Sustainable Events News

SDGs and Climate Action

The COP26 conference - the most important event ever to solve the Climate Emergency - One year to go.

Here is this week's live session between Lisa and Meegan at ISE (Institute for Sustainable Events - the SEA's training partner).

 

We discuss the six foundations events professionals just starting out on their event sustainability journey can draw on or have in the back of their minds....

 

1. Don't add to the problem (!!)
2. Add your voice
3. Every little bit helps
4. Don't be fearful of cost
5. You don't need to be an expert
6. Take your time, but do it quickly

 

Next week we are going to attempt to do the session in a way that people can interact with us. OK maybe that might be the week after next.

 

Let's see!!!https://fb.watch/1zbvA4938s/

 

You can find out about the online training in sustainable event management at https://ise.world

In an effort to minimize its environmental impact, the Women In Green Forum event planning process is guided by Three Squares Inc's sustainable event policy which is compliant with the international standard, ISO20121.

We are so proud to announce the release of the Reusables at Events Hygiene - Global Best Practice Guidelines

Convened by Sustainable Event Alliance, leaders from throughout the events and sports sector came together to develop the guidelines including Green Events, A Greener Festival and 

Hi, I am Kai Landwehr and I am Head of Marketing at myclimate, a Swiss-based NGO focusing on climate protection and sustainability measures. We are experts in all things carbon offsetting. Before tapping into climate protection, I worked for ten years in the sporting goods industry as a communications and brand manager for Nike. I was born and raised in Germany and I am a football aficionado, a passionate hiker and in winter times a snowboarder with “great attitude and very limite

The Council of Fashion Designers of America has issued “Sustainability by Design: Rethinking New York Fashion Week,” a report that looks at guidelines and recommendations for ways the industry can reduce both waste and the carbon footprint of fashion shows, events and activities.

The energy team at Uswitch (a UK-based energy price comparison service) have analysed 27 of the world’s most visited tourist attractions and scored their commitment to sustainability, based on low emissions, water reduction, recycling schemes, re-wilding efforts, renewable energy and sustainable transport, with the Sydney Opera House ranked in second place receiving a score of 50 out of the possible 60.

The average partier at Splore wastes less in three days than they would in one day at home. This is how.

Welcome SEA Supplier Member, Natural Tableware!  Natural Tableware products are practical, sustainable, but also aesthetically-designed with style in mind. https://www.naturaltableware.com #bethechange #sustainableevent #gogreen

COP26 conference - one year to go

Thinking about events as a regenerative vehicle is inspiring for the future as we look to #buildbackbetter.

Check out this terrific piece of work by our friend @GuyBigwood on behalf of IMEX Group and Marriot.

Truly lovely work for @GDSMovement

Episode #42 – Sustainable events pioneer Meegan Jones discusses recently-published guidelines that encourage event hosts to keep away from single-use products despite concerns related to Covid-19

Held virtually on November 28-29, the two-day event targeting Hong Kong's youths will be centered on the topic “Close the Loop”.

The SEA is excited to announce Gobelet as a new member.  "Gobelet believes we can end single-use packaging in our lifetime, together. Gobelet builds technology-enabled systems that allow large scale events to end their reliance on single-use products by deploying reusables. The Globelet platform enables our clients to attach either monetary or non-monetary incentives to the return of our products so we can wash and reuse them, at scale. Some people call it the circular economy; we call it Globelet."

Welcome to our newest member of the Sustainable Event Alliance, innovision  an award-winning agency who has been pioneering purposeful events and ideas since 1997.

 

Check them out here: https://weareinnovision.com/

We found that targeted environmental sustainability campaigns can educate sport spectators and participants to increase the use of mass transit, increase waste recovery and purchase carbon offsets to mitigate personal impacts when attending a sporting event.

Welcome New Member: Wessel Graafmans: "I am an MS Event Management student at New York University (originally from the Netherlands). Sustainability is a long-term passion that I'm planning to incorporate in my future career, organizing a live sustainable music festival, but also on a personal level (lowering my carbon footprint). I always like to say that if you want the world to change, start with yourself. #BeTheChange #SustainableEvents #SustainableFestivals #Eco

In the UK and across Europe flexibility key as organisers put safety precautions in place. We are looking forward to the ingenuity our industry has in spades, to allow us to gather safely. Let’s now see the brilliant ideas around safe resource recovery. We can imagine some brilliant solutions will soon blossom!