Sustainability

Your monthly event sustainability update Strong sustainability programs include activities your brand can talk about—and promote. A shining example (and the 2023 Grand Ex award winner), Reddit donated its CES exhibit walls to Habitat for Humanity post-show, and then at Cannes Lions, opted to forgo swag giveaways in favor of its Karma Kash initiative, through […]

Your monthly event sustainability update The Advertising Specialty Institute found in its 2019 Global Ad Impressions Study that consumers hold on to a typical promotional item for, on average, one year and 23 percent of products are thrown away. It’s leading event marketers across the industry to scrutinize swag (one marketer told us recently they […]

Your monthly event sustainability update In our April Industry Pulse Survey, 72 percent of event marketers said sustainability plays a role in vendor and/or material sourcing and selection, and half of the survey’s respondents said they are eliminating single-use plastic at their events and activations. As interest in producing sustainable events continues to grow, we’ve […]

Exploring the exhibit halls at CES 2023, held Jan. 5-8 in Las Vegas, greenery was a notable design element. From raised garden beds and potted plants to grass carpeting and elaborate floor-to-ceiling greenery walls, exhibitors enhanced their booths with organic textures, colors and lighting.

Sustainable event strategist Marley Finnegan sheds light on emissions and the SEC’s proposed climate risk disclosure rule Momentum around sustainability continues to build, as consumers, particularly millennials and Gen Z, are paying close attention to values-based brand actions now more than ever. While organizations are taking environmental considerations to heart in their decisions, missions and […]