Honeycomb Strategies is proud to help launch Venue Sustainalytics—the first sustainability benchmarking platform built for live event venues. In partnership with IAVM and TSNN, this tool will bring clarity, consistency, and accountability to sustainability efforts across the industry.

On Earth Day 2025, Honeycomb Strategies announces its annual charitable giving recipient. This year, our chosen organization is World Central Kitchen, providing healthy meals in vulnerable areas worldwide.

Ground transportation can be a big piece of the carbon emissions pie for events, though we know that the environment isn't the only consideration about how to get from here to there. By examining a few common modes of event transportation, we'll show you how considering sustainability can be convenient, cost effective, and responsible.

As one of the most popular forms of entertainment and a fun way to create camaraderie, sports leads the way in cultural influence. Sports teams, venues, and events also consume a lot of resources, though, so we're following some of the hottest ways that athletics orgs are mitigating impact, planning for the future, and engaging with their fans on sustainability.

Annual reporting on sustainability doesn't have to be a chore - it can be an opportunity to show strides that build value for your brand. With a mix of data and storytelling, your report can stand out from the rest. We show you how to get started.

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.

Free and open to the public! Join Tim Trefzer, VP of Honeycomb Strategies Sports & Venues in a virtual round table to answer all your questions about sustainability for sports teams, organizations and facilities! In an open-format Q&A hour, Tim will go over

• How and which sports teams, venues, and events are leading sustainability in the hospitality industry. 

• What are current and future trends driving sustainability.

• What resources organizations can utilize to support reducing their environmental impacts.

Submit your question ahead of time and save the event to your calendar here!

'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 is essential to events, but conserving it requires thoughtful strategies. From drinking water alternatives single-use plastic bottles to sourcing local produce and leveraging Water Restoration Certificates®, there are several ways to manage and reduce your event’s water footprint. Discover four key areas where you can make a meaningful impact on water management for your next event.

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.