SpotiFEST: the last word playlist for Spotifiers for the summer time. This yr it was the identical, however greener. At Spotify, the CommunityX group are targeted on creating moments of neighborhood and connection all year long, and our mid-year celebration, SpotiFEST, is a cornerstone of this. To say that I couldn’t be extra pleased with the CommunityX group at Spotify for pulling off one more collection of epic occasions and in addition making them sustainable celebrations, is an understatement.
Our work is a very world affair. It’s about celebrating the Spotify app, our playlists, our creators and most of all: our individuals. The Spotifiers themselves, and the work every particular person does on a day-to-day foundation, are what makes Spotify an excellent place to work. That’s why we make sure that to create the time and house for everybody to return collectively, join and have fun. We concentrate on creating the appropriate environment for our viewers to be at liberty to be within the second completely and totally submerge themselves within the expertise created. Top that up with moments of constructing connections, neighborhood and it units the stage for magical moments to be imprinted of their Spotify reminiscence banks.
This yr, we now have one other achievement to have fun. At our flagship occasion in Stockholm, we additionally, very consciously, targeted on sustainability. And we’re proud to have been granted the Greentime Sustainable Event certification.
Sustainability In Employer Branding
Visibly demonstrating function by way of sustainability actions is one other extraordinarily highly effective strategy to join our staff’ private values to the corporate’s cultural values. Many staff search for affirmation that they’ve joined an organization which respects its duties and can observe by way of on its guarantees. Therefore, an organisation’s sustainability technique and subsequent actions are a significant deciding issue when selecting to affix an organization, and even to stick with an employer.
Spotify is considered one of many organisations which have dedicated to reaching net-zero greenhouse fuel (GHG) emissions by 2030. To obtain this, we have to take a look at all components of our enterprise, together with our CommunityX occasions. We adopted Greentime’s planning software throughout the manufacturing of SpotiFEST Stockholm and selected to focus on enhancements to the areas the place we might have the most important affect. Therefore, we made adjustments within the occasion manufacturing and on the occasion itself, which decreased our carbon emissions and inspired social change.
Sustainable Event Production
Here are the areas we zoomed in on:
Location & Venue
To have the appropriate situations for producing a sustainable occasion we selected a location that has event-infrastructure reminiscent of electrical energy, water, wi-fi, toilettes, climate proofing and so forth. prepared to make use of. To begin from this foundation as an alternative of constructing every part up from scratch on a discipline makes a big impact each from an ecological, financial, and social perspective.
Travel & Transports
The occasion web site we selected was accessible with public transportation, which lowered our CO2 emissions in addition to saving time and cash for our Spotifiers. Making this venue and placement selection additionally minimised the necessity for transport for catering since many of the meals might come from native eating places within the space.
Food, Beverage & Packaging
To decrease the CO2 emissions, greater than half of the meals was vegetarian/vegan and served by native restaurant companions. We prioritise native, natural and fairtrade meals.
In protecting with our Substance Awareness & Support Program, we continued our method to CommunityX occasions not centred round alcohol, extending the Spotify office setting in a special location, with the take care of our staff’ psychological wellbeing. Therefore, we ensured that there was a broad choice of non-alcoholic drinks and that the environment was centred round creativity and inspiration.
All meals and drinks had been served in reusable or recyclable, non-plastic, packaging.
Safety & Security
Ensuring that every one our staff can really feel protected of their administrative center (and related areas) is paramount to being a socially sustainable employer. Therefore, we continued to offer consideration to the private security of our staff, suppliers and performers. We had an intensive security-plan for the occasion and had a number of conferences and on-site visits to verify we had the right fencing, guards, emergency exits, first assist and so forth in place. We labored with probably the most skilled safety firm within the trade to verify all company and workers had been protected throughout the occasion.
Diversity & Inclusion
The stage and exercise program was proactively deliberate from a variety perspective. We hosted a broad providing with every part from world-class music acts from totally different genres, to inclusive and artistic visitor actions. We additionally had a separate space inside the occasion web site that provided our staff a extra chilled setting, giving them the chance to loosen up and replicate.
Accessibility
It’s necessary to us that every one of our staff really feel valued, revered and included in each occasion we organise. We guarantee accessible routes to all the occasion areas, and viewing platforms to make sure everybody can see the phases, and we make adjustments and variations that cater for invisible disabilities too. For instance, we made certain graphics and signage had background hues and excessive color distinction for visibility, and we included a web site map with the occasion structure, making it simpler for attendees who wanted additional help to know the place they might discover it. In addition, our pre-event communications included a possibility for Spotifers to flag if they’d any extra wants we must always take into account, which helped us to arrange the occasion manufacturing in a method that suited everybody’s wants.
Design & Décor
The mainstage was branded with digital content material on an LED display screen to minimise manufacturing of bodily supplies. We constructed up the occasion space with as a lot rental and reusable décor and design components as attainable, and we used completely no single-use plastic. The decors which can be customized made for the occasion will probably be reused at different Spotify occasions or recycled.
Cleaning and waste administration
We minimised waste from the occasion and any waste that might not be completely eradicated was collected and sorted in a minimal of three totally different fractions. All bottles and drinks had been recycled and all cleansing merchandise had been eco-certified.
We’re grateful to Greentime for serving to us discover alternatives to make our occasion extra sustainable. We had sustainable approaches in place for a lot of the above beforehand, nevertheless, following a guidelines and aiming for an official certification allowed us to seek out new areas to make enhancements. After the success of this extra sustainable occasion in Stockholm, we’ll be rolling out this extra thorough method to occasions in our two most important hub occasions in SpotiFEST New York and SpotiFEST London, subsequent yr. In addition, we’ll share checklists with our smaller places of work to assist information them on the issues they will do to make their occasions extra sustainable.
We know that one occasion is not going to change the world, however many cumulative small adjustments add as much as a significant affect – we attempt for this affect as a collective. If you might be additionally aiming to achieve web zero emissions, we advocate discovering an method that can assist you cross the ‘t’s and dot the ‘i’s along with your totally different initiatives. And it’s actually a win-win when you concentrate on the affect this has on the world, and in addition your employer model. We can all do extra – and the planet, our companies and our staff will thank us for it.
