Today I’m debuting a new “Quick Tips” series! These short articles are meant to be quick for you to read and easy to apply. Quick Tip: Include a sustainability clause in your RFPs and reinforce it in your contracts. You
Before you read this article, think of someone you know who has a serious food allergy. Were you able to think of someone? Or more than one person? It’s highly likely you were, because according to a recent study, 1
Do you ever wonder what it really means for an event to be sustainable? To help answer this question, the Events Industry Council recently released new Principles for Sustainable Events. These principles are based on the UN Sustainable Development Goals,
When I was in my previous career in marketing & communications, I worked on a team that planned corporate events. My role was graphic design, so I didn’t usually offer input about much other than fonts and colors. At the
What’s your number one business goal for 2019? Win new clients? Increase revenue? Earn repeat business? If you have a goal of growing your business this year, I have a recommendation for you that probably sounds counter-intuitive: make sustainability part
Here’s a new year’s riddle for you: What weighs more than 12 tons and is NOT in a landfill? You can probably guess the answer. It’s the event waste my team and I helped clients divert in 2018! Across all
There’s a certain list of words people often use to describe memorable events. Amazing. Elegant. Incredible. Over-the-top. Extravagant. Looked at in a vacuum, the idea of extravagance seems like a valuable tool for event professionals. What better way to create
Here’s a familiar scenario for event professionals today: You’re in a barn. Or a garden. Or a park. The exact venue doesn’t matter—what matters is that you’ve been tasked with putting on a dazzling event in a setting where you
It seems like a no-brainer that reducing waste from any source, including events, is the sustainable thing to do. But do you know why reducing waste is sustainable? In a country like the U.S. with robust waste management infrastructure, the
While saving the planet may be something that’s close to your heart (and mine), in many companies, you may need a solid business case to get approval to do things differently. That’s why I’m excited to continue my series of