Sustainability

Our goal is to be carbon neutral.

Illuminate Adelaide is committed to a range of sustainability initiatives to ensure our environmental impact is as small as possible, with the goal of being a carbon neutral event:

• Renewable energy first – our installations use renewable energy through a combination of the City of Adelaide’s Carbon Neutral Adelaide program and local carbon offset schemes.

• Paperless tickets across all events.

• Waste-free initiatives at our bars and outdoor events with 100% of bin waste diverted from landfill in 2024 to compostable and recycling solutions.

• Accessible public transport and bike parking at all events.

• The carbon emissions from the burning of materials for the performances of Fire Gardens in 2024 was approximately 62 tonnes of CO2 - these emissions were fully offset by Illuminate Adelaide through the tree planting programs of Greening Australia.

• The use of a new initiative battery cell bank generator at Base Camp this year saved 3500L of diesel over 21 days - a 65% reduction in fuel use compared to running a standard generator full time!

• Bringing your own bottle rather than a single-use bottle is the best choice you can make for the environment. We have collaborated with SA Water to make refill stations available at Illuminate Adelaide events.

Illuminate Adelaide is a Sustainable Tourism Accredited Business.

Image: EDEN by Flora&Fauna Visions, Illuminate Adelaide 2024
Credit: Tyr Liang at Xplorer Studio