Event Management Report: Sustainability Analysis of Fed Square Events

This report provides an analysis of the Fed Square Live Summer Series, an annual cultural event held in Melbourne. It examines the event's objectives, which include providing entertainment, promoting social inclusion, and supporting local talent. The report applies the triple bottom line concept, evaluating the event's impact on the planet, people, and profit. It discusses the principles of sustainability and assesses the event's adherence to these principles. The report details the event's management, including the involvement of Fed Square Pty and the implementation of sustainability measures. It also explores the positive impacts, such as entertainment and employment, and the negative impacts, including waste and noise pollution. The report concludes with an overview of the event's overall impact and provides recommendations for improving sustainability and management practices for future events. This report offers a comprehensive understanding of the event, its sustainability, and its effects on the environment and community.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Objectives........................................................................................................................................2
The concept of triple bottom line.....................................................................................................2
Principle of sustainability................................................................................................................3
Analysis of the event on the basis of the sustainability principles..................................................3
Management....................................................................................................................................5
Impact of the event..........................................................................................................................6
Positive impact.............................................................................................................................6
Negative impact...........................................................................................................................6
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................8
References........................................................................................................................................9

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Introduction
The event that was selected and attended was Fed Square live summer series. The Fed
Square live event is an annual cultural event that takes place every year at the end of the year. A
series of concerts from the various artists take place during the event. Fed Square live takes place
in Melbourne each year. The purpose of the event is to provide entertainment to the people
Melbourne. The event also aims at encouraging the local and upcoming talent to move forward.
This year the event started on 23rd November. The events were held only on Thursdays. The
dates of the concerts are 23rd November, 30th November, 7th December, 14th December and 21st
December. All the concerts were held in the evening. Having personal experience of the event
will make anyone understand what a spectacular concert it was. Since it was a free event local
made sure that they attended this event almost on every Thursday (Visit Victoria home. 2017).
People who attended the event were very happy and satisfied after attending the concerts.
Objectives
 To provide entertainment to the people
 To promote social inclusion
 To contribute to destination appreciation
 To provide employment opportunities to local people
 To benefit the local service providers (Fedsquare.com 2017)
The concept of triple bottom line
The concept of triple bottom line defies the traditional concept of business model which
usually focused on one objective of gaining profit and increasing the sales of the company.

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According to triple bottom line, there are three focus points that an organisation should equally
concentrate and channelize the resources in these are: Planet, People and Price. This concept
shows that there are certain responsibilities that organisations have towards the environment and
the society which should be recognized and actively managed by the company as well (Isil and
Hernke 2017). The sustainability approach that is derived from this model ensures that the
business creates value in the society and develops a better connection with the stakeholders. John
Elkington, devised this concept has several new and old business organisations have recognized
the importance of the concept (Tatari et al. 2015).
Principle of sustainability
R. Buckminster Fuller coined the five principle framework of sustainability, it is said to
be the process of development that not only focuses on the financial and economic improvement
of the organisation but also on the society and the environment equally. The five core principles
are based on the five domains:
The Material Domain
The Economic Domain
The Domain of Life
The Social Domain
The Spiritual Domain

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Analysis of the event on the basis of the sustainability principles
The organizer had put a lot effort into making the event successful it was evident from
the way the events were organized and managed. More than half of the population of Melbourne
was present to witness the event. Artists and bands like Amistat, Bec Sandridge, Pat Coyle Band,
Kaiit and Zoe Ryan performed during the series. Even the local artists who performed during
these events were very excited to perform for their local audience.
After the performance, it can be said that all the objectives were achieved. They were able to
achieve their objective of social inclusion as people got a chance to socialize with one another.
The language of music united the diverse cultural people (Getz and Page 2016). People from
other parts of the state Victoria and people from other parts of Australia and World became
witness the grand celebration. The event was in a real sense a cultural event which adds to the
social domain of the principle of sustainability. Since outsiders also came to watch the events it
can be said that the destination was also promoted. The goal of the cultural event was to bring
cultural harmony in the city. It can be said that the event successfully created a cultural harmony
with the various genres of music from classical to jazz to rock. The concerts succeeded in
entertaining people with various preferences and tastes. The event was for people of all the ages
as there were artists who performed old classical music or old rock and there were artists who are
specialized in modern music. Some of the audiences’ loved Australian hip-hop so few local hip-
hop artists were also there who successfully made the people enjoy (Getz and Page 2016).
Fed Square is a versatile host of events such as major public events, complex infrastructure,
cultural institutions and a range of commercial operations, therefore the complication of
environmental challenges are of many kinds, with the help of third parties and partners fed

