I often hear of event planners as being problem solvers. We often think about sustainability as a problem to solve, and no doubt there are problems relating to event sustainability and there is a growing body of people that work on it continually. The question I have...
I may be a bit cheeky with this title given that I’m writing this blog for the Society for Sustainable Events. It’s intended to be a serious question. We have a tendency to lean into tactical approaches to the ways we plan and execute events, despite the desire to be...
One of my goals in this series is to try and elevate the conversation and move sustainability in the event sector further and faster. I’m worn out from the same conversations and questions I’ve been getting for the last 15 years or so. I’m tired of event organizers,...
It’s summer season now. Everything is in bloom and green in my garden. Vegetables are growing and the sun is shining.But, all is not right with the world. We just had the hottest week of weather globally in 100,00+ years, while there are floods and torrential rain in...
We’re fully into spring now. Roses are budding and blooming, the plum tree is showing signs of fruit, the winter veggies have gone to seed and it’s time to plant for summer.Which gets me to thinking about food, because we all eat. And with seven billion people in the...
I’m seeing the first signs of renewal and regeneration of spring now. The first small buds on the plum tree, some flowers on other plum trees as I walk the neighborhood. Buds and blossoms on the magnolia trees.So, I’m thinking about renewal and regeneration. There has...
