Medeltidsveckan contributes to a kinder world, one historical festival at a time.
Sustainability promise
We promise to contribute to a healthy, equal and inclusive future through promoting good health and wellbeing, public education, gender equality, and equity. Our operation will always safeguard social justice and the equal value of people.
Social, Environmental and Economic sustainability together create conditions for development of a future that is resource-efficient, safe and healthy, and economically and socially fair. Medeltidsveckan på Gotland works specifically towards the UN’s Global Goals that support our mission (goals 3 and 4) and security work (goals 5, 8, 10, 11, 16), as well as measures that are important for Gotland as a travel destination (goal 6). We work continuously to develop our operations and identify new goals to strive for and contribute to.
Our playground Riddargård is a portion of the festival where children can discover the UN Global Goals in a playful and educational way. Through educational activities and creative play they have the opportunity to understand and engage in sustainability and important future issues.
The security work of Medeltidsveckan permeates the festival. Specifically, we have utilised security guards for many years who staff the festival at night, pick up trash and ensure that everyone feels good and has water to drink. In the morning, the night’s work is reported to the festival management team. The security guards are financed by sponsors. In 2024; Strand Hotel, Hotell S:t Clemens, Hotell Breda Blick and ICA Torgkassen helped make this possible.
Below you can see a selection of what we do in our sustainability work connected to the UN’s Global Goals.
We offer a wellness allowance to our employees.
We constantly strive to be as inclusive and welcoming as possible for everyone, regardless of their challenges and strengths.
Courses, Lectures, City walks and study circles. Knowledge of history is also passed on through all co-creators who recreate, research and share knowledge.
Our core values are based on safety, sustainability and equality.
We do not accept any form of abuse, harassment or discrimination.
We use portable dry toilets to save water.
We are participating in a long-term project for sea-water flush toilets.
We have taps with fresh water for visitors to fill their water bottles.
We shop and collaborate locally as much as possible.
We work to develop regional and environmentally friendly profile-products.
We have collective agreements for our employees.
Every year we hold a Diversity parade.
Everyone is welcome just as they are.
Our values are based on safety, sustainability and equality.
We are politically and religiously independent.
With respect and and consideration, we make world heritage accessible and spread knowledge about how we safeguard our common history.
We work with Security Guards who ensure that everyone is well and pick up litter in our areas.
We do not accept any forms of assault, harassment or discrimination.
We encourage police reporting of all forms of crime in connection with our operations.
