Sustainability Efforts at The Battery Show
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We know sustainability is increasingly important to our attendees and exhibitors, as well as to our market as a whole. Running The Battery Show gives us a lot of opportunities to improve our impact socially, environmentally and economically in Novi, Michigan.
We want to make our event more responsible and play a role in helping our markets improve its sustainability through connecting people with the networks and knowledge they want to help solve the big challenges in our sector.
Our Three Aims:
Help our markets through inspiring sustainable development
We focus on:
- Using our content to support the sustainability of the market the event serves
- Inspiring our suppliers, exhibitors and other stakeholders to deliver a sustainable event
- Developing market relevant partnerships with local academic institutions / agencies
Our efforts include:
- Inclusion of sessions in our program that cover the topic of sustainability and recycling
- Communicating with our suppliers, exhibitors and stakeholders on how they can be more sustainable in their approach to the show
- Working with show partners to expand industry knowledge on the topic of sustainability
Run the event in an increasingly responsible manner
We focus on:
- Reducing our event’s carbon emissions
- Creating less waste
- Considering sustainability credentials of the items sourced for the event
Our efforts include:
- Co-ordination with the Surburban Collection Showplace on waste mitigation strategies
- Usage of digital signage to display event information
- Our catering contains locally sourced, seasonal and organic ingredients and utilizes recyclable food packaging
- All carpet at the show is produced with up to 50% recycled content and contains materials that are 100% recyclable
Run the event in a socially responsible manner
We focus on:
- Doing business safely and ethically
- Considering wellbeing and accessibility
- Creating a positive impact on our host cities
- Measuring our impact
Our efforts include:
- Wellness initiatives -your wellbeing is important to us – please join our networking receptions to network with peers
- Providing information to access and encouraging attendees to utilize ride sharing around Novi, Michigan to minimize traffic congestion on event days
- Introduced the Michigan Made Marketplace, supporting products and services of local businesses
- We work with suppliers and locally owned businesses to ensure positive impact on the local economy
Attendee Sustainability Tips
While you are attending The Battery Show, there are several ways you can reduce your carbon footprint:
Water Conservation
- Take shorter showers to save water and time!
Waste Reduction
- Use a refillable water bottle and coffee cup while at the show and conference
- Take only what you need at food functions
- Make sure to download the official mobile app
- Ask for a recycling bag for your hotel room if one isn’t in place
Energy Conservation
- Turn off lights and thermostat when leaving your hotel room
- If exhibiting, be sure to power down your booth at the end of each show day
Air Quality/CO2 Impact
- Access a ride share or take public transport to/from the airport and to/from your hotel
- If possible, walk to the venue to reduce CO2 emissions.
- Offset your travel to/from The Battery Show
Exhibitor Sustainability Tips
Reduce signage waste by:
- Encourage less printing and provide more information digitally when it comes to booth literature, fulfilling requests via email and website referrals
- If you must print, create reusable non-dated signs that can be used year after year
- Avoid foamcore signs and request recyclable material such as cardboard signage
Reduce booth waste by:
- Requesting sustainable options from the show operations team
- BYOF! - Avoid carpet and bring your own flooring, like puzzle foam flooring that can be reused at all your shows
- Break down ALL cardboard boxes and put in the correct recycling bin
- Request additional booth bins for recycling and compost collection
- Use only compostable or recyclable serviceware for samples and give-a-ways
- Use the stickers provided at the Exhibitor Services desk to mark your materials for recycling or donation
- Set a goal to leave no trace behind by shipping out all booth properties and packing materials and donating extra giveaways
The Battery Show is part of Informa Markets and the Informa Group. Sustainability at Informa focuses on the long term impacts we have on customers, colleagues, the communities we work in and the environment. Many of our stakeholders are clearly telling us that sustainability (Social, economic and environmental) is something that is no longer a nice to have but a necessary part of any event. We want to make sure we’re meeting those expectations and we believe that being sustainable is the right thing to do. We also recognize that it’s not just about the way we produce our events and products but recognizing that we have a role to play in providing a space to work in partnership together with our markets to inspire the sustainable development of the industries we serve. This is an ongoing process for us and we’re looking for ideas of how we can improve.
More information about our work so you can be found on the informa.com/sustainability, including our latest sustainability reports.
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