Green Venue certification reducing the carbon footprint of live music
But some simple, inexpensive changes to improve the efficiency of his building have reduced his power bill.
"It can be daunting taking on environmental initiatives because you always feel like you're not doing enough but I think if it has to be done step-by-step, it still makes a difference."
Mr Stratton's venue is one of just nine in Australia to receive Green Venue certification through Green Music Australia.
Green Music Australia is an organisation that aims to encourage and facilitate musicians and the music industry to improve their environmental performance around areas of energy use, packaging, waste and transport.
It piloted the program this year with an open expressions of interest process to assess venues for their environmental impact.
They were scored on criteria like single-use plastics, energy use, waste and how they encouraged patrons to travel to their venue.
Green Music Australia's research from its NSW Venue Sustainability Health Check, released this year, found venues could save an average of $10,388 each year through environmental improvements.
This included changes like switching energy providers, improving efficiency through appliance maintenance and installing solar power.
Venues could also reduce their electricity emissions to zero by switching their energy contract to GreenPower, which uses 100 per cent renewable electricity and is available through most energy retailers in Australia.
"We're trying to help venues do better for the planet, but there's some great opportunities to save money," Green Music Australia spokesperson Emma Bosworth told ABC Illawarra Drive.
"We launched the certification because Green Music Australia works with labels and artists and they were asking us, 'Where should we book our shows? Which venues are doing the right thing?'
"It's been born out of a need."
Mr Stratton said while he did not own the venue, installing a 6 kilowatt solar system made good business sense.
He said the system would provide sufficient power for the venue's needs during the day and would pay for itself in three years.
Green Music Australia hopes to expand its Green Venues program nationally and expressions of interest will be open to any live music venue.
Other venues to receive the certification were ICC Sydney, Bondi Pavilion, Club 77, Brunswick Picture House, The Metro Theatre, King St Newcastle, Lansdowne Hotel and Anita's Theatre, also in Wollongong.
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