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01/15/2024

If you work on events and sustainability and have any awesome examples of excellence, or colourful examples of lessons learned, and want them included in the 4th edition of my book, please let me know via this form!
https://forms.gle/c7jd1o4dsiXsLQjMA

09/05/2022

When I was summit recently, we did a stadium visit. I was so impressed by the wall of separation examples in their onsite MRF. Check out their sorting table - from mortuary supplies. Brilliant! Gotta to love some to get your towards

05/07/2022

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(thereafter €280 )

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11/03/2021

Today, at COP 26 the sports industry's initiative Sports for Climate Action has been officially welcomed to the Race to Zero.

Watch the launch announcement now: https://unfccc-cop26.streamworld.de/webcast/sports-for-climate-action-on-the-race-to-zero

For the past couple of years we've been all but benched, and so we’ve had a good amount of time to think things through. Get our house in order, as it were.

Sports and events have used that time wisely, and with the return of live events, we’re about to see the industry play its part and take climate action.

Events, sports, festivals, conferences, exhibitions and the creative industries bring people together, and that’s a damn awesome thing. In these times, something we’re all craving.

We know we’re complicit in creating GHG emissions and finally we’ve come together as an industry, committing to action, not shying away from the responsibility, and not passing the buck.

Some significant announcements are being made by our sector at COP 26...

🎾 We’re committing to reducing our GHGs by 50% as soon as possible.
⚽. We’re committing to a Net Zero target for 2040.
🎪 We’re committed to measuring and disclosing our impacts.
🎭 We’re using our platforms to inspire our stakeholders and attendees.

… and importantly…

🏛️ We now have mechanisms we’re reportable to.

At COP 26 two new programmes are being revealed:

The UNFCCC’s has been upgraded to officially be part of the . This means those signatories that reaffirm their participation are now on the hook for mandatory reporting.

And the events and ‘meetings’ industry has come together to likewise make solid commitments, which include mandatory impact reporting for signatories, through the Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge.

Previously it was the leaders in our sector, enthusiastically and voluntarily making giant leaps towards carbon neutral, net zero or climate positive events. Julie's Bicycle were championing the cause long before most of the industry thought to look. Music, arts, festivals have been leaders and continue to be, such as Event Vision:2025 and the recently launched Live Green.

These programmes are not only collecting names and promises, but hardwiring in accountability to those that sign.

The time for pledges and promises is over. It’s time for action and proving that you took it.

https://unfccc.int/climate-action/sectoral-engagement/sports-for-climate-action
https://unfccc.int/climate-action/race-to-zero-campaign
https://netzerocarbonevents.org/
https://livemusic.biz/live-green/
https://juliesbicycle.com/

10/24/2021

Something we're all really positive about when it comes to sustainability and events is that there are now jobs for people in this field. Training's available and you can get your competency assessed and recognised.

This is the final instalment of my series of seven snippets this week (watch all here: www.ise.world/blog) with fellow sustainable event stalwarts Jill Savery, Shawna McKinley and Suzanne Morrell, and we're talking about careers in events sustainability.

I'm constantly approached by people wanting to bring sustainability into their events career, start specialising in it, or those just starting out wanting to work out how to have a career in this burgeoning field.

So I'm going to host a free seminar on careers in event sustainability.

Wed 17th Nov, 7pm AEST, 6pm Brisbane, 10am CET, 9am UK.

I'll talk about my career journey in sustainable events, what jobs are becoming available, where the opportunities are now to skill up immediately. I'll share some highlights and bloopers along my journey too!

Please sign up for the seminar here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/sustainable-event-career-paths-tickets-193368579627

10/23/2021

This week, every day, I've been sharing some great insights on sustainable event management from gurus in the field. Today's topic is research.

It's a passion of mine and many others - data, data, data....insights and learnings which can be applied. Over the past decade there's been quite the uptick in numbers of academic papers in a field, but.... barely any of these terrific learnings and conclusions are reaching the events industry.

