IMPALA SETS 25TH ANNIVERSARY PRIORITIES IN MADRID TO BUILD ON THE BUSINESS CASE FOR GROWING THE INDEPENDENT SECTOR, RECOGNISES HELEN SMITH FOR HER OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION ON INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY

At its spring meetings in Madrid, IMPALA has agreed priorities for its 25th anniversary year to build on the business case for the independent sector, set out in Dan Fowler’s report from early February ‘Powering an Independent and Culturally Diverse European Music Ecosystem’.

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PAVLE EFTIMOVSKI, FOUNDER OF BELGRADE-BASED GLITCH RECORDS DISCUSSES HOW INDEPENDENCE MEANS HE CAN MAKE HIS OWN KEY DECISIONS IN THIS MONTH’S EDITION OF IMPALA’S ‘FACES OF THE INDEPENDENT SECTOR’

As part of IMPALA’s Faces of the Independent Sector storytelling campaign, co-funded by the European Union, and celebrating our 25th anniversary, we are publishing the third interview in the series with Pavle Eftimovski, founder of Belgrade-based label, Glitch Records.

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IMPALA RELEASES THIRD ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP CARBON CALCULATOR REPORT, PROVIDING THE MOST ACCURATE PICTURE TO DATE FOR THE AVERAGE EMISSIONS OF INDEPENDENT LABELS

Today, IMPALA has released its third annual carbon calculator report, giving an overview of the independent sector’s carbon footprint and providing an update on the important developments made to the tool in 2025. Building on the initial reporting identified in the first report and the practical actions outlined in the second report, this third edition marks a significant step forward in creating the most accurate picture of emissions to date and ensuring alignment with current best practices.

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