The Bee’s knees sustainability blog
June Office Hours
Connect with the experts on the Honeycomb Strategies team for a monthly virtual conversation. In June: Lindsay Arell on Sports and Venue Sustainability on June 20.
Inclusive Events
A sustainable event includes an atmosphere where everyone feels welcome and comfortable. Here are a few practical ways to make events more accommodating to people with sensory challenges or neurodiversity.
2024 Giveback Recipient
We’re proud to announce the 2024 recipient of Honeycomb Strategies’ charitable giving program: Support + Feed
Eco Friendly Elegance
From eco-friendly carpets and flooring to recycled furniture, innovative signage, and creative balloon alternatives, we delve into how sustainable choices can elevate your event's style while reducing environmental impact.
step-by-step guide to eic sustainable event standards
Certifications legitimize your organization’s sustainability efforts. One notable and popular program, the Event Industry Council’s (EIC) Sustainable Event Standards has grown in popularity for Events, venues, general service contractors, and vendors/suppliers. Here’s a step-by-step process that Honeycomb Strategies recommends for pursuing certification.
Choosing Green Venues
When events adopt sustainability goals such as reducing water and energy, they’re then tasked with finding host venues that have the systems in place to support such goals. We’ve compiled this guide for event planners on what to look for and which questions to ask when reviewing spaces for sustainability.
DEI Is Sustanability
Learn why Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) is an important component of sustainability for the event industry – for planners, venues, event hosts. To achieve goals, serve our stakeholders, and target meaningful outcomes, we must consider the extraordinary range of difference in the human experience.
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.
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.
Life Cycle of a Giveaway
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.