We help events and festivals cut energy use, switch to renewables, and manage waste, transport, and staging better.
And get real value out of brand activations — lowering costs and carbon at the same time.
The problem and the solution
Many organizers treat sustainability, green energy, and sponsorship as an afterthought rather than putting it in the forefront.
An extra recycling bin, reusable cups, and logo placement does not necessarily make you green or sustainable, or attribute value to an activation.
Working with other organizations as well as sponsors that strive for excellence in sustainability practices.
NFE can help organizers reduce the amount of energy used and transition to renewable energy, and also better manage waste, logistics and transportation, staging and production.
And maximize the value attributed to brand activations. All while reducing overall costs, and not only the carbon footprint of the event itself but the carbon footprint of each artist, staff member, volunteer, and attendee.
Three parts, one system
Nothing on this list works on its own. Move one and the other two move with it.
Energy and Technical Systems
Power generated, stored, and spent. The layer everything else runs on.
Event Sustainability and Climate
Land, water, materials, and waste. The place that has to carry the event.
Wellbeing, Care, and Human Experience
Attention, care, and recovery. The people the whole thing is actually for.
The Tao Te Ching describes one becoming two, two becoming three, and three becoming the ten thousand things — each arising through the others rather than beside them. A festival behaves the same way. Power, place, and people are not three departments. They are one system seen from three sides.
Small, measurable pilots before anything gets called a result.
Essays and working documents that make the infrastructure legible.
Care, accessibility, and recovery treated as production, not decoration.
Where we actually are
NFE has not yet produced a large-scale event or festival, but has a wide network of people who have. Our current work involves research, public education, relationship-building and networking, pilot design, and measurement and metric implementation.
We will not produce impact reports until there is clear and viable evidence over time.
The planning and implementation is outlined on the Programs and Impact page.
Get involved
We welcome thoughtful conversations about pilot sites, partnerships, advisory support, public education, and funding.