The Bee’s knees sustainability blog

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YOUR SPREADSHEETS ARE FAILING YOU

We’re revealing 5 ways to look at event data that finally tell us what the numbers mean. Using examples from HIVE, award-winning Honeycomb Insights for Venues and Events dashboard, we’ll share five readouts that help you interpret and actually understand your data so your events can go beyond baseline and start making sustainable progress.

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Full STEAM Ahead

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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the Life Cycle of Event Carpet

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.

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Closing the Loop

Brochures, construction materials, coffee cups, food scraps, tote bags… event waste can be diverse and extensive. We use the Zero Waste Hierarchy as one tool to reduce and dispose of event wase - find out how it works!

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Carbon Management 101

Test what you already know about carbon emissions, then read about our answers to see how you did. Learn how intersecting event choices inform a comprehensive strategy for sustainable event management.

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Sip, Save Repeat

With nearly 70,000 people expected to walk through the doors of the Anaheim Convention Center for the 2023 Natural Products Expo, event organizers partnered with r.world to implement reusable cup service to avert single-use cup waste.

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From Measurement to Management

Honeycomb Strategies’ data-based approach to sustainability says you can’t manage what you don’t measure. Quantitative metrics aid in setting realistic goals, tracking progress towards their achievement, and transparent reporting. We’ve compiled a list of five data points that are vital to tracking sustainable progress for green events to lower their environmental impact.

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