Climate change is happening and it’s happening fast. As an event planner, you may be thinking how can you possibly help. You may not know what aspects of events have a high carbon footprint or you may not know about any alternatives.
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During the United Nations Year of Sustainable Tourism in 2017, a conversation began to tell the story of the power of events to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). This white paper is an update on how this conversation has furthered in the last 12 months.
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On the 30th October 2018, representatives Laura Brown from Positive Impact and Heather Lishman from ABPCO, attended the “Leveraging Sustainable Procurement Practices to Transform Tourism Value Chains” workshop event in Paris, hosted by the UNEP. This report is a summary of learnings from this event in the context of what this means for the event industry.
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The event industry is on a journey to a better and more sustainable future. We have created this simple roadmap to guide organisations and individuals towards more sustainable business practices.
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Far from seeing legacy as a burden, the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games are embracing the opportunity.
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After an engaging and innovative stakeholder event held at Formula E's Headquarters, Positive Impact took all the feedback from suppliers, partners and staff and created a roadmap...
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Switzerland Convention and Incentive Bureau have supported Positive Impact during our campaign to tell the story of the power of events in conjunction with the 2017 UN Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development.
It is important to tell the story of the work and innovation that is happening in Switzerland as a sustainable event destination, therefore, Positive Impact have created the follow case study showcasing the fantastic work being done by Switzerland Convention and Incentive Bureau.
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One year on from the Paris Agreement reached at COP 21 last December, we take a look at what carbon targets mean for the event industry. We're delighted to share the thoughts of Nicolas Perin, Programme Manager at the International Tourism Partnership, and his guest blog on hotels and carbon.
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