Videos

Lisa Craig & Jackson Kulick - Blue Ridge Graphics

Learn all about sustainable screen printing on apparel and swag. Blue Ridge Graphics is the first and only screen printer in the USA that has been certified by the Sustainable Green Printing Partnership.

Marley Finnegan of Purpose Net Zero

Marley Finnegan, Founder of Purpose Net Zero demonstrates how the platform simplifies the calculation of the highest emissions impacts of events, sports, concerts, conventions + production; the unavoidable 70-90% related to travel.

Neel Vasavada: Overdrive Energy Solutions

Overdrive Energy Solutions is one of the leading providers of sustainable energy systems in the US. In 2023, they deployed the largest temporary solar installation in US concert history for Billie Elish at Lollapalooza, as well as the largest sustainably powered stage for Willie Nelson's Luck Reunion. Overdrive is committed to decarbonizing the live events world with solutions that are sustainable, cost-effective and reliable.

Tommy Preti Jr. of Thomas Preti Events to Savor

Tommy Preti Jr. helped create the organization's Green Team to reimagine their culinary philosophy and embed sustainability into every part of the business.

Tommy and Chef Tonti discuss their initiatives, creating a cross functional green team, the importance of partnerships, and taking one step at a time.

Sustainable Materials & Waste Toolkit Webinar: Julie's Bicycle & Vision: 2025

Following the launch of the Sustainable Materials & Waste Management Toolkit for Festivals at the Association of Independent Festivals. This webinar introduces the 10 step process that the Toolkit presents and walks you through the resources and tools available along the way. Its a chance to ask questions and get really practical about how you'll use this tool in your team at your event. Hosted by Richard Philips, Climate Change Specialist for the Music Industry at Julie's Bicycle & Chris Johnson, Chair of Vision: 2025.

Lowell Fox: Sustainability Expert

Sustainability subject matter expert, Lowell Fox is the Principle Sustainability Manager at Recycle Track Systems, was formerly the Director of Sustainability at Production Glue.

This discussion will detail how to integrate sustainable solutions into all aspects of your events focusing on waste management, energy efficiency, diversion through donation, design materials choices, transportation, innovation, event programming and reporting.

Neel Vasavada: Overdrive Event Solutions - Part I

Neel Vasavada, Founder of Overdrive Energy Solutions, explains how a production can use battery power, solar energy, the electrical grid (and even existing generators) to save labor and fuel costs, while making events greener. Neel demonstrates how we can design our events to be safer, easier to set up, and more resilient.

Sarah Sommerauer: Founder of SOSU Events

Sarah Sommerauer dives into “How to Plan a Zero Waste Event.”

Get insights about Zero Waste Events, Cradle to Cradle & Circular Economy.

Learn about strategies for waste prevention, disposal & reuse, different types of event waste (and their environmental impact), service providers, and practical examples of events (e.g. Zero Waste Berlin Festival).

Pallavi Pande: Owner and Founder of Dtocs

Pallavi Pande is the Founder and Owner of Dtocs. Pallavi is a woman of color and a mompreneur based in Portland, Oregon. Pallavi started Dtocs with three things in mind: Sustainability, Community and Usability.

Dtocs tableware is made from naturally fallen palm leaves. They are chemical free, plastic free, compostable, microwave safe, and elegant. Dtocs employs a majority female workforce and part of the proceeds from sales go towards improving education for the poor local communities in India.

Learn about ISO 20121 from RIGHT HUB

Learn about ISO 20121 certification from RIGHT HUB with our Cheyenne Sala and Luca Guzzabocca. RIGHT HUB is an Italian consultancy company, founded in 2014, with the goal of promoting environmental, social, ethical and economic sustainability in the events industry and in business processes.

Heather Schrock: Carbon Offsets

Heather Schrock, Director, Environmental Partnerships at BEF discusses on the tools available to mitigate the unavoidable carbon, water and energy footprint of the events. Environmental commodities such as carbon offsets and renewable energy certificates are a valuable yet misunderstood tool, so join us as Heather helps us understand what they are, and how they work.

Monique Figueiredo: Composting at Events

Learn all about composting at events. Monique, owner of Compostable, touches upon organic diversion solutions specifically for events. She talks about some of the event organizations she's worked with, and the challenges (and rewards) of event composting.

Zoe Reich: Sustainability Manager of Oceanic Global

Zoe Reich, Sustainability & Industry Solutions Manager with Oceanic Global, teaches us all about how Oceanic Global is empowering the events industry around the world to remove single-use plastics from their operations through the Blue Standard.

Meg Strahle: Sustainability and Accessibility

Meg Strahle, Sustainability Consultant at The Bulb, will be sharing insights on having it all with sustainability and inclusion at our events, and giving you the resources to implement those considerations.

Stefanie Lynch, Corporate Engagement Director at Greener By Default. Learn how a plant forward menu makes a huge impact on reducing the carbon footprint of an event. Learn about our current food system's environmental impact, and simple strategies to immediately decrease your event's food related carbon emissions.

Raegan Kelly from Better for All certified home compostable cups made from Green Planet™ PHBH™, a compostable “super” biopolymer. Green Planet™ PHBH™ is a product of fermentation and will be decomposed quickly by living soil microorganisms. Better for All cups compost in 10 weeks in commercial composters, and less than 6 months in home composters.

Neel Vasavada: Overdrive Energy Solutions

Syd Mandelbaum: Founder Rock and Wrap it Up!

Founder and CEO of Rock and Wrap it Up! Syd has 30+ years of experience in food rescue and donation.

Now in its 28th year, Rock and Wrap it Up! (RWU) is an award-winning anti-poverty think tank.

Syd talks about his 30+ years of food recovery across the USA, and more.

Gayle Murphy: CEO of Global Green Events

Gayle Murphy, CEO of Global Green Events, presents the “5 Essentials to Successful Sustainability Implementation.”

After 10 years of onsite event implementation, Gayle has found there are 5 key things to making sustainability initiatives work.

Dr. Aurora Dawn Benton: Founder of Astrapto

Dr. Aurora Dawn Benton, Founder of Astrapto, has just re-launched the online course called “Sustainability is a Team Sport” that helps individuals and organizations recruit, launch, and manage a green team.

Learn how this course can bond and strengthen your team at work, and also yield incredible sustainability results.

Meghan Tierney: Sustainable Operations Specialist

Meghan Tierney of Kilowatt Events and Kilowatt One talks about their strategic and results driven approach to sustainable event management.

Daniel Foster and Rachel Maynard: Honeycomb Strategies

Daniel and Rachel teach us about HIVE Data Management which provides insights for venues and events.

Matt Fedorko of Blue Strike Environmental dives into the ins and outs of waste sorting at events, offering a clear view of how the process works, where to begin, and the true value and impact it can bring. The session will also cover why waste sorting is essential for event sustainability, and how it can benefit both operations and the environment.

Michael Cyr and Zsolt Bendel, Co-Founders of Cup Zero, provide case studies including a collaboration with the North Brooklyn Parks Alliance. Over the course of 20+ events from May to October 2024, this initiative successfully diverted nearly 100,000 cups and an equal number of recyclables from landfills.