France/Sustainable development. Awards for committed festivals

On Friday, May 12, 2023 in Rennes, the collective of festivals presented awards to encourage innovative initiatives and good practices to be duplicated.

Ecological transition, zero waste, cooperation, short circuits, accessibility... Friday, May 12, 2023, in Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine) the collective of festivals distributed bravos" to festivals of Brittany and Pays de la Loire, for their remarkable approach in sustainable development.

Les Trans Musicales, Poupet...

Among the winners, the Trans Musicales festival, for its global and innovative approach, started in 2005, when it moved from the city center to the periphery; the Poupet festival, for its innovative approach, started in 2005, when it moved from the city center to the periphery; the Poupet festival, for its innovative approachThe Poupet festival in the Vendée, which is hunting down plastic and has succeeded in avoiding more than 62,000 plastic bottles by 2022. The prize for cooperation went to the Mayenne festival collective, which has some 20 members who share equipment in a small 20^m3 truck that goes from festival to festival.

Short circuits

For short circuits, I'm from Rennes is the winner, "we work with local breweries, 95% of our food purchases are local. Our festival is dedicated to local talent. The artists' instruments, invited to use soft transport to come to the festival, are transported by bicycle trailer" explains Céd Bouchu, programmer. In terms of accessibility, Au Foin de la rue in Saint-Denis-de-Gastines (53) has been rewarded. It was the first to equip itself with vibrating vests (SubPacs) for deaf people.

Source: www.ouest-france.fr/