What’s the problem with events anyway?

​Mocean is a sustainable corporate events and comms agency.
Written by Siena Taylor.

We are changing how corporate events are run and delivered for our clients. The reason?

Corporate events are essential to business life, but they put increased strain on natural resources, local infrastructure and the environment. They contribute to unnecessary environmental damage, often generating significant waste, excessive single-use items and additional carbon. 

• 100+ million disposable plastic cups are used at events every year.
• Roller banners account for 550 tonnes of PVC waste sent to landfill in the UK, with less than 1% recycled. 
• The UK events industry emits 1.2 billion kg of CO2e yearly. 
• 20% of food prepared for events is wasted (sometimes as much as 60%).
• 176kg CO2e emissions per delegate per day at a conference. 
• On average, an event attendee produces 1.89kg of waste per day - 85% of which find its way to landfill. 

The stats put into perspective the true and vast impact of the industry. The events industry has a big part to play, ensuring sustainability is at its heart when running operations.

As Richard Branson said, every single person in a business should take responsibility to make a difference in everything they do. 

We are committed to changing how we produce events for our clients and are implementing our groundbreaking sustainable events playbook Plan it First. It will directly address and work towards reducing the impacts of the event industry in every single way. We put the planet first by eliminating all the harmful elements from our productions. It’s about being prepared, planning for a better outcome and adopting a mindset that challenges the status quo. 

Follow us on socials to track our journey. Contact us today to see how we can help bring sustainable events to your organisation.