UN Music & Environment Initiative

22-23 March 2010 – Arendal - Norway

Paléo Festival NyonSwitzerland

Paléo Festival in figures2009

230’000 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 2010.

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 trainsIncentive for car-sharingBike 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 m3

Waste Electricity

Water Public Transport

Annual Trend:

Sharing knowledge to get better!