P&J Live in Aberdeen has unveiled details of a new major sustainability campaign which is set to boost the venue’s environment credentials as a part of its commitment to achieving the net zero carbon emissions target by 2050.
Sustainability specialists Positive Planet, the venue’s net zero consultants, have helped P&J Live to measure its 2023 emissions and begin the implementation of a carbon reduction plan to actively reduce the site’s carbo footprint. Initiatives around its energy strategy, transportation, food supply, waste, and marketing are planned to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by half before 2030.
P&J Live has created a strategy which calls on the collective support of staff, clients, delegates, promotors, artists, and the wider community to join forces to minimise the impact of conferencing, events, and live entertainment.
In a further initiative, staff and key stakeholders have made their own personal commitment to help reduce the venue’s carbon emissions by signing a sustainability pledge, which includes mindful activities such as switching off lights when not in use and ensuring waste is disposed of in the correct recycling bins.
Managing Director of P&J Live, Rob Wicks, said: “With everything that was originally designed into the building and wider site, including a low carbon energy centre to power, heat and cool the venue, and anaerobic digestion plant that generates gas from local food and crop waste, as well as our various certifications and initiatives, we are well placed to cater for what artists, event organisers, and delegates need as we improve our combined sustainability performance.”