UN Music & Environment Initiative March 2010 – Arendal - Norway Paléo Festival Nyon Switzerland

Paléo Festival in figures ’000 spectators 176 shows on 6 stages 1’455 musicians and technicians 8’000 campers 4’300 volunteers and 55 employed staff 657 journalists and 215 medias A budget of 21 million Swiss Francs (=~14.5 million Euro) The biggest music festival in Switzerland

Sustainable development

Sustainable development policy Reduce the production of waste and sort most of it Reduce energy consumption Implement and promote public transport Implicate everyone in the cause Take responsability for social actions Is part of our charter of values A challenge for the whole organisation

Environemental objectives Reduce the production of waste per festivalgoer to 800 g. and guarantee that a minimum of 50% of waste produced will be sorted and recycled in Reduce energy consumption to 750Wh per festivalgoer in 2010 and guarantee it is 100% green energy Reduce water consumption to 20 litres per festivalgoer in 2010 Ensure that 40% of those attending the Festival use public transportation

Means : limit individual transport Large network of public transport, (free in the Nyon area) Specific trains Incentive for car-sharing Bike and motorbike parkings Every year number of cars is decreasing

Means : reduce waste Important logistics 13 waste handling points (non public area) Reusable plastic goblets (900’000 goblets) No sample distribution Reduction of promotional supports A cleaner field gives a better image

Results : impact of the Festival on the environement in 2009 Attendies on site: 298’000 Waste : 254 metric ton Electric consumption : 221’387 kWh Water consumption : 8’286 m 3 WasteElectricityWaterPublic Transport Annual Trend:

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