We Are Legend

We are the generation that will change the world; we are the first step toward a better future. We understand that great power brings great responsibility, and we dedicate part of our energy and influence to establishing sustainability and justice as pillars of our society and of our relationship with the planet.

The Sitges Festival is committed to sustainability and bases its strategy on three main areas of action:

Environmental Commitment (#sustainable)
Social and Territorial Commitment (#inclusive)
Governance, Strategic Management and Communication (#committed)

ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENT

1. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Protection: We ensure the protection of ecosystems affected by the festival, preventing waste from falling into the sea and limiting acoustic and light pollution in the King Kong Area, and promoting awareness‑raising activities for the protection of native fauna and flora.
2. Sustainable Mobility:
   • We promote the use of public transportation with the “Fantastic Train” initiative and strengthen the bus line between the train station and the Melià Hotel.
   • We minimize guest travel by promoting sustainable options when booking their trip, and we choose hotels close to the venues to reduce travel distances.
   • The Festival has a fleet of hybrid vehicles for transfers.
3. Energy Efficiency: We encourage energy efficiency measures at the Festival venues and with the partners of the gastronomic spaces in the King Kong Area, as a requirement for collaborating with the Sitges Film Festival, as well as promoting energy savings in partner spaces.
4. Waste Management and Carbon Footprint:
   • We prevent waste generation through a system of reusable and returnable cups.
   • We require gastronomic establishments in the King Kong Area to use sustainable tableware and cutlery.
   • We promote selective collection through integrated planning and management.
   • We calculate the carbon footprint arising from the Festival’s direct and indirect activities (scope one, scope two and scope three).
5. Reusable Materials:
   • We prioritize the use of rental infrastructure and materials.
   • We reuse decorations and signage from previous editions to give longer life to the materials.
   • The Vintage Shop distributes communication materials from previous editions (bags, catalogues, posters, etc.), and the proceeds go to projects that offset the Festival’s emissions.
6. Sustainable Food: We promote the availability of healthy food options, low environmental impact and zero‑kilometre in the menus of gastronomic spaces in the King Kong Area and the Festival Village.

SOCIAL AND TERRITORIAL COMMITMENT

7. Relationship with the local community: We promote the participation of local neighbours during and beyond the Festival, with initiatives such as the Children’s Scavenger Hunt, Outdoor Cinema in Plaça Catalunya, the Fantàstic Kids Exhibition and the summer programme at the Port of Aiguadolç and at the Sitges Museum.
8. Inclusion and Accessibility:
   • This year we begin an accessibility plan through collaboration with the organisation ECOM, to establish a series of short‑, medium‑ and long‑term actions that improve the Festival’s compliance with accessibility regulations.
   • We foster synergies with social and educational projects, such as co‑organising the Charity Gala with the Red Cross, using the theme of a film to support marginalised groups.
   • We open a form where accessibility needs for activities and sessions of the Festival can be specified.
   • We reinforce signage and social media communication about the physical and sensory accessibility measures.
9. Gender Equity:
   • With the WomanInFan initiative, we encourage female talent in fantastic cinema through scholarships, recovering the memory of the pioneers and highlighting the presence of female artists and professionals in our programme.
   • We strive for a festival free from gender-based violence and discrimination through the Purple/LGTBIQ+ Point, by adopting Sitges Town Council’s protocol for addressing sexual violence and LGTBIphobia in public festive spaces. In addition, the Festival has its own internal protocol for the prevention of moral, sexual, and gender-based harassment, as well as workplace violence.
10. Promotion of local networks: We support collaborations with small and medium‑sized enterprises in the Sitges restaurant sector through the Fantàstic Circuit.

TRANSPARENCY, GOVERNANCE, AND COMMUNICATION

11. Sustainability Strategy and Action Plan: We have developed a well‑founded sustainability strategy, with a detailed action plan and key indicators, developed with the support of Chloe Sustainability.

12. Eco‑manager: We have a specific figure within the team responsible for coordinating the different departments and sustainability volunteers to ensure the correct implementation of all actions.

13. Transparency: For years we have had a sustainability certification, endorsed by external audits that guarantee the credibility of the process, and we share our plans and results through the sustainability report.

14. Awareness Raising: Come to see the Sustainability Stand at the Fanshop (which is also the Purple Point / LGTBIQ+ Point). Our volunteers will inform you about all the sustainability actions we are implementing.

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Sitges Festival Sustainability Strategy 2025

Best Practices 2025

The essentials – 6 representative species of the native biodiversity of the coastal area of Balmins – Aiguadolç