Environmental Responsibility

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We at Maraworld are convinced that the responsibilities of major entertainment and cultural event promoters go above and beyond the design of contents, organisation, production and communication.

It is of vital importance to develop and promote sustainable management to minimise our impact on the environment and respect our natural surroundings.

With this objective in mind, FIB promotes its Limpio y Verde initiative, which has been underway for several years now and features specific programmes of key importance, such as recycling, the responsible consumption of water, and compensation for CO2 emissions.

In 2011 FIB will continue to define and promote its ‘Limpio y Verde’ initiative with the aim of increasing awareness among the parties involved in undertaking the Festival. The key elements to the programme, which are listed below, have born their first fruits two-fold: on the one hand, FIB 08, 09 and 10 were cleaner and more respectful with the environment in which it takes place. On the other hand, Yourope (The European Festival Association) was swift to recognise the effort made by the Festival organisation to increase its degree of environmental responsibility when it conferred the Festival with the ‘Green’N’Clean Award’ – a prize which distinguishes those festivals which are environmentally-friendly and which promote initiatives and measures to protect natural resources – and in this way counteract the negative impact that festivals tend to have on their immediate area of influence.

LIMPIO Y VERDE PROJECT

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FIB has set, as one of its key sort to mid-term objectives, the aim of reducing its impact on the environment by setting up a programme which will make the Festival more environmentally-friendly, with a sustainable administration which will give the same weight to financial, logistical and environmental issues. To this end, it has set up a project of interlinked actions which integrates the following initiatives:

Compensation for CO2 Emissions: FIB’s goal for the 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 editions is to plant over 2,000 trees, which will represent the creation of an authentic Fiber forest and help to compensate for the CO2 emissions generated by the Festival itself.

Sustainable Shopping: FIB consumes goods for the Organisation and Festival services in a sustainable way, using recycled and recyclable materials, as well as various fair trade products.

Recycling Waste: As well as implementing a system for separating, collecting and eliminating waste via different recipients for glass, plastic and paper.

Mobility: As well as counting on the collaboration of the traffic authorities to ensure that the Festival has a minimum impact on communications in Benicàssim itself, FIB has developed a number of programmes to encourage organised and shared travel, there is also the possibility of bicycle hire for festival-goers, as well as putting in place different collective transport services for the public, between Valencia and Benicàssim airport and at various points throughout the town. Finally, the Festival also has access facilities for handicapped people.

Responsable Use of Water: FIB use devices to regulate the use of water in all of the Festival’s installations besides using environmentally friendly cleaning products.

Protection against Acoustic Contamination: We promote acoustic protection among the public via information.

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