Opera House goes green for Vivid LIVE
The Sydney Opera House will be carbon neutral for the 10 nights of Vivid LIVE, as part of Vivid Sydney, through a number of green initiatives that will reduce the environmental impact of the annual music and light festival to be held between 22 May and 8 June.
The Opera House will reduce its carbon footprint by powering all its events, including the iconic Lighting of the Sails, with green power from accredited renewable sources.
Re-usable water bottles will be handed out to the 200 artists and crew members for the festival, which organisers estimate will save up to 6000 plastic water bottles.
“Whether you’re coming down to enjoy the incredible Lighting the Sails projections or taking a front row seat at a show, it’s great that patrons and festival-goers will know that Vivid LIVE is being powered entirely by renewable energy,” said Naomi Martin, the Sydney Opera House manager for environmental sustainability.
Surplus food from the events and artist catering will also be donated to the food-rescue charity OzHarvest. And by simply switching to electronic marketing where possible, organisers hope to reduce the need for printed materials.
“This is our greenest year yet, and the first time our team has successfully made Vivid LIVE fully carbon neutral, but it’s just the beginning,” said Martin.
“This is a commitment we will build on as we continue to set a new standard in sustainability.”
Alongside these initiatives, the Opera House has also committed to tracking and offsetting all remaining carbon emissions, including flights for performers as well as all other artist transport, catering, hotel accommodation, waste and paper.
A total of 1000 tonnes of carbon dioxide are expected to be offset during the event - equivalent to the average annual emissions of 92 Australian households. All carbon calculations and offsetting will be externally verified and reported via the Vivid LIVE website in line with National Carbon Offset Standard requirements.
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