Sustainability
PRINTING
Season Brochures
After carrying out extensive research, we have teamed up with iSupply as they are committed to providing eco-friendly printing solutions that meet the highest standards of sustainability. After months of hard work and investment in equipment and processes, iSupply have just become the first certified
Concert Programmes
You will notice that our concert programmes are now printed on lighter paper than previously done. We have consciously decided not to opt for digital programmes delivered to your phones as we believe this dilutes your experience, We therefore will be giving you printed versions on the most sustainable medium possible.
Banners
All our banners are 80% plastic free and we deliberately design them to be reusable.
Newsletters
We have reduced the number of printed newsletters, opting instead to spread our news via an electronic newsletter delivered by email.
Posters
We have carefully evaluated our poster runs and have reduced the amount of posters to fewer but more strategic locations. Again, these are printed on lighter paper.
OFFICE EQUIPMENT
Reuse! As we are in the fortunate position of collaborating with fantastic graphic designers and sound and video editors, we recognise that there is no need for us to have the most powerful machines at our fingertips. We have taken the decision to make it our policy to opt for refurbished laptops and mobile phones when it comes to renewing our hardware.
ORCHIDS IN RESIDENCE
Have you noticed our beautiful orchids? For many years Music for Galway had the good fortune to work with Madden's Florists, who fashioned the most beautiful flower arrangements that graced so many MfG concerts. Madden's Florists are no longer trading, and we have taken this moment to switch away from cut flowers to these orchids that we are minding from one concert to the next in line with our sustainability policy. We have invested in a beautiful locally crafted basket and look forward to bringing them on stage again and again!
SONGS OF TRAVEL - SLOW TRAVEL
Putting into practice what has been learned through our Creative Europe project Songs of Travel (SOT), MfG has made sustainable travel a policy.
We always use public transport when travelling to meetings and offer all of our artists the opportunity to travel slow to perform in our concerts. In Ireland where public transport is available, we only cover travel costs for public transport.
Irish Citylink is our special travel partner.
Anna travelling slow to attend the Piano Biennale in Arnhem, The Netherlands, March 2025.
