Giada Calvano
Giada Calvano was chosen as the 2025 ENCATC Research Award Winner for her PhD thesis "Greening European Music Festivals: Environmental Sustainability Strategies, Practices, and Certification from an Organisational Perspective” obtained at the University of Barcelona, Spain.
Giada Calvano has 15 years of experience in research and professional practice on sustainability in the cultural sector. She is the co-founder and CEO of Chloe Sustainability, a consultancy that supports cultural organisations in their transition towards sustainability. She also works as a Senior Environmental Assessor for events and festivals at A Greener Future (UK).
She teaches cultural management, sustainable events and festivals, and international cooperation at various universities and institutions. Giada has served as a researcher and project manager on several European initiatives, including EULAC Focus, Be SpectACTive!, MESOC, and Stronger Peripheries. She holds a PhD in Cultural Management from the University of Barcelona, with a dissertation on environmental sustainability strategies in European music festivals.
Previously, she was Academic Coordinator of the Postgraduate Programme in Production and Management of Performing Arts and Festivals (University of Barcelona) and Head of Research at the Observatory of Performing Arts in the Emilia-Romagna Region (Italy).
