Sustainability

"It's not just back to normal after this - we've got to go online"

March 31, 2020"It's not just back to normal after this - we've got to go online"We caught up with event consultant William Thomson of Gallus Events to talk about online events as part of our Changing Times series of industry views on the unfolding coronavirus outbreak...

Changing Times: A new era of hybrid, digitally enhanced events?

March 30, 2020Changing Times: A new era of hybrid, digitally enhanced events?In our series of Changing Times interviews with event organisers, we find out the ways in which the meetings industry is adapting and surviving in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Here, Carole Quinn, operations director at Legacy Sustainable Event Management, considers how COVID-19 could shape...

Legacy launches ‘The Green Room’ forum for sustainability drive

March 25, 2020Legacy launches ‘The Green Room’ forum for sustainability driveSustainability-focused events agency, Legacy, has launched its online forum, ‘The Green Room’, a platform to help event planners chat about sustainable events.

Changing expectations: what event planners need to know about food waste

March 4, 2020Changing expectations: what event planners need to know about food wasteEnhancing education, communication and changing food choice expectations were some of the key findings taken from the M&IT Food Waste roundtable discussion that took place at Twickenham Stadium on Thursday 20 February.

Corporate social responsibility 'biggest' request among planners

March 3, 2020Corporate social responsibility 'biggest' request among plannersA panel of experts at an Eventhuddle session discussed how to keep up with clients’ changing requirements, highlighting corporate social responsibility.

How venues are persuading event planners to work towards a zero food waste policy

February 21, 2020How venues are persuading event planners to work towards a zero food waste policyDespite not sending any food waste generated at the London venue to landfill for more than a decade, Olympia London has introduced new measures to ensure food waste isn’t created in the first place.

The sky's the limit as airport venues diversify offering for organisers

February 13, 2020The sky's the limit as airport venues diversify offering for organisersAirport venues revamp their image to offer meeting spaces that nestle underneath the supersonic wings of Concorde as well as retro kitsch spaces. Fiona Keating reports.

Manchester agency launches carbon-neutral event division

February 7, 2020Manchester agency launches carbon-neutral event divisionManchester-based events agency Event Cement has launched a new division focused on providing carbon-neutral events.

Meetings Industry Association goes green with Inspiring Change

February 5, 2020Meetings Industry Association goes green with Inspiring ChangeThe Meetings Industry Association (mia) is set to host an Inspiring Change event at London’s BMA House on Tuesday 11 February.

Vegan options and menus are 'firmly on the industry’s radar'

January 28, 2020Vegan options and menus are 'firmly on the industry’s radar'Creating a successful vegan event goes beyond the menu, but it's a great place to start, as this year’s Golden Globes demonstrated.Show More