Leaders is committed to continually improving our societal and environmental impact in the way we run our events. In 2022, we made a more determined effort to change some of our event practices and educate our employees, partners and attendees on how they could support us in reducing the carbon footprint generated by Leaders Week. We also worked closely with our suppliers who, like us, are committed to continually finding ways to develop and implement sustainable practices and reduce their environmental impact.

 

Here are some of the ways Leaders Week became more sustainable:

CLIMATE POSITIVE EVENT

    • We launched a new partnership with Play it Green. Their unique 3 step approach to sustainability is about educating people to change their behaviour whilst beginning to repair the planet as well as give back to good causes focused on environmental and societal impact.
    • As part of our commitment to the partnership we;
      • Shared key information to educate our attendees on how they could take more sustainable action in relation to our event, which you can view here.
      • Planted a tree for every attendee, partner and speaker who attended Leaders Week. You can donate trees to our garden here to further offset your travel to the event.
      • Donated 10% of the tree planting fund to City Harvest London and The Felix Project to aid more sustainable food practices.

FOOD AND DRINKS

    • Our food menu, provided by Twickenham, featured an increased number of plant-based options. In addition, food products (whether plant or meat based) travelled a shorter distance from the source and was sourced from local businesses.
    • We catered per head to reduce food wastage, however any leftover food was donated to City Harvest London and The Felix Project via the existing partnership they have with Twickenham Stadium.
    • We removed all single use plastic at the event, including cups and cutlery. Glassware was provided for use at several hydration stations, plus over 1,000 reusable water bottles were given away. All cutlery was metal, and recycle bins were presented across the event.

SUPPLIER PARTNERSHIPS

REDUCED PRINT ONSITE

  • We were a e-ticket only event reducing the use of paper onsite.
  • All information regarding the event was available via our event app. No paper programs or other information were printed.
  • Where possible we invested in reusable hardware for repeated signage year on year to minimise the amount of waste post event.

TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION 

Our travel and accommodation partner, Travel Places, is a leading ambassador for sustainability within the group travel sector. With ISO 20121:2012 certification for Sustainable Event Management, Travel Places works closely with a global network of suppliers to help design group travel using the most sustainable processes, enabling its clients to make better decisions, reduce emissions and work with travel providers with shared values and beliefs.

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