Ecosystem Events

As of September 2024, Julia Spangler has joined the team at Honeycomb Strategies! Ecosystem Events is now closed and no longer offering services, but don’t worry — if you need sustainability support for your event, venue, or destination, the rest of the talented Honeycomb Strategies team and I are ready to help. Visit the Honeycomb Strategies website to get started: https://www.hcsustainability.com/

It's that time again! I'm partnering with MUSE (Members United for Sustainable Events) to present Fundamentals of Sustainable Events, a live, interactive course, on Wed. July 26.⁠

Through live instruction, discussion, and activities, you’ll learn how to:⁠

💼 Make a business case for sustainable events⁠
💚 Create a culture of sustainability within your organization⁠
🤝 Build sustainability programs through collaboration and budgeting⁠
🌡️ Understand the causes and solutions to climate change⁠
☁️ Reduce your events' greenhouse gas emissions⁠
♻️ Reduce event waste and divert material from landfills⁠
🍓 Compare sustainable food & beverage options⁠
📈 Measure, report and share your event's sustainability results⁠

After taking Fundamentals of Sustainable Events, you'll be able to reduce the environmental impact of your event through best practices and make sustainable decisions throughout your planning process.⁠

Join us on Wed. July 26 from noon – 4:00 p.m. ET / 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PT. Register here: https://www.museusa.org/fundamentals

I'm excited to be presenting at the 2023 Meeting Planner Summit hosted by the Virginia Society of Association Executives. I'll be kicking off the agenda on March 23 with the Six Steps to a Zero Waste Event. ♻️ Check out the rest of the great agenda and register: https://www.vsae.org/mpsummit

Only a few days left to register for Fundamentals of Sustainable Events on March 8! 💚 This course is a great primer on all things sustainability for events, from waste ♻️ to energy & climate ⚡ to food & beverage 🥗 and more. Learn more and register here: https://www.museusa.org/online-course

(If you have any questions about the course, feel free to comment or email me!)

The next session of Meeting Professionals International - MPI's Sustainable Event Strategist course — taught by yours truly — is Thursday, Sept. 15. ♻️ Save 25% by using promo code LaborDay_25% when you register by Sept. 9!

This live, online 4-hour course covers all things sustainability for meetings & events, from waste to carbon emissions to a new section about sustainable food & beverage. Learn everything you need to plan your greenest events yet.

Learn more & register: https://www.mpi.org/education/certificate-programs/sustainable-event-strategist