Green Events
Organising sustainable events
Initiative phase: Well established and running"Green Events" was developed to reduce the ecological footprint of events organised in Luxembourg and thus promote environmentally friendly events by informing, sensitising and supporting organisers who want to approach their events in a more environmentally conscious way.
Name of Organization
- Oekozenter Pafendall
- oekozenter@oeko.lu
- www.oekozenter.lu
- www.greenevents.lu
Address & geo
- Oekozenter Pafendall
- 6, rue Vauban
- 2663 Luxembourg
Contact person
- Kristina Hondrila
- kristina.hondrila@oeko.lu
- 439030-47
Participation opportunities
Engaged citizen Full time volunteers Part time volunteersInstitution type/carrier
Non-profit organisation
Institution-Name
Oekozenter Pafendall
How is your initiative financed?
"Green Events" is funded by the Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Biodiversity
Are there any additional partners or funders connected to your initiative?
- The Oekozenter Pafendall ASBL and SuperDrecksKëscht are jointly responsible for coordinating the project and advising the organisers
Participation opportunities
What’s needed
Engaged citizen Full time volunteers Part time volunteersObjectives
Sustainable events with a low negative impact on the environment, people and climate
Impact
Waste avoidance, energy savings, drinking water protection, strengthening organic and regional agriculture, awareness-raising
Target audience
Organisers of local events, celebrations and festivals (including cultural and sporting events)
Challenges and learning successes
Successful conversion of events to reusable packaging, contribution to demand for organic and regional products
The initiative information was originally written in German