Access All AreasA Greener Future (AGF) has revealed the 2025 International AGF Award winners at the Green Events & Innovations Conference.
The 17th edition of the AGF Awards saw two UK festivals triumph; Green Gathering collected the Greener Power Award and the Pied Piper Award went to the Greenbelt Festival.
Hosted by Madame Gandhi and AGF CEO Claire O’Neill, the event celebrates the environmental work of festivals, events, venues, organisations, and individuals from worldwide events over the last 12 months.
Winning festivals and venues were from France, India, Norway, UK, Germany, Switzerland and Hungary. The International Greener Festival Award went to Norway’s Øyafestivalen, which also scooped the Greener Transport Award. AGF said, “Oyafestivalen show love and care for their host inner-city park and their local community, which shines through in all their decisions and actions. In 2024 the festival went meat free and got the highest level of organic food certification available in Norway. Social and environmental sustainability are at Øyafestivalen’s core.”
Upon receiving the award, the festival’s head of sustainability Marie Furseth said, “It’s a massive pleasure, sustainability has been part of the holistic mindset for at least 20 years, probably more. It’s very important and we love what we do. We hope other festivals will follow. Thank you very much.”
This year’s ceremony saw the introduction of the International Greener Arena Award, which was won by Forest Green Rovers FC – the New Lawn. AGF said the venue had shown that sustainability and football can go hand in hand: “From their local community work including Community Cookalongs, Soccer Camps and venue Eco Tours to their organic pitch with no use of pesticides or chemical fertilisers, and of course, their 100% plant based menu for all.”
Full list of 2025 International AGF Award winners:
International Greener Festival Award – Øyafestivalen (NO)
International Greener Arena Award – Forest Green Rovers FC – the New Lawn (UK)
Greener Transport Award (Supported by KB Event) – Øyafestivalen (NO)
Circular Event Award (Supported by Ryans Cleaning) – Echoes of Earth (IN)
Community Action Award – Paléo Festival Nyon (CH)
Greener Catering Award (Supported by Peppermint Events) – We Love Green (FR)
Pied Piper Award – Greenbelt Festival (UK)
Greener Power Award – Green Gathering (UK)
Water & Sanitation Award – Waking Life (PT)
Greener Innovations Award – Green Sziget Passport Games @ Sziget Festival (HU)