There's a great opportunity to match research with events, and events with researchers - and to facilitate the findings into the industry for use. I've attempted to start this matching service before, but couldn't deliver it. If anyone is as excited about this potential and wants to work on the idea with me, please reach out!

No 6 of 7 chats - watch them all here: https://www.ise.world

Thanks for a great series Shawna McKinley, Suzanne Morrell, and Jill Savery.

One more tomorrow!

10/22/2021

The devil is surely in the detail. And the person I go to whenever I want to check in on the detail is Shawna McKinley. She joined Jill Savery, Suzanne Morrell and myself in a big old discussion on sustainable events, where we've come from, where we are now, and what's peeking at us from over the horizon.

I'd say Shawna and I have been tick tacking on sustainable events for more than a decade. I remember connecting with her when I first wrote my books (www.greeneventbook.com). She truly was a beacon in those early days. She totally got it. At last I'd found my person! I'm constantly impressed by Shawna's insights and how about her most recent offering, the carbon calculator for digital events. Check it out here: https://digitaleventcarboncalculator.com/

You can check out the previous four chats here: www.ise.world

Seven snippets of gold in all!

10/21/2021

In today's fourth instalment of what I'm now referring to as the sustainable events sector's Agony Aunts (oh God), here's a quick little bit of gold about people.

All the people that have to play their part to get this sustainable event management thing done.

Check out the previous three chats in my feed and meet the Aunties.... :) Jill Savery, Shawna McKinley, Suzanne Morrell

No. 4 of 7 - watch them all here: https://www.ise.world/blog

10/20/2021

No 3 of 7 dropping daily all week!

Suzanne Morrell,, Jill Savery, Shawna McKinley and I met up for a big old discussion on the state of events sustainability now and in the future, along with a little look back on where we've been.

We've dived into to lots of topics and today's quite snipped is about how we hope the solutions are pulled up through our supply chain, especially our venues and hotels.

Check all the chats out here: https://www.ise.world/blog

10/19/2021

I met up with Jill Savery, Shawna McKinley and Suzanne Morrell,, champions in event sustainability, to talk about where we're at in our industry, where we've come from and what's on the horizon.

Today we talk about bad habits and how event planners might be a little stuck in the rut of doing what they've always done. We need to jump the rail and get with the new normal - the sustainability normal!

Suzanne and I met when we co-produced the Sustainable Event Alliance's event re-set hackathon back in April 2020. She's on the board of the SEA and is key in bringing together sustainable event people all over the USA through the SEA. She's bringing the sustainability edge to prominent meetings and events in business and govt, and has been pushing the sustainability agenda in the meetings sector for so many years. I get to work with Suzanne every week through the SEA and she's such a constant voice of reason!

No. 2 of 7. New insights dropping daily. Catch them all: https://www.ise.world/blog

10/18/2021

I had the absolute pleasure of meeting up with these leaders in events and sustainability to talk through where we're at, where we've come from and what's on the horizon.

Over the next week, every day I'll post some of the gold! We talk bad habits, research, professional development, supply chain and career opportunities.

First up we discussed being hopeful for 2030. I'm joined by Jill Savery, Shawna McKinley and Suzanne Morrell.

You mightn't know it but Jill is co-author of the book 'Sustainability and Sport. She's also an Olympian, was deeply immersed in all things sustainability at London 2012 Olympics, and has made her mark on sustainability and sailing. I get to work with Jill every week and it's just so great!

(Session 1 of 7 - dropping daily!)

10/16/2021

We've all been thinking about the climate change impact of our lives, our events, our cities and countries.

There's so much work to do in this space, and as you probably know, event's are my space...

I realised that there is a lot of variety of approaches events were taking on how to account for food & beverage GHG emissions, so I asked the gurus in the industry how they wrangle the data.

I've summarised it up in an article and I hope it helps clarify things.

Let's work together in our industry to define recommended approaches to GHG accounting, especially Scope 3.

Enjoy!

Meegan

Food and beverage is at just about every event, and we know that what we choose to serve comes with a legacy of greenhouse gases. But whether to include F&B in your event’s carbon footprint, and just how to go about it, is something we need to get straight.