Ethics and Sustainability at the Heart of Co-op Live

Ethics are at the heart of Co-op Live, a joint venture between Oak View Group and City Football Group, alongside investment from the likes of musician Harry Styles. From its sustainable construction to innovative planet friendly initiatives, Co-op Live aims to become one of the world’s greenest and most socially responsible live entertainments venue. Sustainability is at the core of both the design and ongoing operation of Co-op Live, who join Manchester City Council in their commitment to zero carbon. From renewable energy, minimized thermal loss, energy efficient lighting, rainwater harvesting, sustainable and public transport and the use of digital tickets, Co-op Live is committed to doing more to use less.

Cutting Edge Ticketing and Access Management

From conception, this project has required a strategic approach to ensure that technology can undertake much of the heavy lifting. In the case of fan ingress to the arena the solution came in the shape of Axess’s high quality glass access gates, activated by Ticketmasters Safetix ticket distribution technology. This state-of-the-art entry approach offers alternative ticket media choices to fans of NFC based “contactless” wallets or rotating bar codes that refresh every 15 seconds, both methods reducing ticket fraud by making it impossible to copy a valid ticket.