{"id":31477,"date":"2026-08-24T19:38:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T17:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/?p=31477"},"modified":"2026-08-24T19:50:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T17:50:01","slug":"a-significant-milestone-for-sani-festival-greeces-first-music-festival-to-achieve-iso-20121-certification-for-sustainable-event-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/en\/a-significant-milestone-for-sani-festival-greeces-first-music-festival-to-achieve-iso-20121-certification-for-sustainable-event-management\/","title":{"rendered":"A significant milestone for Sani Festival: Greece\u2019s first music festival to achieve ISO 20121 certification for sustainable event management"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>For more than three decades, Sani Hill has welcomed some of the greatest names in Greek and international music. With more than 400 concerts and performances, and a loyal audience returning to Halkidiki every summer, Sani Festival has become a defining part of Greece\u2019s summer cultural landscape. This year, it marks another significant milestone, becoming the <strong>first music festival in Greece to achieve ISO 20121 certification for sustainable event management<\/strong>, certified by T\u00dcV AUSTRIA Hellas.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sani I Greece\u2019s First Sustainable Festival\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l1oiVTXxEAg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>ISO 20121<\/strong> certification covers every aspect of the festival\u2019s planning and delivery, from reducing its environmental impact and using resources more responsibly to ensuring accessibility, safety, and sustainable event management.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-31464 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SANI-100-renewable-electricity-through-the-Sami-energy-community.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"927\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SANI-100-renewable-electricity-through-the-Sami-energy-community.webp 624w, https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SANI-100-renewable-electricity-through-the-Sami-energy-community-300x130.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 927px) 100vw, 927px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At Sani Festival, electricity is sourced entirely from renewable energy through the Sani Energy Community and Sani\u2019s solar installations. Sani is also <strong>the first energy-neutral resort in Greece to operate on 100% renewable electricity<\/strong>, with its supply backed by <strong>Guarantees of Origin (GOs)<\/strong>. Guests can move around the festival by electric vehicles, while digital ticketing helps reduce paper use. <strong>Single-use plastics have been eliminated<\/strong>, and water is served in Tetra Pak packaging. These measures are complemented by responsible resource and waste management practices, as well as established procedures for safety and emergency preparedness.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-31473 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sani-digital-ticketing.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"928\" height=\"409\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The ISO certification comes at a time when sustainability is moving beyond individual initiatives towards the <strong>systematic management of large-scale cultural events<\/strong>. For Sani Festival, this means looking not only at the environmental footprint of an individual concert, but at the entire operation behind the festival.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31467 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sani.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"882\" height=\"1325\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With ISO 20121 certification, Sani Festival is now placing these practices within an internationally recognised framework for sustainable event management. <strong>A first for Greece that puts sustainability at the heart of the festival, while preserving what brings thousands of people to Sani Hill every year: music, culture and the unique connection between great artists and their audiences.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>For more info about Sani Festival, visit <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/sani-resort.com\/gr\/%CF%86%CE%B5%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%B2%CE%B1%CE%BB\/sani-festival-2025\"><em>here<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><em>For photos from previous festivals,\u00a0<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31478 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sani-Festival-_-The-Century-of-Mimis-Plessas-SFMP-211_792x528.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"792\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sani-Festival-_-The-Century-of-Mimis-Plessas-SFMP-211_792x528.jpg 792w, https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sani-Festival-_-The-Century-of-Mimis-Plessas-SFMP-211_792x528-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Sani Festival 2024 | The Century of Mimis Plessas<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31481 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SF25-Nouvelle-Vague-263_792x528.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"792\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SF25-Nouvelle-Vague-263_792x528.jpg 792w, https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SF25-Nouvelle-Vague-263_792x528-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Sani Festival 2025 | Nouvelle Vague<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31484 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sani-Festival-_-Andrea-Bocelli-Athena-Andreadis_792x528.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"792\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sani-Festival-_-Andrea-Bocelli-Athena-Andreadis_792x528.jpg 792w, https:\/\/grtraveller.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Sani-Festival-_-Andrea-Bocelli-Athena-Andreadis_792x528-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><i>Sani Festival | Andrea Bocelli &amp; Athena Andreadis\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>#<\/strong><strong>SaniFestival<\/strong><strong> #<\/strong><strong>StarsOnTheHill<\/strong><strong> #<\/strong><strong>OnlyatSani<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 For more than three decades, Sani Hill has welcomed some of the greatest names in Greek and international music. With more than 400 concerts and performances, and a loyal audience returning to Halkidiki every summer, Sani Festival has become a defining part of Greece\u2019s summer cultural landscape. 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