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5 Things We Learned at 2025 Music Sustainability Summit: From Greener Merch to a K-Pop Eco Push
The Music Sustainability Summit is recapped, with highlights including Chappell Roan merch, K-pop waste and more topics covered at the conference.
The discussion cited the example of moving gear for a tour from China to Europe, with Curbishley noting that while flying these materials is obviously more time-efficient, it creates 2.5 times more emissions than shipping by ocean freighter. Distler emphasized that artists are crucial in terms of creating change at venues, citing Jack Johnson as an example of an act who said he’d only play AEG’s Cali Vibes festival if certain sustainability measures were enacted. This includes the eradication of greenwashing in brand deals, the transition to 100% renewable energy for South Korean DSPs and the discontinuation of marketing campaigns that encourage fans to buy many copies of the same album in order to collect the merch inside, given how much waste this practice generates.
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