Concert Tickets Funding Climate Action: The Solar Slice Program

A program called Solar Slice is embedding climate funding directly into event ticket sales. A small fee, added at the point of purchase, flows directly into climate projects — covering emissions reduction, nature restoration, and social impact initiatives. In 2026, the program's partnerships are expanding, with more events and venues participating nationally.

It is a model worth examining. Sustainability contributions are built into a transaction that people make anyway, attending events, without requiring any additional behavioural change from the participant. The funding is consistent, scalable, and directly tied to climate outcomes.

For businesses, the Solar Slice model is a useful reference point for thinking about how sustainability commitments can be embedded into commercial activity rather than treated as a separate program. The principle, making environmental contribution an automatic part of everyday transactions, is one that applies across procurement, service design, and supplier selection.

From our perspective at Speedie Waste & Recycle, this kind of innovation reflects a broader structural shift: sustainability funding and action is moving from voluntary add-on to embedded expectation. Businesses that build this thinking into their operations now, rather than waiting for it to be required, are the ones leading the next phase of commercial sustainability practice.