greenloop is blooloop’s conference focusing on sustainability in visitor attractions. Be inspired and informed by the industry’s leading voices in sustainability.
greenloop 25 returns on May 13–14, 2025, marking our fifth year of driving meaningful change. This year’s event will feature world-class speakers, cutting-edge science, and practical insights—all at an accessible price.
Our focus? Climate action. Through real-world examples from top industry leaders across sectors, we’ll explore the most pressing topics and collaborate on solutions that can make a real difference.
In today’s rapidly shifting environmental and political landscape, staying informed and taking action has never been more crucial. Discover what the science tells us, what industry leaders are doing, and what you can do to be part of the change.
Join us at greenloop 25—because the time for action is now.
blooloop director Rachel Read says, “2025 is a pivotal year for climate action. We’re just 5 years off 2030, we’ve yet again experienced the hottest year on record, and the US is slashing programmes to limit global warming. The science is clear; climate change is real, happening and a threat to humanity. We can still make a difference if we take action now, but we can make MORE of a difference if we do it together, so please join us at greenloop.”
Nick Merriman, chief executive at English Heritage at greenloop 24My exhortation always is do something, for God’s sake. Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good… If you can’t do everything, just start.
Speakers
Ruth Read, blooloop’s sustainability manager, says, “We work really hard each year to find the best – and most qualified – speakers for greenloop, as we know that climate change can be an intimidating topic to try and tackle alone. Every speaker and attendee has been in your shoes but took that first step, so if you come along with nothing but questions it’s okay! We promise to do everything we can to help support you in your sustainability journey.”
greenloop 2025 speakers include:
- Brian Albaum, director of sustainability & climate action, SSA Group
- Danny Chivers, sustainability advisor, Gallery Climate Coalition
- Prof. Peter Cox, director of the Global Systems Institute and professor of Climate System Dynamics, University of Exeter
- Emily Dow, design + delivery studio executive, Walt Disney Imagineering
- Choni Fernández – customer, sustainability and communications director, PortAventura World
- Andrew Fischer, vice president of restorative strategies, SSA Group
- Rose Hendricks, executive director, ASTC Seeding Action
- Lila Higgins, senior manager, community science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
- Colley Hodges, director of sustainability, Houston Zoo
- Innes Johnston, director, Bristol office leader, partner, Max Fordham
- Raymond Kent, senior design leader | principal, DLR Group
- Caitlin Krasovic, sustainable design principal, Walt Disney Imagineering
- Daniel Lawse, principal and chief century thinker, Verdis Group
- Richard Maddock, director, Kay Elliott
- Sean Mangan, design builder, Rockscapes of Canada Inc
- Catayoun Azarm, Customer Engineer, Google Cloud
- Stephanie Shapiro, co-founder & managing director, ECP
- Christopher Surgenor – Programme Director for Aviation Carbon Events & Editor and Publisher of GreenAir News
- Aileen Tennant, regional representative for Europe and the Middle East, International Zoo Educators Association (IZE)
Hot topics
greenloop 2025 will feature industry leaders, sustainability experts, insightful case studies and signposting to places where delegates can get more information. Our sessions are relevant across all sectors from theme parks to museums, zoos to waterparks and beyond.
Hot topics and inspiring sessions this year include:
- The latest climate science from a world leading climate scientist – available to answer your questions LIVE!
- Extreme weather and how this will impact our industry
- AV reduction, reuse and recycling – practical tips on how to make a difference
- Net Zero and offsetting – the latest thinking and a no-nonsense approach to get started or adapt your current strategy
- How to create a Strategic Climate Fund to empower your climate strategy and make an impact
- Digital carbon – top tips on how to measure and improve the impact of your online footprint
- AI – what’s the climate impact, is all AI equal, and from nuclear reactors to space data centres, what is Google doing about it?
- Business travel and the future of aviation
- How to engage with suppliers to inspire climate action
- US climate triage – what’s happening in the US and what does it mean for your climate strategy?
- How to avoid greenwashing and talk effectively about climate action
- Guest engagement – innovative ways to inspire your visitors
- Exciting partnerships – new opportunities for collaboration
Emily Dow, Design Studio Executive with Walt Disney Imagineering at greenloop 2021When it comes to solving really big challenges, like how do we build sustainable theme parks, resorts and cruise ships around the world, it takes all of us and all of these different industries coming together.
And that’s what’s great about greenloop … our collaboration is key to really think about how we build sustainable themed entertainment experiences.
At blooloop, we’re not experts in how to decarbonise theme park design, recycle AV equipment, or measure the climate impact of a museum, but we know people who are. Come and join the conversation to accelerate climate action across the sector …
We’ve kept our ticket prices low (from just £10!) so if you can, please buy a group ticket for your organisation and gift a ticket to a colleague, customer or friend. It would really help to support the event.
Time to act
The World Meteorological Association confirmed in January 2025 that the past year was yet again the warmest year on record. In fact the past ten years 2015-2024 are the ten warmest years on record, and we have likely seen the first calendar year with a global mean temperature of more than 1.5°C above the 1850-1900 average.
Antóno Guterres, UN Secretary-GeneralBlazing temperatures in 2024 require trail-blazing climate action in 2025. There’s still time to avoid the worst of climate catastrophe. But leaders must act – now!
Watch below to find out what extreme weather events mean for us, from top climate scientist Prof Peter Cox speaking at greenloop 24:
greenloop 24
greenloop 2024 was held on 30 April 2024, online. But you can catch up with our on demand sessions. greenloop 24 ticket holders can access recordings for free (contact Alice at events@blooloop.com for the coupon code). Anyone who missed greenloop 24 can view the content for just £24. (Prior year’s greenloops are also available on the same platform. Please note that some of our recordings are only available for 12 months.)
greenloop 2023
The third greenloop conference brought together leading sustainability professionals from the world’s major museums, theme parks, zoos and other visitor attractions. They shared the latest trends and developments, highlighting best practices and inspiring us all to become more sustainable in our businesses and help protect the planet.
We were lucky to have leading climate scientist Prof Tim Lenton speak at greenloop 23. His work is so important that we urge you to watch the recording below for a message of hope, and his recommendations for the actions visitor attractions should take NOW to prevent climate catastrophe.
greenloop brings together sustainable initiatives from across the visitor attractions industry.
Dominic Hare, CEO Blenheimgreenloop is a must-attend event, crossing boundaries to bring together really thought-provoking insights and ideas around the way visitor attractions can not only minimise their environmental impact on the planet, but also act as catalysts for positive change.
I cannot think of another event which goes near greenloop as a concentrated dollop of practical green inspiration – a must-attend for several of our team.
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What about greenloop’s carbon footprint?
We calculate the carbon footprint of greenloop with help from our friends at Circular Unity, and purchase Gold Standard retirement certificates to offset the event’s carbon emissions. In addition, in 2023 and 2024 we donated 20% of our ticketing income to Solar Aid.
We will be calculating and donating for greenloop 2025. More info to follow!
YouTube: Climate action for visitor attractions
We’ve put a collection of helpful and interesting videos from our greenloop conferences so far on our YouTube channel.
