One of Bristol Pride’s core values is minimising our environmental impact.
We’ve done a lot on this since 2016, introducing reusable cups, recycling bins, compostable serveware, as well as providing taps for festival goers to bring their own bottles. In 2023, we stepped it up, partnering with Futureleap to conduct our first carbon audit, which we have now published on our website.
The total measured emissions for the 2023 Event were 32.71 Tonnes of CO2 which is an average of just over 1.5kg of CO2 per attendee.
We didn’t get it perfect, and there are some gaps in our data which we will try to fill this year but we are thrilled to have started this journey and are committed to reducing our environmental impact.
You can read the full report and explore how Bristol Pride are working towards being an environmentally conscious festival by clicking below.
Travel is the biggest contributor to our emissions (65%) which means we must work even harder on making accessible and sustainable transport a priority.
Travel is the biggest contributor to our emissions (65%) which means we must work even harder on making accessible and sustainable transport a priority.
It’s one of our biggest contributors, and we understand the importance of reducing what goes to landfill as much as possible and the best way to do this is to have a clear picture of the fate of our waste.
We know that:
It’s one of our biggest contributors, and we understand the importance of reducing what goes to landfill as much as possible and the best way to do this is to have a clear picture of the fate of our waste.
We know that:
Food and Drink are very important to us at Bristol Pride, and we’re determined to bring you the very best local traders who are operating in line with our sustainability goals. Here’s what we already do alongside some of our goals:
Food and Drink are very important to us at Bristol Pride, and we’re determined to bring you the very best local traders who are operating in line with our sustainability goals. Here’s what we already do alongside some of our goals:
As with any large scale event, energy consumption is always high on our consideration list. We’ve started collecting important data so we can make critical changes to improve. Here’s some of the ways we’re being conscious about energy:
As with any large scale event, energy consumption is always high on our consideration list. We’ve started collecting important data so we can make critical changes to improve. Here’s some of the ways we’re being conscious about energy:
Setting up Bristol Pride is no easy feat, everything from building the site and stages, to making sure there’s enough toilets has to be considered (and with sustainability in mind)
Setting up Bristol Pride is no easy feat, everything from building the site and stages, to making sure there’s enough toilets has to be considered (and with sustainability in mind)