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square is now said to be carbon neutral. This is in sync with the another principle of
sustainability that caters with saving the planet and taking care of the environment.
Management
The event was organized by the Fed Square Pty which is run by the Victorian Government.
Fed Square is a part of the event co-presenter and hence the sustainability approaches taken by
Fed Square can be said to be associate with this event as well. As a part of the sustainability
approach the institution has been associated with the Melbourne renewable energy project. it is
not only an environmental friendly project it is also a project that has the potential to generate
job opportunities in the operation and the management department.
As far as the event is concerned, the numbers of audiences have been observed to increase
from last year. As the show advanced gradually, people settled themselves (Ruhanen and
Whitford 2014). There were Volunteers appointed who have taken an active role in managing the
people or else the situation could have become worse. The infrastructure is planned in a way that
it can adhere to the principles of sustainability on a daily basis. Major issues form such events
cater to the six aspects: water, waste, energy, air, noise and landscaping. The planning of the
building is such that it fixes all that issue. Some of the installations of the infrastructure are: To
improve water efficiency upgraded mechanism of the Cooling Towers, Installation of sensor
lighting in key areas, Installation of waterless urinals and AAA showerheads, Purchase of Green
Energy for all events in The Square, Fed Square offices and the Fed Square Car Park etc are
some of the features of the management of the event (Fedsquare.com 2017). All these aspects
that are associated with the event makes it sustainable and adhere to the concepts of triple bottom

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line which not only focuses on making profit but also recognizes the responsibility it has towards
the society and environment.
Impact of the event
Positive impact
Some of the impacts of the events were felt after the events ended. After the event ended
people could see a lot of waste and litters. Local people had to take the initiative to clean the
place as there were too much dirt and litter. This happened after every particular day the concerts
were held. People had thrown bottles and plastics Events always leave a lot of impact on the
environment. The concerts created a lot of noise and chaos. A large amount of energy was
required for this event. Since there were many electronic types of equipment lot of energy was
consumed for running this equipment (Li and Jago 2013).
Negative impact
The impact of the event on Melbourne and the people of the city was both positive and
negative. Considering the positive aspects of the event it can be said that all the objectives and
goals of the event were achieved. The concerts successfully entertained the people of Melbourne.
It was the main aim of the event. It provided employment opportunities to the skillful people of
the city (Andersson and Lundberg 2013). The employment, however, was seasonal but for the at
least short span of time, it provided people some source of income.
The negative impact of the event was on the place, the people and the environment. Some
of the people who disliked loud music could not enjoy the event. Not all people like concerts
there are certain people who like orchestras and soft music. Although they did not attend the
event but the music was very loud and they were affected by the loud noise. Among the impacts

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on the environment, one of the most severe one was that the animals were very much scared with
the loud music. The impact was not limited to noise pollution (Kim, Boo and Kim 2013). There
are land soil and water pollution as well. Air, water and soil pollution have a long-lasting impact
on the people. Litters were seen not just on the venue but also near water bodies. Pollution near
water bodies affects the animals as they go to drink water in those areas. Some animals swallow
the plastic packets. Plastic packets can severely damage the health of the animals. The visitors
threw garbage near the venue. The garbage mostly included eatables. These eatables when they
rot they create foul smell and attract flies. Water bottles and vessels if thrown filled with water
leads to growth of mosquitoes. Airborne and water-borne diseases are very likely to affect the
people and the animals. Soil pollution causes the soil deterioration of quality of soil.
Environmental impacts at times are long lasting. Water bodies if not immediately cleaned can
create tremendous amount of both water and air pollution as the dirt keeps on floating in the
water for many days. If the water quality is not good, the aquatic flora and fauna will be
damaged. Moreover, a dirty environment reduces the beauty of place and its value in terms of a
tourism product. Social impact of the event was positive as well as negative. Many people got
opportunity to visit their friends and family (Jones 2014). They enjoyed the company of their
friends, family and new acquaintances. The negative impact of this event is that the outsiders
especially the tourists were not that much sensitive towards the diverse culture of Australia.
Some people did few anti-social acts that affected other people. The acts included drinking
alcohol, fighting and abusing. Fights and feuds are part and parcel of these kinds of events and it
can be controlled but not completely stopped (Hamilton, Tee and Prideaux 2015). Different
people have different personalities and therefore it is always challenging to manage that many
audiences.

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Conclusion
At last, it can be concluded from the visit that cultural events are required. No matter how
challenging it is to organize and manage these kinds of events have a more positive impact and
less negative impacts. The negative impacts can be controlled with the joint efforts of people,
audience, local bodies, and Government. Proper volunteering can help n effective management
can make cultural events successful. An initiative t create awareness among the people is
required to be taken so that their responsible behavior would lead to sustainability.

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