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Here you'll find up-to-date expert articles from our blog, case studies, and free, downloadable resources to help you get started on sustainability.
Expertise
Stay up to date with the latest articles from the Honeycomb Strategies Team.
Five strategies to align your food service with sustainability without sacrificing quality, taste, or experience. From local sourcing to the water impact of your ingredients, these strategies are easier than you think and can elevate your menus while achieving sustainability goals.
Uniting accessibility and sustainability under the banner of creating a great experience for participants, PCMA’s Convening Leaders 26 took “Sustainable by Design” to a new level. We unpack event accessibility with John Sage of Accessible Travel Solutions and how we worked together to support this year’s Convening Leaders become the most welcoming to date.
If you've ever looked at your dashboard readouts and thought: "How on earth do I turn this into an interesting story?" this is for you. We'll walk you through step by step of how to take your data and transform it into narrative magic.
How do we make trade shows less wasteful? Part of the answer is to involve exhibitors in smart booth design. Honeycomb Strategies is one of four qualified firms in North America to conduct Better Stands audits and confer its rating system. As we help events, contractors, and exhibitors build better booths, we want to share what Better Stands is, what its process is, and how it can help the events industry towards less waste and more circularity.
Free Resources
Access tried-and-true best practices for events and venues and sample how HCS envisions sustainability.
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Celebrate and engage your fans with a Green Game! This free resource and Green Sports Alliance webinar walk you through three expert case studies and provide a wealth of ideas and practical steps to implement your team’s first sustainable fan activation.
Carpet might not be the most exciting thing that comes to mind when you think about event sustainability, but its footprint is bigger than you’d expect. In this blog, we follow the full life cycle of event carpet with a fun, interactive infographic that traces its journey from manufacture to disposal, and lay out what smarter choices mean for events.
Small budget and big sustainability dreams? Dive into the world of crafting sustainability sponsorships to support your programming, build partnerships, grow value, and generate marketing content for your events.
Sustainability certifications can provide structure and traction to green programs you want to kick off, and can lend credence and accolades to ongoing achievements in sustainability. With many worthy awards out there, we provide a free certification comparison matrix and cut through the noise to tell you about some of the most popular certifications for event venues and our approach to getting the highest rating possible.
'Tis the season for client gifting and corporate budgeting. Gifts and swag are important to generating and maintaining great relationships with clients and partners. You can strengthen the value of your giveaways with a few sustainable pivots to show people how much you care.
Water Resource Certificates® issued by Bonneville Environmental Foundation are an innovative solution to balancing water impact from event activities. Developed in partnership with Heather Schrock, Environmental Partnerships Director at BEF, this blog guides you through the basics of WRCs and their important place in a sustainable, balanced environmental portfolio.
Discover how your organization can lead the charge in sustainability by forming a dedicated "Sustainability Team" - a multidisciplinary task force that brings together diverse expertise to drive meaningful environmental change. This collaborative approach enhances your company's sustainability efforts and encourages employee engagement and innovation.
It’s easy to hand out stress balls, keychains and other cheap-to-produce swag to start a conversation. But - at what cost to the environment? And does that fidget spinner really provide the memorable impact you want it to? Let’s explore what it takes to make a disposable tchotchke and discuss the values of an alternative.
Case studies
Stay up to date with the latest announcements and thought leadership on sustainability in the events industry from the Honeycomb Strategies team.
Uniting accessibility and sustainability under the banner of creating a great experience for participants, PCMA’s Convening Leaders 26 took “Sustainable by Design” to a new level. We unpack event accessibility with John Sage of Accessible Travel Solutions and how we worked together to support this year’s Convening Leaders become the most welcoming to date.
Behind each great event is the organization planning it. Associations, production companies, planners, and corporate offices all create impact beyond what happens on a trade show floor or on the stage at a conference. Learn from our work with the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) about strategies for successful greenhouse gas emissions in their year-round work.
When inventorying event materials, RSAC 2025 Conference encountered a potential bump in the road around leftover branded merchandise. With great teamwork and a quick pivot, they turned the problem into a values-based solution, creating quick wins for sustainability and the community. Here’s how they partnered with a community organization to support STEAM education while diverting waste from the landfill.
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