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Environment

BOOM ECO PARADIGM

We are dedicated to actively regenerating the Earth

At Boom, we want to leave the land better than we found it.

Boomland is a year-round regeneration project, and the vital regenerative work we do here takes place long before and after the last guests have left Boom.

Ecological consciousness is baked into who we are. Day in, day out, we are dedicated to actively regenerating the Earth. We've been doing it at Boomland since we first arrived here back in 2010.

As with all human endeavours, Boom acknowledges its impact on both the natural world and the social environment, and we are committed to being accountable for it.

Boom has won a number of awards recognising our environmental work, most recently the Water & Sanitation Award and the Greener Festival 2025 – Outstanding Award at the International A Greener Future (AGF) Awards in 2026.

But above all, it's the collective energy of you Boomers in your thousands who help spread the message and keep our environmental work evolving.

Our environmental programme is built upon the following principles:

  • Regenerative Impact: we see Boom as a catalyst for positive change, striving to leave the land healthier and more resilient by the end of the festival.

  • Nature as Our Guide: we are committed to adapting our practices to harmonize with the natural environment, rather than forcing nature to adapt to us.

  • Holistic Environmental Approach: we have developed a custom environmental framework that permeates every level of our production, aiming to create meaningful change on local, regional and global scales.

  • Respect and Compliance: we adhere strictly to all legal regulations and environmental standards, ensuring our practices align with the highest principles of ecological stewardship.

  • Transparent Communication: we document, implement and communicate all our environmental initiatives clearly and transparently, ensuring that the Boom Team and Boomers are fully informed and engaged in our efforts.

  • Environmental Awareness: throughout the festival, our Eco Team and Eco Guardians work tirelessly to cultivate respect for Nature among Boomers. We also offer lectures and workshops that delve into the importance of ecological regeneration and sustainable living.

Together, we can harness the power of community and creativity to protect, restore and regenerate the Earth. Explore more insights below to see how you can be part of this vital mission.

INSIGHTS

Our environmental regeneration programme is based on a hands-on paradigm, which generates different levels of intervention through continuous evaluation, adaptation and trial and error.

We intervene in the following 12 dimensions:

 

Boom's Environmental Program is not sponsored. It is a fully independent strategy, financed by ticket sales and developed by the Boom Festival in partnership with several organisations.

Its success depends upon the contribution of countless volunteers and upon all the Boomers who have fully integrated Boom's ethos into their lives. Boom's firm and pioneering commitment to be an environmentally conscious event has been recognised by a number of awards:

  • Outstanding Greener Festival Award 2025, 2023, 2018, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2010 and 2008

  • International Greener Festival 2025, 2023 and 2022 - Water & Sanitation
  • European Festival Award - Green Operations Award 2023

  • National Tourism Award - Sustainable Tourism category 2023

  • A Greener Festival Award 2022 - Highly Commended
  • International Greener Festival - Greener Creative Award 2018

  • European Festival Award 2010 - Green’n’Clean Festival of the Year

  • European Festival Award 2012 - Shortlisted as one of the three greenest festivals of the year

  • European Festival Award 2014 - Nominated as one of the most environmentally friendly events of the year

  • Green Inspiration Award 2012

  • Member of the United Nations Music & Environment Stakeholder Initiative

You can play a role in this environmental experience by taking care of your rubbish, looking after the land around you and by helping to keep all our organic systems in place. 

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