{"id":221450,"date":"2022-09-26T15:20:11","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T13:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c2c.ngo\/c2c-sounds-on-the-tempelhofer-feld\/"},"modified":"2022-10-06T11:38:48","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T09:38:48","slug":"c2c-sounds-on-the-tempelhofer-feld","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c2c.ngo\/en\/c2c-sounds-on-the-tempelhofer-feld\/","title":{"rendered":"C2C sounds on the Tempelhofer Feld"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Die \u00c4rzte and Die Toten Hosen provided four concerts in August 2022 at Tempelhof Airport in Berlin for a laboratory<\/a>. Together with our co-project initiators KKT GmbH – Kikis Kleiner Tourneeservice, Loft Concerts GmbH and Side by Side Eventsupport GmbH, we have implemented and tested products, processes and innovations that are as climate- and resource-positive as possible and tested their scalability. A brief review of our largest transformation project to date. <\/b><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Amidst a sea of predominantly black clothing, they walked around, the ambassadors of C2C NGO, in light blue and brown t-shirts. With “QR codes tattooed on their backs,” as Die \u00c4rzte singer Farin Urlaub called it. Who said “thank you” when someone threw a paper plate, napkin or French fries fork into the (apparently correct) garbage can. At first, this caused some confusion, as it rarely happens that someone thanks you for such a supposedly simple action. But quickly the confusion was resolved. The C2C ambassadors ensured that “garbage” does not remain garbage, but can become nutrients through proper separation. The comprehensive nutrient concept was part of the Labor Tempelhof project, for which Die \u00c4rzte and Die Toten Hosen provided the project initiators Cradle to Cradle NGO, KKT – Kikis kleiner Tourneeservice, Loft Concerts and SBS Eventsupport with four concerts in August 2022 at Tempelhof Airport in Berlin. <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Why?<\/b><\/p>\n

But why all this? Climate change, waste of resources, microplastics in the oceans, etc… All reasons to take a look at the status quo and perceive opportunities for improvement. Our current linear mode of action and production follows the principle of “take – make – waste”. The problems associated with this are also evident in the event sector. Culture is what makes us human, we develop as humanity through it. But major events consume immense resources, much of which is left behind as waste. This harms people and the environment. One ray of hope is the growing political awareness for a socio-economic transformation. And that’s where Labor Tempelhof comes in. <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Laboratory Tempelhof<\/b><\/p>\n

The Tempelhof laboratory is intended to show what is already possible today according to Cradle to Cradle. And there is hardly a better testing ground for this than a major concert where 60,000 people come together. Because these people have to travel there, they eat and drink there, they go to the restroom, and they buy merch – all areas where attempts have been made to implement C2C innovations as much as possible. The project was explicitly intended as a laboratory, as it was already clear in advance that ideal C2C solutions would not be implementable everywhere. As is still the case in today’s economy and society. Many innovations tested were readily implementable on a small scale, but not scalable. The reasons for this provided the project initiators with important insights into what framework conditions are still missing for a true circular economy based on C2C. Part of the project is therefore two publications that are intended to change this: In a guidebook for the event industry, the results of the impact measurement of all measures will be published in November. Digital and multilingual, as a blueprint for event organizers, inviting them to share, imitate and improve. Meanwhile, the report<\/a>, which has already been published, is aimed at policymakers and industry and provides recommendations for action to create the right framework conditions for a genuine circular economy based on C2C. <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Show what is possible<\/strong><\/p>\n

Levers to fundamentally change our linear way of doing business are offered enough by a large-scale concert. In total, we were able to implement around 40 so-called cases, which show the areas in which C2C solutions are already in place at events. Where C2C innovations could not be implemented for technical or financial reasons, C2C-inspired or ecological alternatives were used wherever possible. This was to make sure that everything would be as cradle as possible. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Cases you may have experienced directly as a visitor or seen on our social media channels included the predominantly plant-based food options, the dry toilets, or the Doctors and Pants merch t-shirts made according to C2C. The cases resulted from the areas that are relevant for production at a large event. The clusters include Catering & Gastro, Printing, Energy, Logistics & Mobility, Nutrient Logistics, Production & Infrastructure, Sanitation, Social Aspects, Textile and Water. <\/span><\/p>\n

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We can already put some of the results of these measures into figures today. For example, we have been able to use 100% green electricity via fixed power. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time in Germany that this has been achieved for a concert of this size at Labor Tempelhof. By fixed power, we were able to run sound and sound on the stage, as well as all the food and beverage stands. As a result, and by running the emergency generators on HVO fuel made from hydrogenated vegetable oil instead of conventional diesel, a total of about 1,000 t of C02 could be saved. <\/span><\/p>\n

We were able to save about 51% water across all concerts compared to a traditional event. This was mainly related to the supply chains of C2C and sustainable products that were used. For example, a big lever for water conservation was the predominantly vegan\/vegetarian food options. <\/span><\/p>\n

From 88% of all toilets in the field, we have ensured the circulation of nutrients. Solids from toilets are processed into humus and urine into phosphorus. Both can be used either regularly, or as part of research projects as fertilizer for regenerative agriculture. <\/span><\/p>\n

About 85% of visitors traveled by public transportation, on foot, or by bicycle. In comparison, studies show that around 55% of visitors to similar events travel by car. Thus, travel is usually the largest emitter of greenhouse gases. <\/span><\/p>\n

Crew and bands were provided with 100% vegetarian-vegan food. The target for viewers was 70% vegetarian-vegan offerings; 60% were ultimately implemented. On average, the vegetarian-vegan diet consumes 50% less water, as well as 40% less CO\u2082 in the cultivation of plants compared to animal husbandry. <\/span><\/p>\n

Another common area at events is textiles. At the Tempelhof laboratory, a total of 16,800 T-shirts were produced for Die \u00c4rzte and Die Toten Hosen according to C2C criteria. The production process produced around 70% fewer CO\u2082 emissions than conventional shirts. They are also fully recyclable and compostable, from fabric to ink. <\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to the fully implemented cases, we were also able to initiate many other projects, such as the production of a French fry fork made from a compostable plastic alternative. There was no longer enough time to scale the fork to hundreds of thousands. But the project will continue and we hope that the french fry forks will be part of the basic equipment of catering stands in the next festival season at the latest. <\/span><\/p>\n

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You can find a deeper insight into the respective cases and a list of all implementation partners on our project website<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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