Case Studies

IMEX America 2022 is a 3 day event with 12,000 attendees. Their planning includes sustainability and they build upon these milestones every year. Here are some highlights from this event: 91% of all IMEX printed signage was reused, repurposed, or recycled. 19,499 of single-use plastic eliminated event-wide. 119 kg of event food donated to the [...]

The ReFED 2023 Food Waste Solutions Summit saved 2,598 kilograms of waste through its sustainability efforts. That is equivalent to the weight of 18 baby elephants! Learn more about the accomplishments of this sustainable event by reading the whole report. Read Case Study

ROSCon 2022 was held in Kyoto, Japan which may seem like an unlikely destination. However, by holding ROSCon 2022 in the same location as IROS 2022, attendees could attend both without adding to their travel emissions. This one consideration did more to reduce emissions than any other improvement aside from holding the event fully virtually! [...]

Highlights from the IMEX Frankfurt 2022 report include: 100% of our venue electricity being powered by renewable energy 99.5% of show waste was diverted from landfill 95% of event service ware was recyclable or re-usable 635kg of event material was recovered and donated to the Frankfurt community Achieving MeetGreen’s highest standard of sustainability scoring – [...]

The 2022 MeetGreen retreat is an annual meeting that gathers the team together in Netarts, Oregon. This meeting was thoughtfully planned to include sustainable practices to reduce the environmental impact. Recycling was one of many strategies that were used which resulted in 93% diversion rate from landfill. Read Case Study

The IMEX America 2021 sustainable event report is out now! Here’s what you’ll learn about: How we achieved a zero-waste event rating Sustainable food and carbon emissions menu coding Industry standards benchmarking Read Case Study

CleanMed recognizes that the single biggest contributor to an event’s carbon footprint is travel which accounts for more than 90% of the carbon emissions from an average event. By providing CleanMed attendees the ability to attend virtually, it allowed the event to achieve a reduction of 18,206 kg CO2e. That is an amount equivalent to [...]

The ReFED 2022 Food Waste Summit made an impact on their food waste goal by engaging the catering department, creative menu planning, and careful management of the food that was ordered for this event. This resulted in keeping the food waste under 30 lbs for this three day event. Read Case Study

IMEX America strives not only to lead through best practices in sustainability and local community support, but also to inspire every member of our industry to maximize their efforts. Throughout this report, you’ll see how activities at IMEX America 2019 closely support and follow the global priorities outlined in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. [...]

Greening an event involves a concerted effort from the host organization, vendors and supply chains. ROSCon 2019 linked closely with five of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) #2, #3, #7, #11, and #12. The conference planning included choosing the Parisian Macau as the host venue and is certified as LEED Silver, the venue was [...]