SUSTAINABILITY
At Brockwell Live, we’re committed to protecting and preserving Brockwell Park, ensuring it remains a thriving green space for the community and local wildlife. We continuously review and improve our environmental impact, with a focus on reducing carbon emissions, waste, and water use while preserving the beauty of Brockwell Park.
Our initiatives include increasing the use of cleaner energy, promoting public transport and cycling, reducing food waste, and ensuring all serveware is compostable. In 2024, 78% of our audience travelled sustainably, and nearly half of the food offerings were plant-based - important measures in our ongoing efforts to reduce our environmental impact. We’re setting ambitious goals to cut emissions, improve recycling rates, and expand our use of hybrid battery units, solar power, and LED lighting to further reduce reliance on generators. By working together with our festival community, we’re creating a greener future for Brockwell Park
By making thoughtful choices, we can deliver an amazing festival experience while protecting Brockwell Park for years to come
PROTECTION OF BROCKWELL PARK
The event organisers aim to protect Brockwell Park as much as possible. We use over 11,000m2 of temporary roadways and walkways in order to help minimise the impact to the grass within the park.
Brockwell Live works with park stakeholders including the Lambeth Landscapes team, the Parks and Sports Development Officer and the Arboricultural Officer to understand our impact on trees, wildlife, and biodiversity. Our plans include designing the site in such a way as to limit impact on the flora and fauna of the park, monitoring noise, limiting working hours, and tracking ground conditions throughout our time on site.
Once the event period is complete on June 16th, no further major commercial events will take place in Brockwell Park. All public spaces will be cleaned and returned to the best possible standard by the event organisers and any ground repairs will be led by London Borough of Lambeth. A handover is undertaken between Lambeth Landscapes team, the Parks and Development teams, Lambeth Council, and the Brockwell Live team at this point. The cost of cleanup and reinstatement of park grounds following adverse weather will be funded by the event organisers.
Brockwell Live works closely with the Lambeth trees team and Parks officers in order to protect the trees within the footprint and outside of it. This includes designing the site to ensure nothing falls within the tree line, and using ballast where we are situated close to root structures. The Lambeth trees team are involved in all stages of the planning and site design, and have sign-off of all areas of the site before the construction begins. Brockwell Live has no involvement in the management of dead or dying trees within the park. More information on this can be found here.
For further information on park repairs, please contact: events@lambeth.gov.uk