The document provides tips for organizing sustainable events. It recommends that event organizers choose green venues that use washable serviceware and recycled materials. It also suggests ways to decrease food waste such as using event management software to prevent over-ordering and serving smaller portions. The document further advises organizers to decrease overall waste by educating attendees and providing recycling bins, and offers additional tips like supporting local organic ingredients and choosing recycled giveaways.

1. How to do a
sustainable event?

2. Why is sustainability important?
• Consumers are becoming more aware of sustainable
practices
• We are already living beyond the Earth’s capacity
• In 2014, Earth Overshoot Day was already in 19th of
August. This date marks the day that we’ve exhausted
nature’s budget for one year

3. A green event venue should:
• have sustainability/green standards
• prefer washable servicewear over disposable cups,
plates etc.
• use recycled material whenever possible e.g. non-bleached
paper towels and toiletpaper

4. Event organisers should decrease food
waste by:
• having a proper event management software, which can
help you decrease no-show and therefore prevent from
excess food being made and thrown away
• skipping garnishes that usually just end up as leftovers
• serve smaller portions to begin with, and offer attendees
the possibility to take more food when necessary

5. Event organisers should decrease
waste by:
• educating your attendees that you have a green event,
and that waste should be kept to a minimum
• having recycling bins around the event location
• avoiding giving handouts to your delegates- instead
prefer TV-screens to show event schedule

6. Additional tips for green events:
• support organic ingredients and support local farmers
• always choose recycled materials over non-recycled
• see how different event apps: eventmobi, Quick Mobile
or doubledutch can be used at your event
• if give-aways is a must, choose the most
environmentally friendly version of that give-away

7. Want more tips?
Read the complete guide:
http://academy.lyyti.com/en/
guide-to-sustainable-events