MISSION STATEMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE 2011 IMF
Green Scene Productions has partnered with the Indie Music Fest as green consultants, to make all attempts to create relevant, sustainable choices in the production of the IMF event, while maintaining the ultimate experience for attendees and setting the standard in greening practices for Southern Nevada's festivals and public events. By working with local vendors and suppliers, partnering with fans, musicians, artists and the community of Las Vegas, we dedicate the IMF to raising green awareness and encouraging attendees to make sustainable life style choices, both during and after the festival!
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FOR YOUR GREEN CONSIDERATION:
1. Our production staff includes a year round Sustainability Coordinator
2. Our standards and expectations are clearly drawn out in the Green Scene Guide book as part of "employee" manual, including festival Purchasing Policies and greening tips for staff.
3. We incorporate the festival's environmental mission statement in ALL sponsorship agreements and vendor contracts.
4. We will provide Green service pod for fans where they can get additional information about green efforts at our events, recycling, composting, etc.
5. Our G-Force volunteer roam the site helping fans with any questions they may have about sustainability. They are trained to be able to communicate to attendees about festival's sustainability work, answer any green related questions.
6. We are committed to enhancing and expanding our sustainability messaging on-site, as a means of continuing to educate fans at the source of the resource they are consuming. Example: At water stations, there will be messages about water, at the generators, there will be messages about fuel consumption, etc.
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCT CONSUMPTION:
1. Concession food served with biodegradable wraps, plates, cups and cutlery manufactured from corn.
2. Bottled water, even when recycled, still generates a lot of pollution and waste. Bottle-Less Water Program: multiple FREE water stations, flowing with fresh, clean drinking water.
3. Porta-Janes are all stocked with recycled toilet paper, bio cleansers made from recycled plastics.
4. Using 100% recycled paper (30% post-consumer) for all of the program and administrative needs.
5. Use of VOC-free paint where possible. Purchase as much recycled paint and hundreds of gallons of mis-tints as possible to use on-site.
6. Whenever possible recycled lumber, FSC lumber, LED lights and CF light bulbs are used on-site
7. (Hard to do in Las Vegas but): we encourage food vendors to source their produce and meat from local farmers
8. Wherever possible in backstage decoration, we use fabric that can be used over and over again, as opposed to one off materials or plastics
9. Recycle or re-use 100% of the all petroleum based products used to decorate around the festival site
10. Source many decoration materials, from carpets to mirrors to furniture, as possible from second hand or used sources as possible. Such as Goodwill or The Salvation Army
11. Leftover food donated to regional food pantries
12. Leftover hardware and supplies donated to Habitat For Humanity or other local purposing projects
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