Planning Sustainable Events: How We Can Solve Global Issues – #EventIcons 176

Here at Endless, we figured it was more than time we talked about planning sustainable events. As an industry, it’s extremely important that we are involved in the discussion of topics that matter for the world. And it’s even more significant that we choose to look at the bigger picture and think globally. Both as human beings and event professionals, we must be aware that our actions have a certain impact in the world. And we also have the responsibility of trying to improve it through planning sustainable events!

So today, joining our amazing hosts Alex Plaxen and Lindsay Martin-Bilbrey is the iconic Fiona Pelham. Fiona serves as managing director of Manchester, U.K.-based Sustainable Events Ltd. She’s also the founder of the nonprofit Positive Impact, that seeks to provide education to support an earth-friendly event industry. Pelham is an expert in planning sustainable events, and sustainable meetings, who believes concerned people need to step up to the plate and make themselves heard. And on this week’s #EventIcons, the three will go deep into the topic of planning sustainable events. Are you ready to make a change? Then press play, and let’s go green!

We're one headline away from being recognized as a very problematic industry. Click to Tweet

One thing we could say is that our supply chain is not set up to be sustainable. But the demand has to start somewhere. Click to Tweet

Meetings means business. Economic conversation is great. But when are we going to start talking about the social and human impact of events as well? Click to Tweet

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Will Curran

Information junkie, energetic, and work-a-holic are just some of the words we can use to describe Will Curran. Aside from spending 20 out of 24 hours a day working as the Chief Event Einstein of Endless Events, you can catch Will ordering a chai latte or watching The Flash with his cats. He is also well known for his love of all things pretzels.