1. ©Festivals Edinburgh 2014 Programming for Sustainability and International Festivals

2. ©Festivals Edinburgh 2014 The Festivals 1947 1950 1978 1983 1988 1990 1994 1995 2004

3. ©Festivals Edinburgh 2014 The Problems ● How can you be an international festival and work for sustainable travel? ● How do you balance artistic autonomy with sustainability programming? ● How do you integrate programming with everything else?

4. ©Festivals Edinburgh 2014 Edinburgh Science Festival ● Highlighted environment events track ● Audience engagement at green events ● Partnering with local buses

5. ©Festivals Edinburgh 2014 Edinburgh Art Festival ● Walking maps as art commissions ● “Parley” strand of discussions ● Supportive of sustainability programming ● Special study on commission footprinting

6. ©Festivals Edinburgh 2014 Thinking Ahead ● Explore the artistic potential of remote performance ● Consider carbon budgeting alongside finance ● Push for joint programming to minimise travel