London electronic music festival cut carbon emissions per event day by 33.2% while adding two extra days to the show.

The Bridge, the London day festival at Boston Manor Park produced by independent promoter AMAAD, has been shortlisted for a Green Awards UK title in recognition of its three-year Beyond Net Zero by 2025 strategy.

Set by AMAAD’s Directors in 2023, the ambition was for the flagship electronic music event to prove what is achievable on sustainability within the genre. Over the past three years the event has grown from Junction 2 into The Bridge, adding extra days along the way, but the commitment to net zero has remained constant. Working with live-event sustainability consultants Chris Johnson and Livvy Drake The Bridge committed to going beyond net zero, cutting emissions wherever possible, responsibly offsetting what remained, and delivering measurable benefits to its host community at Boston Manor Park.

Despite growing the show by two additional days over the three-year period, the festival reduced carbon emissions per event day by 33.2% through progressive decarbonisation across every part of its operation, from power and waste to food and travel.

Key achievements across the strategy include:

A switch to HVO fuel in 2023, cutting carbon output by 90% compared with diesel, alongside battery power replacing two generators, with The Woods Stage running entirely on battery in 2025 and saving 68% of fuel versus the year before

A 96% reusable cup salvage and reuse rate in 2025, with waste per person per day falling from 51g in 2023 to 41g in 2025 and recycling and composting rising to 63%

A move to a fully vegetarian and vegan festival menu in 2025, with 48% of post-festival survey respondents supportive of keeping the policy

A no-artist private jet policy, introduced in 2025 to address travel, which accounts for 92% of the festival’s total carbon footprint

Verified offsetting through on:board earth, supporting a regenerative farming carbon removal project in India’s Indo-Gangetic Plains and a cookstove scheme in Togo, alongside a local wildflower meadow, community tree nursery and organic allotment in Collindale, London.

The festival has also built sustainability into how it engages audiences, traders, contractors and artists. A mandatory £1.75 climate levy applies to every ticket, menus carry a traffic light carbon rating system, and reusable bottle awareness among audiences rose by 23% between 2024 and 2025. Under the 1% for the Community scheme, 68% of The Bridge’s artists donated 1% of their fee in 2025, raising £6,597.20 for a fund chosen by public vote among festivalgoers, locals and artists. The festival has also donated nearly £20,000 towards the restoration of Boston Manor Park’s ecology, including wetland and riverside enhancements, and guestlist ticket fees have generated £24,000 for local charities to date.

“When we started this process in 2022, we wanted to show that a festival the size of Junction 2 could be delivered in a genuinely more sustainable way. Three years on, we’ve reached net zero across waste, energy, travel and food. That’s down to a lot of people going well beyond what we asked of them: our suppliers, our core team, and consultants, who kept us honest throughout. It’s been a huge challenge and, beyond the great results we have achieved, it’s made us consider the way in which we deliver events entirely. Being nominated for The Green Tourism & Entertainment Award is brilliant recognition of that collective effort.” Will Harold, Director

Looking ahead, 2026 marks 10 years since the event began as Junction 2. To build on the Beyond Net Zero strategy, The Bridge has set out 10 Commitments for People & Planet, including sourcing 10% of power from renewables, extending its no private jet policy across all six events in AMAAD’s season, moving to 100% reusable serveware, ensuring 40% of food traders are London-based, and serving 100% plant-based food for crew and festivalgoers across every event.