March 31, 2021

“Plastic in events and a purposeful recovery” A conversation with Meegan Jones

16 minutes

Today in our episode we’re talking plastic in events and how the return to in-person events can be a purposeful recovery with Meegan Jones, Sustainability Advisor, The Ocean Race.

You’ll take away insights including:

How the Ocean Race, one of the world’s big three sailing events (alongside the America’s Cup and the Olympics) approaches sustainability

Why we can’t rest easy on the use of single-use plastics and, aside from F&B, where else can we make a big impact?

How COVID-19 impacts plastic use in events (hint: the hygiene standards we had in place pre-pandemic were always designed to combat virus/germ spread!)

What are the pain points for event professionals designing sustainable events? Where can we break down silos to improve end-of-life planning for event waste?

Why eventprofs can lead as consumers by creating demand for sustainable innovations

How your events can be ‘living labs’ for testing sustainability innovations in the future

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Download the Sustainable Look and Overlay report for free here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MhF5StMayZu-Jn1spv_VlHUn_Qgj_PsA/view

IOC and UEFA’s LCA Report: https://www.olympic.org/news/new-guide-commissioned-by-ioc-and-uefa-helps-identify-more-sustainable-solutions-for-event-branding-and-signage

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March 31, 2021

“Plastic in events and a purposeful recovery” A conversation with Meegan Jones

16 minutes

Today in our episode we’re talking plastic in events and how the return to in-person events can be a purposeful recovery with Meegan Jones, Sustainability Advisor, The Ocean Race.

You’ll take away insights including:

How the Ocean Race, one of the world’s big three sailing events (alongside the America’s Cup and the Olympics) approaches sustainability

Why we can’t rest easy on the use of single-use plastics and, aside from F&B, where else can we make a big impact?

How COVID-19 impacts plastic use in events (hint: the hygiene standards we had in place pre-pandemic were always designed to combat virus/germ spread!)

What are the pain points for event professionals designing sustainable events? Where can we break down silos to improve end-of-life planning for event waste?

Why eventprofs can lead as consumers by creating demand for sustainable innovations

How your events can be ‘living labs’ for testing sustainability innovations in the future

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Download the Sustainable Look and Overlay report for free here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MhF5StMayZu-Jn1spv_VlHUn_Qgj_PsA/view

IOC and UEFA’s LCA Report: https://www.olympic.org/news/new-guide-commissioned-by-ioc-and-uefa-helps-identify-more-sustainable-solutions-for-event-branding-and-signage

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