Ninja Tune have unveiled plans to become carbon negative.
The independent stalwarts have committed themselves to the new aim, moving from carbon neutral to enact carbon negativity measures.
It comes as the music industry looks again at sustainability efforts, with Music Declares Emergency’s Turn Up The Volume week launching today (April 18th).
Music Week hosts a special report on the label groups endeavours, with Beggars Group and Ninja Tune fulfilling their role as ounder members of IMPALA’s Sustainability Programme.
Beggars - 4AD, Matador, Rough Trade, XL and the recently re-named Young - have drawn up a new operations strategy, hiring Will Hutton as their first head of sustainability.
Music Business Worldwide
April 19, 2021
The following MBW op/ed comes from Mike Smith, Global President of Downtown Music Publishing. Here, Smith introduces EarthPercent, a new music industry-affiliated charity founded by Brian Eno that is asking music-related companies to donate a small percentage of their annual income, which will then be directed to the “most impactful organizations dealing with climate change”
In my time in music, I’ve been lucky enough to work with a host of artists who share one crucial thing in common; their art reflects, comments, and critiques the world around them. As a believer in the power of music to change the world, it’s no surprise that I have been repeatedly drawn to such artists.
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