Event Sustainability
Your Event Is Sustainable — But Do Your Attendees Know It?
You've sorted the recycling bins. You've briefed your vendors on compostable serviceware. You've put together a transportation plan for your performers, sourced locally produced food, and set up water refill stations across the site.
Read MoreArtificial Intelligence in Event Sustainability
Looking for AI tools to make your events more sustainable?
Here's how different AI platforms approach event sustainability—from generative assistants to design-embedded systems like EventMapStudio. Read More
Why Event Carbon Footprint Reports Are Misleading (And What to Measure Instead)
Each year, as conferences, expos, and festivals wrap up, we see the same story unfold: a neatly packaged carbon footprint report boasting how many tons of CO₂ were saved or offset. The intention is good. The optics? Green. But if we’re being honest, much of this is theater—based on calculations filled with estimates, assumptions, and generalizations that don’t reflect the true impact of the event. It's time for a shift in focus: away from artificial numbers and toward real-world, human-centered sustainability metrics that prioritize infrastructure, accessibility, and behavioral nudges. Read More
Sustainable Event Design: Why Green Planning Matters
EventMapStudio revolutionizes sustainability by integrating eco-friendly practices into the planning phase rather than relying on post-construction evaluations. This approach mirrors Deming 's industrial philosophy that quality must be built into processes, not merely inspected afterward. By embedding sustainability from the beginning, event planners gain flexibility to make meaningful changes, optimize resources, and create holistically sustainable events. This proactive methodology makes sustainability a foundational element rather than an afterthought, delivering superior environmental outcomes and meeting growing demands for responsible event experiences. Read More
Event Map Review & Approval
See how EventMapStudio can simplify your event map approval process, and help you save time and money while improving compliance at the same time. Read More
How the event layout software you use can influence your sustainability decisions.
We sometimes get pushback concerning our point that building sustainable options, heuristics, and wizard in our software can influence event producers into building more sustainable events. Until we have enough time and data to publish our own results, this paper makes our point. Read More
How do I increase event sustainability?
What about using an event layout tool that incorporates sustainability concepts, and
1) makes sustainable options available,
2) reminds event producers to use them, and
3) tracks their usage? Read More
Event Sustainability Guidelines
There are many sources for event sustainability guidelines. Most are published by cities or sustainability-focus organizations. We list a few here.
EventMapStudio includes and automates many of these guidelines. Read More
How do I increase event sustainability in my city?
What about providing event producers with an event layout tool that incorporates sustainability concepts, and 1) makes sustainable options available, 2) reminds event producers to use them, and 3) tracks their usage? Read More
How to Plan Event Solid Waste Management / Spatial Analysis
A solid Solid Waste Plan is an important tool towards a sustainable zero-waste event . Read More