Tips To Host a Sustainable and Environmental- Friendly Event

The current need for saving the environment calls for sustainable and eco-friendly events to be hosted around us. The corporate world is slowly adapting to this change and working according to more greener and smart events to avoid harming nature to the minimal. Green events not only creates positivity and healthiness around us but they also help your brand by promoting it for a good cause. 

The perfect example of sustainability and green practices could be the hotels in Jim Corbett National Park, which operate with the motive of a healthier and safer tomorrow by using sustainable products. Let us understand how we can replicate such practices for your events, seminars and meetings to act towards this good cause.

Venue and Location

The right step towards this cause is the first step that you take towards organizing an event. Booking a venue! The right location for your venue should be close to public transport or areas easily accessible by your guests. The motive is to minimise transportation for an efficient saving of natural resources. 

Another important aspect is to look for venues that prioritize sustainable events. An event which can operate in natural daylight could be an ideal choice. Look for venues using solar panels to power their appliances. Today, solar energy can be harnessed and can be used to power large scale events including the lightings, sound boxes, Wi-Fi arrangements and other necessary electrical devices. 

The venue and their owners should be supporting the sustainable movement and working towards it. There are tons of ways through which venue owners can choose to do so like the Conference halls in Jim Corbett which uses green methods to support its events.

Go Paperless

In this modern era of technology, it’s time we stop using paper products and switch to virtual practices. Try avoiding paper invitations, banners, posters and leaflets to promote your event. Instead, go virtual and upload everything on your website or social media pages. It’s both effective in promotions and saving nature. 

Even for communications and important documents, try uploading everything on the website or communicate through the email to save time, effort and resources. Nowadays, everyone owns a smartphone and a laptop so it’s quite easy for all, especially the corporate people, to work virtually on these documents.

Proper Event Planning

A proper and planned event does not only guarantee success but also helps reduce your carbon footprint in nature. Avoid using unnecessary resources like lights during the daytime, Air-conditions or fans during winter or cold weather and so on. Make a proper plan, set goals and try to fulfil them.

Plan a budget for your event and try complying with it using greener methods in the event. Do not try to impress or show-off to your guest with expensive arrangements. The right kind of people would appreciate the simplicity and goals of your event targeted towards a good cause and will help you promote it by being a part of it.

Foods and Drinks

Try to go hygienic and greener with the food distributed during the event. This includes the plates, glasses, bottles and even the cooking methods used in your event. Try avoiding plastic materials and switch to its greener counterparts like wooden plates, biodegradable cups and reusable bottles. 

Another important thing is to not waste food post the event. Try estimating the accurate number of guests present and cater according to it. If you still have food left, donate it to the needy instead of throwing it away in the garbage. Spread awareness during the meeting about saving food and remind your guests to follow with the cause. 

Waste Management

No matter how hard you try, there is going to be waste generated after your event. Use proper methods to dispose of the waste. Use a proper amount of dustbins and set them in every corner. 

Once your event gets over, look after the cleanliness of the area. Try employing men to collect the bi-degradable cups and recyclable items after the event. If there are other remaining clothes or tents, try donating them in charitable boxes placed at various corners of every city. Thinking out of the box always helps and definitely is awarding in the long run. Make sure to clean the place just as it was before the event.

Following the above-mentioned points and coming up with your own level of creativity towards a sustainable and greener event is definitely going to earn your organization brownie points in the corporate field. A sustainable event not only helps in this good cause but also promotes your event in the market and makes you stand out from others. So, try thinking about the alternatives you could use to avoid consuming the natural resources and polluting nature.