From: P&J Live – P&J Live Achieves Greener Arena Status
P&J Live, North-East Scotland’s largest live event venue, has achieved A Greener Arena (AGA) certification, bolstering its ongoing commitment to sustainability.
Having demonstrated independently verified green credentials to visitors and stakeholders, P&J Live is now officially recognised alongside just a handful of other arenas in the UK including sister ASM Global venues OVO Arena Wembley and first direct Leeds, as well as The O2 in London and OVO Hydro in Glasgow.
AGA is awarded by A Greener Future (AGF), a not-for-profit organisation which set the world’s first event sustainability standards and has evolved to become a leading authority in sustainability and event management, raising the bar for a more sustainable event ecosystem.
Rob Wicks, Managing Director of P&J Live, said: “We are absolutely delighted to have been awarded this certification – something which we have been working on for some time now. This officially recognises the great strides we’ve been taking on the greener arena and wider sustainability journey, exhibiting a significant engagement with the process of reducing negative environmental and social impacts on the planet and promoting and enhancing positive impacts.
“This certification is the latest step in our mission to achieve Net Zero by 2050 and credit must go to our teams across the business for the contribution they have made to securing this. We are already making leaps in progress, and with the full commitment of the venue’s staff and key stakeholders, we look forward to continuing this journey for years to come.”
P&J Live was credited with demonstrating a passionate drive to deliver a greener arena and a focus on improving practices going forwards.
Charlie Forbes, Certification Coordinator at AGF, said: “The team in Aberdeen has shown a determination to advance sustainability through considered resource use, protection and enhancement of local and wider natural environments, as well as positive social and community engagement.
“Everyone at AGF is very grateful for the efforts and achievements of arenas striving for AGA certification and we would like to thank P&J Live wholeheartedly for their efforts and actions to make the global live event industry greener.”
For more information on P&J Live’s sustainability journey, please visit : www.pandjlive.com/about/sustainability
