gear and extra.
In addition to the emissions being decreased, BMTH managed to keep away from utilizing an additional 27.97 tonnes of CO2e, in addition to stopping the usage of 3,322 plastic bottles through the use of water coolers and implementing a plastic bottle ban.
AGF CEO Claire O’Neill says of the report: “Throughout the pandemic, the touring music business got here collectively on the necessary matter of sustainability. We’re so proud of the outcomes from strolling the speak with the primary UK area tour off the mark. The report reveals a direct hyperlink between well-being, stress, and environmental sustainability. Tradition change and business restructuring is important to attain a inexperienced future for artist touring. There may be a lot nonetheless to be carried out, however these outcomes are simple proof that we are able to take enormous strides to scale back emissions and defend ecosystems instantly. There’s no excuse to delay.”
Kilimanjaro / Motion! promoter Alan Day continues: “Carry Me The Horizon have been the primary band within the UK, probably the world, to finish a full non-rescheduled area tour after the peak of the pandemic. Their imaginative and prescient from the beginning was to provide the tour as environmentally pleasant as doable, while nonetheless giving the viewers one of the best spectacle achievable. From financial savings in plastic waste, to move, to lodging, to stage manufacturing and extra, I’m proud to have produced such a landmark tour and hopefully an instance for the long run.”
Learn the complete report here. Properly carried out, BMTH!
