Sustainability

Resources and ideas for next-level event sustainability

A report from the Global Business Travel Association looks at the frontiers of climate-conscious travel, from carbon fees to sustainable aviation fuel.

Reducing waste and carbon emissions is on most planners’ agendas. Efforts large and small are helping move the industry in a common direction.

Power over ethernet technology is not new, but it is now making its way into hotels. Here’s a brief primer to keep you up to date on this trend.

Confused by sustainability jargon? Here are some key terms and definitions to help you get your footing as you work to reduce the footprint of your meetings and events.

To achieve true sustainability, planners should understand where the energy comes from that's powering their meetings. Here's how to do that—with or without the venue's assistance.

With so much of meetings' carbon emissions coming from participant travel, planners must keep abreast of the efforts to reduce that impact.

Designed for planning teams with large meeting portfolios, Thrust Events consolidates the task of gathering and analyzing carbon-emission data from participant travel and on-site activity.

Contract clauses that spell out a venue's sustainability responsibilities aren't effective unless there are consequences for non-performance.

Here's a look inside the sustainability elements tracked by event organizers for international conference/exhibition producer Informa.