Substainabilabubu

So emissions reduction is one of 7 frameworks in YG’s plan for sustainable concerts which, according this this survey, 60% of Blinks are in agreement with:

Take that AKKADEMYs and Teumes!

Haha. Ok, on to serious business.  As an investigative reporter Blink here is my experience at Deadline for each Framework: 

01 GHG EMISSIONS MANAGEMENT





 "YOUR GREEN STEP" booth to calculate audience travel (identified as the biggest emitter of emissions).

Confirmed.  I saw one booth.  

02 IMPROVING CONCERT ACCESSIBILITY

Um.  I didn’t see anything specifically about this but we did get stuck trying to get in the turnstile rotating entrance doors so a lady let me in using the disabled entrance and that was flawless.  So, confirmed? 


03 FAN ENGAGEMENT

 

Confirmed.  

04 EMBRACING POSITIVE AND RESPECTFUL CONTENT



So I guess it's positive and respectful if you put on stockings and cover your legs?  Lisa’s Labubu outfit’s boots cover half the bottom part and maybe she’s wearing sheer stockings? 



Confirmedish? 

05 VENUE SAFETY MANAGEMENT



I actually wanted to leave the concert early because I know the nightmare it is getting onto public transport with the crowds but this was met with a lot of resistance so we stayed till the end.  I was pleasantly surprised because there were authorities there to stop everyone from cramming onto the metro.  

Confirmed. 

06 REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF CONCERTS

Can’t say I saw anything but apparently in Seoul there was Blackpink paper pack bottled water that lowers the environmental burden. I wish I had, it would have been a lot cheaper than the 50£ t-shirts.  



Cost: 2,000 KRW (1£)

Unconfirmed (in London).

07 SUSTAINABLE CONCERT GOVERNANCE

I guess they started in 2023 Bornpink and they want to fully implement its sustainable concert framework by 2030.  Deadline is 2025 and I didn’t see any real slacking between the Bornpink pictures and Deadline so confirmed for now?

Conclusion:

01 GHG EMISSIONS MANAGEMENT - Since audience travel was identified as 95.8% of emissions this is the fan’s responsibility?

02 IMPROVING CONCERT ACCESSIBILITY - Venue’s responsibility?

03 FAN ENGAGEMENT - The cost of screens included in the price of the ticket?

04 EMBRACING POSITIVE AND RESPECTFUL CONTENT - The costs of tights probably also included in the ticket? 

05 VENUE SAFETY MANAGEMENT -  Venue’s responsibility/Local government?

07 SUSTAINABLE CONCERT GOVERNANCE (for YG) - YG.

So yeah, YG does what it does best (marketing) and ultimately the consumer fronts the bill.



Does this make me feel better about the price of the ticket?  It does not.  

Bonus:  When Spice Girls played in Wembley in 1998 the cost of a ticket was 18£. And yes there were big screens.