Secretly, Warp, Beggars Group and More Issue Sustainable Vinyl Releases
The initiative is in tandem with World Environment Day
Independent music companies Secretly Group, Exceleration Music, Warp Records, Ninja Tune and Beggars Group have partnered with environmentally focused music charities Music Declares Emergency and Music Climate Pact to release a series of special edition, sustainably produced vinyl records.
Why it matters:
The initiative is launching in tandem with World Environment Day on June 5, and is dedicated to driving awareness around sustainability practices and transparency across both record stores and consumers.
What’s happening:
The labels are reissuing albums by artists such as Bon Iver, Elliott Smith, Chuck Prophet, Black Country, New Road, Bonobo, Dinosaur Jr. and more on 100% recycled vinyl material.
All the source materials have been reclaimed from production and distribution, including manufacturing trim, quality rejects, and unsold stock, meaning no new virgin, fossil fuel-delivered plastic was used.
As a result, each individual record looks unique, without compromising the audio quality.
All records in the recycled vinyl campaign have been manufactured at pressing plants that have shown commitments to sustainability by participating in the Music Climate Pact and the Vinyl Alliance Sustainable Supplier Program.
What they're saying:
Ian Stanton, Head of Sustainability, Beggars Group: "As a signatory to the Music Climate Pact, Beggars Group is committed to halving our carbon emissions by 2030. Increasing the amount of recycled and reclaimed material in our records is just one of the steps that we are taking to do this. We are excited to be collaborating across the industry to mark World Environment Day with these releases."
👋 Disclosures & Transparency Block
This story was written with information from the official press release.
We covered it because it’s news of an initiative around sustainable vinyl production.
