P&J Live launches carbon reduction plan to support 2050 net zero target

The venue is aiming to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 through a multi-faceted sustainability strategy which calls for support from staff, clients, delegates, promoters, artists and the wider community.

Having recently commissioned sustainability specialists Positive Planet to act as the venue’s net zero consultants, P&J Live has been able to measure its 2023 emissions and has started the implementation of a carbon reduction plan to actively reduce the site’s carbon footprint.

Several complementary sustainability initiatives around its energy strategy, transportation, food supply, waste and marketing will further help the venue to halve greenhouse gas emissions before 2030.

Rob Wicks, managing director of P&J Live, said: “From conferences to live entertainment, the industry is seeing increased demand for sustainable buildings and sustainable venue practices, with artists such as Coldplay and Billie Eilish actively pushing towards fully sustainable tours.

“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, an anaerobic digestion plant that generates gas from local food and crop waste, as well as our various certifications and initiatives, I feel we are well placed to cater for what artists, event organisers and delegates need as we improve our combined sustainability performance — I like to call it our superpower!

“There is still a lot of work to be done, but by measuring our carbon emissions we have a clear benchmark to work from as we commence our carbon reduction plans.

“It’s also been most encouraging to see the support from the team internally and we work towards consolidating all our green initiatives into a set of meaningful goals and our own in-house pledge.”

In a further initiative, staff and key stakeholders have made their own personal commitment to help reduce the venue’s carbon emissions by today 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.