Seeing The Greener Side of Business
These days a small carbon footprint is becoming an increasingly important business credential. Global warming is a hot topic, but for anyone involved in international conferences and events, how do we go about strengthening our green credentials?
Even for the hardiest environmentalists amongst us, it isn’t always possible to use the most eco-friendly products or equipment all the time - when we have a conference to produce in Hong Kong, a bicycle is going to be of little help, but in addition to the necessity for travel, think of all the wastage that occurs with everything from the stage carpets being skipped to complete exhibition stands being thrown out after a single use, not to mention energy for traditional lighting.
But we can make things better, by working together to look at new ways to minimise the impact of every event we do and by carbon offsetting those unavoidable flights.
For example, Media 1 has a stock set that has been used for all kinds of events since 1999! Constructed primarily from wood, not only has this set prevented the wastage of a huge amount of materials by avoiding continuous rebuilding, but it has also saved our clients money. The set is neutral in colour, meaning we use lighting to maximum effect – and if you’re worrying about energy, LED lights use a fraction of the power and enable an infinite array of colours to be displayed.
It just goes to show that being green doesn’t have to be a huge drain on your time and finances…it can be quite the opposite in fact!
If you have any green event tips why not tell us about them?
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