Meegan Jones is an industry leader and expert in event sustainability, focusing her efforts on using the power of events for positive action while also ensuring that events themselves are produced sustainably. She is director of GreenShoot Pacific, a sustainability advisory and training service for events.

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Boxes

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1 SUSTAINABILITY AND EVENTS

Sustainability... of what?

Regenerative and Restorative

Is the Triple Bottom Line the Real Bottom Line?

Sustainable Development

2 EVENT SUSTAINABILITY AROUND THE WORLD

Drivers, Enablers, Catalysts and Barriers

Organisations Enabling Sustainable Event Management

Event Sustainability Knowledge and Resources

Event Sustainability Standards

Questions

3 EVENT SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT

Sustainability Strategy

Identifying and Prioritising Event Sustainability Issues

Delegation of Duties

Sustainability Policy

Communicating Sustainability

Measurement, Reporting and Evaluation

Questions

4 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

Who are your Stakeholders?

Internal Stakeholders

Organisational Culture

Production Stakeholders

Clients

Talent

Sponsors

Questions

5 DESTINATION, VENUE AND SITE

Assessing a Destination

Sustainable Event Readiness

Local Government

Tyranny of Distance

Outdoor Venues And Sites

Venues

Accommodation

Questions

6 SOURCING

Sustainable Procurement

Stewardship, Decommissioning and Dissolution

Ecolabelling, Standards, and Certification Programmes

Performance Reporting

Questions

7 BUYING WELL

Event Materials

Look and Overlay

Technology Enhancing Sustainability

Accreditation and Ticketing

Merchandise and Swag

Cleaning Products

Questions

8 EATING AND DRINKING

Sustainable and Regenerative Farming

Sustainable Food and Beverage at Events

Caterers and Food Vendors

Drinking Water

Food and Beverage Serviceware

Targets and Reporting

Questions

9 WASTE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY

Circular Economy

Zero Waste

You Can't Do This Alone

What Waste at Your Event?

Waste Avoidance and Reduction

Waste Management in the Event Destination

Material Types

Waste Processing Options

At-Event Waste Segregation

Set Goals and Targets

Performance Reporting

Questions

10 WATER AND AMENITIES

Water Use and Events

Water Rights and Scarcity

Water Sources

Water Management Plan

Water Conservation

Wastewater

Toilets

The Event as a Living Lab

Set Goals and Targets

Performance Reporting

Questions

11 POWERING YOUR EVENT

Energy Sources

Temporary Power

Energy Planning

Energy Stakeholders

Temporary Structures

Audiovisual, Lighting and Technology

Energy-Efficient Catering

Set Objectives and Targets

Performance Reporting

Questions

12 MOBILITY

Freight and Deliveries

Site Vehicles, MHE, Machinery

Production Travel

Attendee Travel

Set Goals and Targets

Performance Reporting

Questions

13 EVENTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Our Climate is Changing ... The Science Is In

Carbon Neutral, Net Zero, Climate Positive?

Impacts of Climate Change on Events

Reducing GHGs

Event GHG Sources

Measuring Event GHGs

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measurement Admin

GHG Accounting Methodologies

Carbon Compensation

Carbon Neutral Events

GHG Reporting

Questions

Index