The honest framing.
Live event production uses a lot of electricity, a lot of trucking, and a lot of single-event-use materials. We are not going to pretend otherwise. What we can do is run a tighter operation, source smarter, reuse aggressively, and provide the data corporate clients need for their ESG reporting.
Here is what that looks like in practice.
What we measure.
For any engagement that requests sustainability reporting, we provide:
- Energy consumption — actual kWh measured at our distribution panel during the event, broken out by audio, lighting, video, and HVAC contribution
- Transportation miles — total truck-miles for our gear from our LA shop to the venue and back, plus crew travel miles
- Materials disposal — what was recyclable, what was reusable for the next event, what went to landfill
- Sub-rental impact — when we sub-rented gear, the additional miles and energy contributed by that sub-rental
This data feeds directly into the brand's Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions reporting. For corporate clients on CDP, GRI, or TCFD reporting standards, we provide the line-item data in the format their ESG team needs.
What we own and reuse.
Owning gear is the single biggest sustainability lever in event production. Owned gear gets reused across hundreds of events; rented gear gets shipped to the next gig (more miles). Most of our core inventory (L-Acoustics K1/K2/Kara II, Robe MegaPointes, Brompton SX40 processors) lives at our LA shop and goes out to a show, comes back, gets QC'd, goes out again.
For consumable materials (gaff tape, batteries, scenic flats): we work with our scenic partners to maximize re-use across events. A scenic build that costs five-figures to fabricate gets refurbished and re-used on three to five subsequent events when the design permits.
What we are working on.
Honestly: a lot. Specific work in progress as of May 2026:
- Electric truck pilot — exploring fleet transition for short-haul LA gigs (Volvo EV trucks). Not yet operational.
- LED upgrade cycle — replacing remaining HMI and tungsten fixtures with LED equivalents that draw 70-80% less power for equivalent output
- Battery rigs for short runs — for events under 50kW, exploring battery-pack power instead of diesel generators
- Carbon offset partner — vetting verified-credit carbon offset partners for clients who want to neutralize the engagement's emissions
None of these are marketing language. They are real operational projects with budgets and timelines.
What we will not do.
Pretend that an event is "carbon neutral" because we bought offsets without actually reducing the emissions. Greenwash an engagement so a brand can claim a sustainability achievement they did not earn. Add a "sustainability fee" to invoices that does not correspond to actual sustainability work performed.
If a brand asks us to do any of those, we will tell them no and explain why.
For ESG reporting.
If your brand needs detailed sustainability data for ESG reporting, email hello@anydaylive.com with the reporting standard (CDP, GRI, TCFD, SASB) and your sustainability team's preferred data format. We will return the engagement-level data inside 30 days of the event, with appropriate caveats about measurement methodology.
Last updated: May 2026