EclipseCon was in October 2023 located in Ludwigsburg, Germany. This three day event had 448 attendees and 18 sponsors. The venue is dedicated to waste separation and they are continuing high energy efficiency updates to continue their sustainability efforts. Highlights of the event: Single use plastic bottles were eliminated by using recycled glass bottles and [...]
IMEX Frankfurt 2023 is the largest trade show in Europe bringing together: 11,764 participants 2,900 exhibitors 3,800+ buyers from 90 countries 178 press attendees from 20 countries Their sustainability goals included: Measure the event footprint Deliver net zero events by 2030 Make sustainability education to all Share what they learn and amplify best practice Give [...]
The SPLC Summit 2023 was a 2 day event held in Atlanta, Georgia with 313 attendees and 117 speakers. This event saved 151, 478 liters of water through it's sustainability efforts. That is equivalent to filling 502 bathtubs! To learn more about the SPLC Summit sustainability efforts we have presented their accomplishments in our sustainability [...]
CleanMed 2023 was a 2 day conference including 87 virtual attendees and 670 in-person attendees. Their sustainability efforts included: Food waste & donation stream Reusable service ware Offsetting carbon emissions Plant-based meals by default Reducing plastic for name badges Virtual attendance to reduce air travel CleanMed saved 3,321 kilograms of waste through their sustainability efforts. [...]
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