Camping Buddy, Green Music Product Guide + more!
SUPPORT OUR WORK
We’d like to say a massive thank you to our dedicated members and those who have recently joined to support our vision of a greener future. As a non-profit organisation, we rely on the donations of the community to reduce the impact of the music sector and create a greener cultural scene.
Contributing on a monthly basis provides Green Music Australia with vital financial security for our ongoing work so we can continue and expand our programs. Will you help create a climate-friendly music scene by becoming a monthly donor today?
CAMPING BUDDY
Our free campsite planning tool has had a facelift! With Camping Buddy we’re continuing our mission to tackle campsite waste and promote waste-free, sustainable music festivals. If you’re heading to Lost Paradise, NYE on the Hill, or any music festival over summer, you can access your free customised festival packing list, request to borrow items from your mates, and avoid the last minute scramble. Keep an eye out for more festivals to be added soon 👀
PWTP is supported by the NSW Environment Protection Authority and the NSW Government through Create NSW. Camping Buddy is funded by the NSW Environmental Trust.
LIME CORDIALE ACTION VILLAGE
Pictured: Sydney volunteers Daisy, Scarlet and Angelo.
Last month, some of our amazing volunteers joined in on the fun at Lime Cordiale’s Action Villages at their Melbourne and Sydney shows for our NO MUSIC ON A DEAD PLANET campaign, encouraging music lovers to take a stand for climate action! Protecting the planet ensures a safer future for live music and the industry as a whole. You can contribute by signing up to volunteer with Green Music or repping a NO MUSIC ON A DEAD PLANET tee!
SOUND COUNTRY: AMBASSADOR SPOTLIGHT
Alice Ivy is an ARIA-nominated, AWMA winner artist-producer from Naarm/Melbourne. Eating sustainably and reducing her plastic usage on tour are just some of the practical actions she takes in reducing her footprint on our living planet. Read the case study and discover more tips and tricks in our free Green Artist Guide and make sure to check out her new album dropping tomorrow!
If you’re an artist taking steps (big or small) to green your music practice, we want to hear about it! Please let us know, our DM’s and inbox are always open 📥
The release of the 2024 Sound Country guide is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.
GREEN MUSIC PRODUCT GUIDE
Green Music Australia’s Music Product Stewardship Alliance has united leading record labels, distributors, manufacturers, and retailers to reduce emissions and improve environmental outcomes. Together, they have created a free guide and cheat sheet for labels, distributors, and artists!
The alliance also revealed key findings on the environmental challenges of vinyl and CD manufacturing and distribution:
- 4.8 million CDs and 2.5 million vinyl records are produced annually in Australia
- 80% of vinyl is made offshore, leading to high carbon emissions
- Bio-Vinyl (low-carbon PVC) offers a whopping 44% reduction in emissions per record
- Jewel case CD packaging is 50 times more carbon-intensive than plastic-free alternatives
Find out more about the alliance and its findings.
The Music Product Stewardship Alliance is supported by the NSW Environment Protection Authority and the City of Sydney.
IN OTHER NEWS
🎉 Coldplay recently visited Aus with their Music of the Sphere’s Tour, with support from two of our Artist Retreat alumni - Beckah Amani and Eliza Hull! Frontman Chris Martin vowed to never tour again unless it was done sustainably and with a “positive impact”. With the tour beginning in 2022, their latest update in June 2024 highlights some of their sustainability achievements:
- An overall 59% reduction in direct CO2e emissions
- 7 million trees planted
- 72% of all tour waste diverted from landfill and sent for reuse, recycling and composting
Plus heaps more, check out the highlights
🌧️ Take That Show Cancelled Due To Wild Weather in Brisbane. Did you know that over 50 festivals have been cancelled in Australia since 2015 due to extreme weather events?
🔋 Massive Attack held the UK’s biggest low-carbon gig ever with a one-day festival!
