Sustainability

The “quick guide” and roadmap, available now from the Net-Zero Carbon Events campaign, are must-reads for organizations thinking about reducing event carbon emissions. Best-practices reports are coming soon, too.

One association detailed how it made its annual conference sustainable and asked attendees to help offset the cost. The response was not what leadership expected, but lessons were learned.

Three questions for your RFP to find principled environmental plans at the companies you deal with.

Rachel Riggs will lead the company’s environmental efforts and work with clients to cut waste and greenhouse gases related to their events.

Five things to consider when partnering with suppliers to achieve environmentally friendly meetings.

AstraZeneca’s Valli Chapjian is pushing her global events team to build effective meetings for internal clients and attendees alike, while moving closer to a zero-carbon footprint with each meeting. The target date: 2030.

The United Nations’ COP27 climate conference in Egypt was the scene of the roadmap’s debut this week. Any organization can use it to implement net-zero carbon actions for events and track progress.

On the same day IBTM World detailed its educational agenda for the late-November show, the host facility promoted its renewable-energy production and emissions savings in ways meeting planners can use.

At the U.N.’s COP27 conference in mid-November, the initiative will present a roadmap for event sustainability and launch phase three, which dives into best practices in eight areas.

To manage carbon offsets and reduce single-use plastics at its Global Forum, Hosts Global found new suppliers this year that engage attendees in the process.