Having delivered sustainability training across the globe for over a decade, A Greener Future (AGF) is bringing together its wealth of accumulated knowledge and experience under a brand-new identity.

Together with industry-based research and UK government-recognised powers to accredit university and professional courses, the not-for-profit company is introducing AGFe – A Greener Future Education.

Dedicated to providing practice-led, research-informed, actionable training and education, AGFe will support the efforts of the events industry to decarbonise and meet the challenges of climate change.

AGF pioneered the first framework and certification scheme for music festivals, calculated the first artist tour carbon footprint, and developed and created the first A Greener Arena certification.

AGF’s industry-leading training and education programmes draw upon this pioneering work, together with 20 years of global experience and knowledge developed through helping events, festivals, arenas, suppliers, and artists to become more sustainable and reduce their environmental impact. To date, AGF has trained over 1,000 participants globally through their assessor training online and in-person courses, with courses hosted by universities across the UK and beyond.

With increasing demand from a range of participants with different work experience and backgrounds, AGF recognises that there is a need for more practice-orientated sustainability training. With this in mind, AGFe will be launching a series of training courses in the coming months.

According to Dr Teresa Moore, the head of AGFe and director of AGF:

“Without skilled and knowledgeable practitioners, decarbonising the sector will be much slower than it should be. We are acutely aware that time is not on our side regarding climate change. AGF has been conscious for some time that there is a sustainability knowledge and skills gap across the cultural and creative sectors, as well as the wider events industry. With a decade of experience of running highly successful professional training programmes, AGF is uniquely placed to address the knowledge and skills gap and help move the dial. A Greener Future Education will provide a focal point for all of our training, education, and research.”

Dr. Teresa Moore
(head of AGFe, director of AGF)

“Over the next year, we will be launching a series of training programmes designed to meet the needs of the sector and to fill the skills gap. It is our mission to help upskill the sector’s workforce, and I’m very excited by the opportunities that AGFe will present over the coming years.”

AGFe will continue to provide in-house and bespoke training for organisations in the UK and internationally having previously worked with the Royal Parks, Manchester City Council, Bristol City Council, The Royal Horticultural Society, Circular Culture Mexico, British Council India and staff teams from Bournemouth Arts University, University of the West of England, and Falmouth University.