IMPALA, the independent music sector trade body in Europe, has issued a new plan to transform the digital music market. Referring to the fact that the sector is about to reach one billion subscribers on streaming services, IMPALA notes this is “something to celebrate” and at the same time flags that there is significant potential for the market to become “larger, fairer, more diverse and transparent.”

The Music Climate Pact (MCP) has teamed up with music streaming service Deezer to publish Sound Choices – a best practise guide on how all of us as music fans can reduce the impact our streaming has on the environment without lessening the listening experience we all cherish.

Alianza de Discográficas Independientes de Colombia (ALDISCO) has officially joined the Worldwide Independent Network (WIN), the global network of trade associations that represent thousands of independent music businesses worldwide.

As part of IMPALA’s Faces of the Independent Sector storytelling series, co-funded by the European Union, and celebrating our 25th anniversary, we are sharing the seventh interview in the series with Caroline Hansen, Head of Operations at Warp Records, IMPALA sustainability task force member and co-chair of the Music Climate Pact digital working group.