– "How would you define sustainability in the context of events?"

–"Doing the best we can with the resources that we have within our budget."

In this episode, we talk to Romina Kwong, a Canada-based events sustainability consultant and founder of Eco-Friendly Events with lots of experience in the field.

Learn about:

- What it means for an event to be sustainable.

- The choices that event organizers need to make.

- How sustainability drives down the costs of organizing events.

- And much more!

As more and more event organizers get started with making their events sustainable, sustainability professionals like Romina are there to not only make their journey possible but also effective and focused on impacts.

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Robert Rubinstein (Chairman & Founding Partner of TBLI) wanted to make a positive impact in the world and promote environmental restorative action. And he figured that the best way to do so was to influence funds to include environmental and sustainability insights and criteria in the process of granting of funding to organizations.

In other words, Robert was in ESG way before this acronym (not to mention the buzz) was coined; which is the reason why listening to his journey and experience is nothing but a delight.

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Listen to the episode and discover the power and potential of ESG, as well as why the main market players are not doing their bit, and what is Robert's organization is doing about it. Learn about the Better World Prize and its mission to surface and promote more impactful frameworks, less focused on risk and more on measurable outcomes.

Links to references in the episode:

- TBLI Better World Prize. Register now! bit.ly/3UhzmTb

- Walk the Walk: shorturl.at/mpEFX

- France bans short-haul flights news: shorturl.at/oxIK9

"It's such a waste if people find out that something works -or it doesn't- and others cannot learn from it" - a beautiful statement, and one that gave birth to Green Events, an organization for sustainable events of which Lyke Poortvliet, or guest in this episode, is co-director.

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A core element of how sustainability is slowly infiltrating all industries is sharing. Listen to Lyke Poortvliet and Eduardo Lebre as they dig into the role of funding in the development and testing of sustainable models at events, greenwashing, and events as prototypes of society.

"A truly sustainable event is still very hard for most organizers" - well, that's precisely what we're here to change!

And at the end of the episode, you'll find a bonus: top tips to reduce the impact of food and beverage at events - stay tuned!

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Tips from Lyke to avoid greenwashing...

1. Use a data-driven solution (such as impactALL) to get the right insights.

2. Understand the impacts of your event.

3. Act on the low-hanging fruit and focus on what you can make an impact on.

As all industries are re-discovering themselves in the wake of the transition towards sustainability, in this week's episode of Sustainable Events Podcast we put the trade show in the spotlight with the invaluable help of our special guest.

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Al Mercuro, is a member of MUSE and Senior Account Director at Apprupo (tech-enhanced experiences) and Genesis Exhibits (end-to-end trade show exhibits and branded installation). His passion for sustainability, combined with his more than 30 years of experience in the field, make in the ideal guest to talk about sustainability in the trade show and exhibit business.

📄 Resources mentioned in the episode (click to download):

• Zero waste to Landfill (Checklist)

• Sustainable Materials for Eco-Smart Exhibits

• Ten Ways to Green Exhibits

Join us for a ride and discover how the trade show business is transitioning toward sustainability, touching on the following aspects:

• Sustainability in the manufacturing of graphics, and how that transition happened.

• The absurdity of the "build & burns", – single-use exhibit stands.

• The role of digital solutions in fighting waste and enhancing sustainability.

• Greenwashing!

Two things must stand out from this episode:

1. Education and awareness lead to better decisions – this is also true for every other sector.

2. Industry-wide sustainability standards are an effective way to push for and ensure an enduring change in how companies and organizations in the trade show business (whether offering or demanding services) transition toward sustainability in a harmonized and coherent manner.

More episodes every week, so don't forget to give us a follow!

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Sustainable Events Podcast 🌎🎙 is powered by Circular Unity

Michele Fox, founder of MUSE (Members United for Sustainable Events), is an amazing event sustainability professional from the US – with an incredible track record as an events producer.

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Sustainable Events Podcast hosts Eduardo Lebre and Alberto Olias welcome Michele and her insightful perspectives in this second episode on key topics like:

• What drives event organizers to become sustainable?

• Why do the social impacts of events matter, and what to do about it?

• What will the US events sustainability legislative landscape look like?

Things are evolving and there is a clear change of trend in sustainability at events. Climate change is dominating mainstream news and this new sustainability-first mindset permeates through all industries - including events.

There's still a lot of work to be done, especially when it comes to making sustainability become a bottom line booster instead of a financial drag - "sustainable" doesn't mean "more expensive".

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In our first episode, we host Will Curran, founder of Endless Events and host of the event industry podcasts, #EventIcons, Event Brew, and Event Tech Podcast - and an icon himself!

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On this episode, Circular Unity co-founders Eduardo Lebre and Alberto Olias discuss with Will Curran greenwashing at events and what it looks like, the level of awareness among companies about the need to take action about sustainability, and some effective (and cheap!) ways of making events sustainable.

Is a hybrid model (in person + online) the best way forward to reduce emissions from attendees' travels? And as an event organizer, how do achieve that?

If you want to know why 1,000,000 trees are "always the answer", give a listen to this episode!

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