Sustainability

Waste not, want not: tackling food waste in the industry

August 11, 2020Waste not, want not: tackling food waste in the industryThe UK produces an estimated 9.5 million tonnes of food waste each year, according to food waste management charity WRAP. Holly Patrick finds out how the events industry is tackling this issue.

Sustainability consultancy EcoEvents rebrands as Syntiro Associates

June 22, 2020Sustainability consultancy EcoEvents rebrands as Syntiro AssociatesTriggered by the desire to reflect the brand's evolution over the last 20 years, EcoEvents has decided to rebrand as Syntiro Associates.

Developing the greenprint for sustainable event management

June 22, 2020Developing the greenprint for sustainable event managementTTA business development director Dominic Bemrose shares the progress the agency is making towards its sustainability goals and how it is supporting clients to achieve theirs.

The changing face of event leadership in the pandemic era

June 18, 2020The changing face of event leadership in the pandemic eraI was interested to hear what Madeleine Albright, the first US female Secretary of State had to say about leadership in these days of upheaval, where nothing is certain.

Fighting on two fronts: remaining sustainable in a pandemic

June 15, 2020Fighting on two fronts: remaining sustainable in a pandemicDavid Vaughton, managing director of Make Venues chats to M&IT about why the meetings and events industry can be the solution, not the problem, to macro subjects such as climate change, even during a pandemic.

World Environment Day: building a greener future for the events industry

June 5, 2020World Environment Day: building a greener future for the events industryThe conversation around creating a greener future has never been louder, thanks in part, to the young and wise Swedish activist, Greta Thunberg.

#Eventprofs for Change launches with message of empowerment

May 6, 2020#Eventprofs for Change launches with message of empowermentA new group of event professionals - #Eventprofs for Change - has launched with a mission to help accelerate the rate of change towards a more sustainable events industry.

ICE teams up with ‘Good Business Festival’ in sustainability drive

April 22, 2020ICE teams up with ‘Good Business Festival’ in sustainability driveThe In-house Corporate Events (ICE) community has announced it will be taking part in the Liverpool-based Good Business Festival later this year.

Earth Day utilised by event planners to highlight sustainability

April 21, 2020Earth Day utilised by event planners to highlight sustainabilityM&IT caught up with Legacy’s Abena Poku-Awuah to learn how event planners can utilise Earth Day, happening on 22 April.

Let's make events sustainable for the long haul, says TTA

April 2, 2020Let's make events sustainable for the long haul, says TTACoronavirus may be gripping the world right now, but climate change is just as much of a crisis and the industry needs to get a grip on becoming more sustainable, argues Dominic Bemrose, business development director at TTA in the latest in our Changing Times series...Show More