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Does Sustainability Start From Within?
The Inner Development Goals lay out a framework based upon strengthening human skillsets to help people be a positive force for change in society.
Event Venues Look to High-Tech Solutions to Combat Food Waste
On-site digesters and AI are among the tools tapped to prevent food waste from going to landfills.
What It Takes to Feed the Athletes at the Paris Olympics
Paris 2024 is on a mission to show that providing sustenance for athletes and fans at the world’s largest sporting event can sate the palate, meet a wide variety of cultural expectations, and serve the planet.
How The Plastics Show Delivered Record Growth
More than 51,000 people attended The Plastics Show, which set new benchmarks for international and exhibitor participation while addressing sustainability.
Measuring an Event’s Carbon Footprint — It’s All in the Details
Two sustainability experts have created a tool to accurately measure an event’s true carbon footprint. Here’s the level of detail required.
How Extreme Weather Is Impacting Events
As Earth’s average global temperature rises, the number of extreme weather events — including drenching rain, severe floods, and heat waves — is climbing, too. A new research report documents the effect of extreme weather on a full year of events of all kinds in Canada.
Event Planners Prioritize Cost Concerns, DEI Over Sustainability
Two recent surveys reveal a waning interest in sustainability initiatives among corporate event organizers, other event planners.
Learnings From AIM Group International’s Sustainability Report
The professional congress organizer’s sustainability framework includes three pillars: environmental, social, and governance.
Rethinking Swag at Events
Honeycomb Strategies has documented the life cycle of swag and its environmental impact. Here are some sustainable alternatives.
Addressing Carbon-Intensive Air Travel in the Events Industry
At a PCMA Executive Leadership Summit in January, members of the C-suite explored solutions to current and potential disruptions in the business events industry, including curtailed travel to their in-person events because of sustainability concerns.
How CL24 Earned EIC Silver Sustainable Event Standard Certification
PCMA Convening Leaders 2024 achieved Silver certification for its sustainability efforts. Now it’s time to explore what considerations and steps are necessary to raise the bar in 2025.
Waste Not, Want Not: Making Leftover Event Materials Serve the Community
After WrestleMania concluded in Philadelphia, the CVB found a way to give the professional wrestling event’s banners a second life, while giving back — joining several other large events that have made sure that what’s left over goes to a good cause rather than the landfill.