Eric Skjerseth is the Owner of Planetary Transport Company based in Colorado. The first carbon neutral transportation company in America. Bringing fans to bands, and bands to fans, sustainably. Read on to learn about biodiesel, and how it can be used to power the music and events industry.

Don Soubolsky is the President of Lollipop Signs by Moving Products. Their mission is to help events become more sustainable by eliminating single use signs and reducing plastic waste. “Focus on signage that’s not made from fossil fuels, it also needs to be 100% recyclable. Our signs are made out of Engineered Paper instead of fossil fuels.”

Nirjary Desai is the Owner and Founder of KIS(cubed) Events, and is also a board member of the National Events Council. The National Events Council leads the way to end racial inequality within the event industry by accelerating awareness of qualified Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) who are Business Owners in the event industry.

Cassia Patel, Program Director at Oceanic Global, talks about Oceanic Global’s mission, the ban on single use plastics in Ibiza, plus Oceanic Global’s relaunch of their standards and certifications.

Bryan Birch is the co-founder and CEO of ZeroHero. He’s been working in the sustainable events industry since 1999.. ZeroHero delivers onsite cleanliness, waste diversion, and increased efficiency for events and festivals.

Sheeco, a Nashville based sustainability consulting firm, launched in March 2021, helps people make sustainable decisions for events, offices, and more.

Sheeco was founded by two friends, Nicole Brose and Diana Andrew, who have a passion for making the world a better place, and have advanced degrees in sustainability, and in-depth experience in event production, and working for non-profits.

Starting a green team is an affordable and low risk way for organizations of all sizes to start a journey into sustainability (and solidify plans for those already on the path).

Traverse​ Hall, Operations Manager and Lead Mobile Solar Technician at SolSolutions talks about using solar power for events.

Romina started Eco-Friendly Events as a way to collaborate with event planners and industry partners in developing, executing and evaluating event sustainability plans to create eco-friendlier events.

A sustainability policy describes your organization’s commitment to sustainable development and the approach to achieving these goals. Having a policy in place ensures that sustainability is at the core of your business.

Julia Spangler is the Founder of Ecosystem Events, a sustainable event consulting firm specializing in waste diversion and zero waste events.

MIXTO is a socially and environmentally-conscious event planning and community engagement company, committed to partnering with vendors who are local, small-business owners, BIPOC, women, people with disabilities, and/or part of the LGBT+ community.

Pallavi Pande is a woman of color and a mompreneur based in Portland, Oregon. She is the proud Owner and Founder of Dtocs.

Syd Mandelbaum is the Founder and CEO of Rock and Wrap it Up! (RWU). Rock and Wrap it Up! is an award-winning, anti-poverty think tank. RWU has fed over 1 billion people since 1991.