SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAINS
“THERE ARE SO MANY SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES AT FESTIVALS”
Sam Booth,
Sustainability Director,
AEG Europe
Sustainability at LIDO Festival LIDO Festival, located in East London, distils the real-world sustainability efforts of AEG Europe into a concentrated showcase for innovative practice.
The central location takes advantage of London’ s robust public transport, while the festival site itself is designed with sustainability in mind. Walking and cycling to the festival is actively encouraged, with visible infrastructure supporting greener journeys.
“ It’ s a really difficult thing to tackle, but all we can do in the first instance is position the festivals as well as we can and then start engaging with fans in the best way we can afterwards,” Sam says.
“ But it’ s not just theoretical – there’ s a real benefit to this now, which you can start seeing at LIDO and it’ s a real tangible endpoint for the people around you.”
The impact of LIDO was felt by the teams working on it, the attendees
108 September 2025