Sustainability Policy

In an ever-worsening climate crisis we all need to work together to reduce our carbon footprint. We are more committed today than ever to our 'BLOODSTOCK Goes Greener' campaign!

In 2022, Bloodstock invited AGF (A Greener Future) to attend our festival in order to gain ourGreener festival Certification, to enable us to demonstrate independently verified green credentials to our audience and community. https://www.agreenerfuture.com/greener-festival-certification

This was a rigorous process as the AGF team assessed every key element of our sustainability including energy, food & beverage, transport, waste, water, social responsibility, and policy and strategies for reducing CO2 emissions. The assessment helped to show us how we are doing so far and how to improve on what we already do. 2022 saw us receive our first ever Greener festival certification. We learnt so much from this and will continue to improve on every element of what we

do. But this responsibility isn’t just down to us as the organisers, we need your help too in order to lower our CO2 emissions.

BLOODSTOCK’S SUSTAINABILITY TARGET

Bloodstock has committed to work to the ‘Green Events Code’

https://www.vision2025.org.uk/green-events-code/ 

 

Committed to a minimum of 50% reduction of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions by 2030, with specific targets including a 50% reduction in fossil fuel consumption by

2025, a reduction of at least 30% in meat and dairy consumption onsite by 2030, and to completely eliminate single use plastic by 2025.

 

Here are just some of the activations that actually make a positive difference at Bloodstock.

1.RECYCLABLE PAPER CUPS ACROSS ALL BARS

We are incentivising big and little moshers to collect as many used paper cups as possible that you find lying around site that were used across our bars. The more cups you collect, the more awards you get towards free pints, free merch, free food etc. Just hand them in at the Lemmy’s Bar and start

collecting points to make prizes including, free food and drink, merchandise, experiences etc.

2. BRING REFILLABLE WATER BOTTLES

We have drinking water points clearly marked across the arena and campsites to encourage people to refill their cups, bottles and flasks rather than buy more plastic water bottles.

3. RECYCLING POINTS

We are asking all BLOODSTOCKers to help by using the clearly signed recycling points in the arena & campsites for the duration of the festival.

4. 100% BIODEGRADABLE FOOD PACKAGING

All Food traders in the arena and backstage caterers at Bloodstock only use 100% biodegradable food packaging, plates and utensils.

5. SAY NO TO SINGLE USE TENTS

Together with our tent partners Fat Franks Camping Shop and Tangerine Fields, we want to encourage you to either take your tent home with you after the festival or if you don't want the hassle of bringing a tent with you in the first place, you can either Click and Collect a tent and all camping equipment from Fat Franks FAT FRANKS  Camping Shop  or you can simply hire a pre-erected tent, airbed, bedding etc from TANGERINE FIELDS  which will be ready and waiting to move into when you arrive at the festival - Fat Franks Camping shop is situated just inside the entrance of the Midgard campsite and Tangerine Fields pre erected tents are situated in the Asgard Campsite.

 

6. DONATE YOUR TENT & WIN TICKETS TO BLOODSTOCK FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR

We have designated Tent Donation Drop off zones in each of the campsites which are open  from 07:00 – 12:00 on the  Monday. You can donate undamaged and unwanted camping equipment such as tents, sleeping bags, camping chairs, airbeds, self-inflating mats and other accessories etc.  Drop off your donated items at one of the sign posted camping zones displaying the below banner,  take a selfie of yourself with the banner included, share to your socials with hashtag #boatent and we will enter you into a prize draw to win a pair of tickets to Bloodstock for the following year. Winners will be announced no later than 14 days after the festival. All donated items will be sold at other festivals and the money raised will go to one of the festival’s designated charities.  We guarantee nothing will go to landfill.



















Watch this short clip on why we are asking you to take your tent home with you. https://aiforg.com/initiatives/take-your-tent-home/ 

6. LOWER TRAVEL EMISSIONS






















We want to offer low impact ways to travel to Bloodstock so have partnered with Big Green Coach who have pickup locations around the UK. This creates a huge reduction in carbon emissions travelling by coach rather than car. For every customer who books travel with Big Green Coach they sponsor and protect 5 square foot of Amazonian Rainforest for 10 years. This has resulted in over