Glastonbury broadcaster Vick Hope has backed the campaign which is helping people to celebrate more sustainably as the UK’s biggest festivals draw nearer. The pledge aims to tackle the 250,000 tents that are currently left behind at events each year and regularly end up in landfill, with each one containing the same amount of plastic as 8,750 straws or 200 bottles. Pictures by Daniel Lewis.
Decathlon UK today announces the highly anticipated return and expansion of its Summer Tent Pledge for 2025. Launching this June to coincide with the start of the festival season, and running as a nationwide, season-long initiative until September 14th, this year’s pledge takes Decathlon’s commitment to circularity and ending tent waste – whether from festivals, campsites, or wild camping spots – to a new level by including every single Decathlon brand tent across both the popular Quechua and Simond ranges.
The Summer Tent Pledge has evolved significantly based on customer engagement and demand. Beginning in Year 1 with a single 2-person MH100 tent, expanding in Year 2 to include the entire MH100 range, the 2025 Pledge now proudly encompasses Decathlon’s full range of tents.
This bold step allows more customers than ever to make responsible choices that counter the significant environmental issue of abandoned tents, where a typical single-use tent contains as much plastic as 9,000 straws or 200 bottles.
The Summer Tent Pledge 2025 is a nationwide call to action for all summer camping adventures. Decathlon believes everyone should experience the joy of the outdoors with reliable, quality gear, and this pledge lowers the barrier to entry. Encouraging the curious to invest in a tent designed for a great camping experience, safe in the knowledge they can return it at the end of the season if their needs change.
Broadcaster, author, and passionate festival-goer Vick Hope is supporting this year’s campaign. Known for her work covering events like Glastonbury, presenting BBC Countryfile, and her advocacy for environmental causes, Vick embodies the spirit of conscious adventuring and aligns with the Pledge’s purpose.
Here’s how it works:
- Step 1: Buy & Enjoy
Purchase any Decathlon brand tent online or in-store between June 9th and September 14th, 2025. Then, head out and enjoy your summer adventures! - Step 2: Bring it Back
Return your tent to any Decathlon store with proof of purchase before September 14th, 2025. - Step 3: Get Rewarded
To receive the full purchase value of your tent back as a Decathlon gift card, you’ll need to be a Decathlon Member at the time of return (it’s free to sign up!). As a Member, your receipt is also conveniently saved digitally in the app. - Step 4: Your Next Adventure Awaits
Use your gift card on your next adventure or gear!
*Terms and Conditions apply.
This innovative buyback scheme ensures tents stay out of landfill and also fuels Decathlon’s Second Life programme. Providing hundreds more campers with the opportunity to acquire quality gear for their first outdoor experiences or to upgrade their current setup at a new accessible price point.
“The evolution of the No Tent Left Behind promise reflects our deep commitment to circularity and listening to our customers,” says Chris Allen, Sustainability Leader, Decathlon UK. “What started with one tent has grown into a commitment across our entire range, driven by the public’s desire to make more responsible choices. By making it easy and rewarding to bring tents back, we’re not only reducing waste across all camping activities, but also creating a vital supply chain for our Second Life programme, making quality outdoor gear accessible to even more people. This is about driving systemic change and changing camping culture for the better.”
“Whether you’re dancing at Glasto, on a hilltop, or roasting marshmallows with family, your tent deserves more than one weekend of glory,” says Vick Hope. “Decathlon’s Pledge is brilliant because it simplifies doing the right thing!”
Bringing the spirit of circularity to campsites, Decathlon UK will also launch a ‘Flag the Pledge’ social activation this summer. In partnership with circular designer @j.o.studioo, end-of-life tents from previous seasons have been repurposed and transformed into vibrant, oversized flags bearing the crucial message “I’m not leaving my tent behind, you shouldn’t either,” and will travel across festivals and campsites, carried and planted by campaign partners and Decathlon team mates, serving as a highly visible reminder of the Tent Pledge and the importance of choosing a tent’s next life over landfill.
For full details and Festival Tent Pledge Terms and Conditions, visit: https://www.decathlon.co.uk/c/htc/no-tent-left-behind_b3be522a-a5f2-497e-a93f-f1a3682cdae1
To find your closest Decathlon store, please visit: https://www.decathlon.co.uk/store-locator.
