Key factors in becoming part of the B Corp community are the measures taken by the festival. These are, reducing its environmental impact, prevention and awareness programs against sexual assault and for gender equality assaults, and an initiative to support people who work in the live music industry during the pandemic.

After a rigorous evaluation and verification process, this recognition is given to companies that are shown to be leaders in their economic, social, and environmental commitments

Azkena Rock Festival thus becomes a world benchmark B Corp festival

Azkena Rock Festival becomes a world benchmark music festival by joining the B Corp community. B Corp is a global movement that evaluates and verifies the efforts made by an entity such as Azkena Rock Festival to generate a positive social impact for society, the people linked to it, and the environment, as well as to continually revisit its social transformation goals.

This recognition is the culmination of a rigorous two-year analysis and evaluation process that only 4% of companies who are evaluated manage to achieve. Some key factors carried out during the festival have helped it form part of the B Corp community. They are, among others, reducing the environmental impact through a strict waste reduction and recycling system, promoting sustainable transport, and prevention and awareness programs against sexual assaults and for gender equality. Azkena Rock Festival is also known for hiring local staff, and maximizing its social and cultural impact by providing free concerts. The festival has positively contributed to the community, highlighting its civic commitment, donations made to the Food Bank, and an initiative to support people who work in the live music during the pandemic.

Azkena Rock Festival aligns with the B Corp movement's principles and will constantly review and improve its practices and policies, thus consolidating its overall commitment to the 2030 Agenda, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, and the United Nations Global Compact.

What is B Corp?

B Corp is a global movement of people who use the strength of business to solve the 21st century's social and environmental problems. Unlike companies that pursue only economic ends, B Corp companies - today more than 6,000 worldwide - meet verified high standards of social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability. These companies are transforming the economy and helping to redefine the meaning of entrepreneurial success: success measured by the well-being of people, communities, and the planet; thereby making all companies compete to be not only the best in the world; but above all to be the best for the world. In Spain, there are more than 200 B Corps. Among them, we find companies in the food sector like Danone and Veritas, in fashion Ecoalf, Camper, and Patagonia, in banking Triodos Bank and in energy Hola Luz, among many others.