Environmental profile

In 2006 Canal Street was awarded environmental certification as a Green arrangement by the Miljøfyrtårn organization.

Superior definition on Canal Streets environment direction:
- contribute to a sustainable development, although the festival over a short period of time puts a great deal of pressure on the local environment. Canal Street wishes to set an example to how each individual can decrease their strain on the environment and make sure that the total amount of greenhouse gases are reduced.

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Our aim is to hold a festival with a public of 30000 people without damaging the environment and our surroundings, by either unacceptable levels of garbage or unnecessary climate damaging discharge. Our goal for 2008 is to be climate neutral through new dedicated initiatives together with purchase of climate quotas to cover the extra strain on the environment incurred by the public, when they attend the festival.

We also hope that our active engagement in environmental issues will influence our sponsors, partners and the public to engage in their own environmentally friendly activities for a common future. We would like to encourage all Canal Streets employees, suppliers, partners and sponsors, volunteers and guests to register themselves in order to compensate for their CO2 discharge. The money paid goes directly to a United Nations approved CO2 quota project in China to build plants to produce electricity from methane gas at rubbish sites.

Canal Street’s work to promote positive attitudes towards environmental issues and put these into practice began in 2006. This is now an important part of our annual strategic plan. With our ongoing process of environmental certification we have to stretch ourselves more as each year goes by in order improve on the previous years’ initiatives. A regular review of our initiatives in regard to the environment is of benefit to the whole Canal Street concept.

Key facts for 2007:

1. Percentage of organic food sold during the festival ca 50 % (volume)
2. Percentage of recyclable plastic and glass collected during the festival (from beer wine and soft drinks); almost 100 %
3. Amount of waste delivered to the rubbish tip; 306 kg
4. Percentage of rubbish delivered not recyclable; 47 %
5. Total CO2 discharge; 80 000 kg (including private transport by the festivals audiences)
 

Environmental targets for 2008:

1. T-shirts are made of organic cotton and produced under the fair trade mark
2. Transport during the festival using vehicles with a low CO2 exhaust level and/or environmentally friendly fuel (quotas purchased for the rest)
3. Canal Street has developed cooperation with Nettbuss to encourage collective transport solutions to our concert venues.
4. Canal Street has signed the Climate promise which means that we must be climate neutral.
5. If possible, only use certified electricity.
6. Better recycling solutions.
7. The purchase of climate quotas for the transport of performers by air.
8. All climate quotas to be purchased through a United Nations approved scheme.
9. Continuous measurement of sound pollution levels during our concerts to ensure that the sound level is held within acceptable limits.
10. Create focus on the environment and recycling within the festival’s own volunteer group. We must set a good example!
11. Canal Street is focusing on sustainable development. The young generation is important and they have got their own program during the festival called Children Street.

Canal Street wants their environmental initiatives to contribute to making the festival an enjoyable and memorable experience. All in order that you, the public can relax and enjoy the music in unique surroundings safe in the knowledge that attendance the festival is not a negative contribution to the environment.
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