Sustainability

The end of unverified sustainability claims?

July 20, 2026The end of unverified sustainability claims?For years, hospitality businesses have been able to make broad sustainability claims with relatively little scrutiny. That era is coming to an end.Read More

emily isla

July 16, 2026Industry spent £500k disposing of single-use materials from just 800 events, report warnsThe events industry spends nearly £500,000 disposing of single-use materials, according to a new report by isla.

cost vs sustainability hotel

June 8, 2026Do people really care about sustainable hotels - or just cheaper ones?Can better information and easier booking tools make planners and delegates choose sustainable hotels, or will cost always win? Ellie Evans investigates.

Doing less damage is not the same as doing good

June 5, 2026Doing less damage is not the same as doing goodAs sustainability expectations evolve, simply reducing environmental harm is no longer enough. On World Environment Day, EICC sustainability manager Rob Turnbull explores why businesses must move beyond carbon reduction and start investing in the restoration of the natural systems they depend on.

tsec go green

May 17, 2026Go green faster! Sustainable Events Courses now fully on-demandNorthstar UK’s flagship Sustainable Events Courses are now delivered entirely on-demand - to give busy professionals maximum flexibility.

round ireland with a fridge

May 15, 2026What happened when 13 event planners gave up flying to travel slowly across Ireland?A group of UK event planners swapped flights for trains and ferries on a journey across Ireland. What they discovered challenges some of the industry’s biggest assumptions about networking, wellbeing - and the value of slowing down.

TRACE by isla adds operational emissions reporting to give 'clearer picture' to businesses

April 15, 2026TRACE by isla adds operational emissions reporting to give 'clearer picture' to businessesTRACE by isla now includes operational emissions reporting, enabling businesses to better track and report emissions from both events and day-to-day operations.

beam esg summit

September 19, 2025'From words to action': beam & MIA ESG Summit highlights industry shiftThe beam & MIA ESG Summit at Warwick Conferences showed the sector has moved "from words to action" in embracing ESG principles.

Greengage small meeting carbon calulator

September 2, 2025Greengage launches carbon calculator for small meetingsSustainability consultancy Greengage has launched a carbon calculator for small meetings to address the 'missing gap' - the lack of carbon measurement available for meetings of between two and 100 attendees.

CSEC press release

August 20, 2025The Sustainable Events Course returns – here’s what you’ll learnCurated by isla, The Sustainable Events Course is designed for event professionals just starting their journey into sustainable events, covering broad topics such as carbon offsetting, the impact of food and beverages, supply chain engagement, and the circular economy.

Anna Abdelnoor

August 20, 2025Isla ditches membership to focus on carbon measurement platformIsla, a sustainability organization for business events, is ending its membership program to focus on its carbon measurement platform, TRACE, to aid the industry's transition to net zero, citing the need for a community-focused approach over membership.Show More

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