Carbon footprints for festivals, events and venues.

For festivals and community events, the agencies that run them and the venues that host them, across Geelong, the Surf Coast and regional Victoria.

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Why this exists

Built to be shared.

An event carbon result may be seen by sponsors, council, funders, clients, venue partners or your audience, so they need to be supported by clear activity data, defined boundaries, relevant emissions factors and documented assumptions.

Event Carbon gives the event a clear CO₂-e record, showing what has been included, what data has been used, what assumptions have been made and how the final footprint has been calculated.

The result is a report and certificate that can support confident communication, whether it goes into a sponsor report, a grant acquittal, a post-event summary or a venue sustainability offer. Run the same assessment each year and you also have a baseline to show progress.

Business routes

Find your route.

Not every event needs the same level of evidence. The right approach depends on the event, the data available and how the final report or certificate will be used.

Festivals & community events

For music, food, sport and cultural events.

For festivals, fun runs, markets, surf and sport events, and community celebrations where sponsors, council, funders or your audience want to see what the event's footprint actually is, rather than just a sustainability page.

Assessment may cover

Audience and crew travel, site power and generators, catering and vendors, accommodation, production, freight, event materials and waste.

Often used for

Sponsor reports, council and grant reporting, post-event summaries, audience communication and a year-on-year baseline.

Typical outputs

Carbon Assessment Report, emissions hotspots, practical reduction ideas for next year, certificate and communication wording.

Event agencies & corporate events

For agencies and the clients they plan for.

For event agencies, conference organisers and in-house teams running conferences, launches, awards and client events. Event Carbon handles the assessment and you keep the client relationship, so you can say yes when a client asks about the carbon footprint of their event.

Assessment may cover

Attendee and team travel, accommodation, venue energy, catering, production, shipping, event materials, supplier activity and waste.

Often used for

Client proposals, sponsor reports, ESG and leadership updates, post-event summaries and responsible public communication.

Typical outputs

Carbon Assessment Report, category breakdown, assumptions record, reduction notes, certificate support and carbon credit options.

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Venues

For venues that host events.

For venues, hotels, wineries, restaurants and private-hire spaces that want to offer a documented carbon footprint and certificate option to every event and wedding they host.

Assessment may cover

Venue energy, catering and drinks, guest travel, accommodation, supplier logistics, event materials and waste.

Often used for

Client proposals, venue partnerships, sustainability-led packages, post-event summaries and premium hosted experiences.

Typical outputs

Event footprint summary, scope and assumption notes, certificate support, carbon credit evidence where credits are retired, and wording for venue or client communication.

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Evidence before claims

For carbon statements that need a clearer record.

Before any supported carbon statement is issued, Event Carbon documents the event boundary, activity data, calculation basis, assumptions, carbon credit options and retirement evidence where carbon credits are used.

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Outputs

Built around the report, not just the certificate.

Each route leads to the same core evidence structure: a clear footprint boundary, documented activity data, calculation basis, carbon assessment report, reduction recommendations, certificate support and carbon credit options. The package level then determines the depth of evidence and review.

Scope and boundary definition
Data collection and evidence review
Carbon Assessment Report
Reduction opportunities
Certificate and communication support
Carbon credit options and retirement evidence where selected

Next step

Start with a free event snapshot.

Share the event name, date, location, rough attendee numbers and how people usually travel there.

Event Carbon will send back a rough footprint estimate within 48 hours, with no obligation. If it is useful, we can then agree the scope, package level and outputs before any work begins.

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Clearer carbon footprints. Better evidence. Statements you can stand behind.