Sustainability

Event Design

Hyatt’s New Customer-Centric Approach to Meetings

Together by Hyatt takes the hotel company’s commitment to care to another level, helping planners save time on planning and accomplish their goals, like creating more sustainable meetings.

Hyatt + Skift Meetings | 4 hours ago

Podcast

Extreme Weather Impacting Events

As climate change accelerates, the events industry faces an urgent wake-up call. Shawna McKinley reveals how planners and destinations must evolve or risk being caught off guard by increasingly unpredictable weather—it’s no longer business as usual.

Miguel Neves | 3 weeks ago

Sustainability

Your Event Is an Environmental Disaster: What Will You Give Up?  

Events create 2.5 pounds of landfill-bound waste per person per day. Eliminating things like swag, water bottles, and lanyards can go a long way toward delivering more sustainable events.

Andrea Doyle | 2 months ago

Sustainability

Three U.S. Destinations Innovating for More Sustainable Events

Sustainability is top of mind for event planners around the world today. Consider hosting your next meeting in a smaller city already introducing green energy, waste reduction, and nature conservation solutions in the local community.

Brand USA + Skift Meetings | 3 months ago

Destinations

Atlantic City Supports Meaningful Meetings With New Education Series

Visit Atlantic City’s content program is designed to give event planners the resources and knowledge to intertwine sustainability into their entire programs and to get a better appreciation for the destination as a whole.

Visit Atlantic City + Skift Meetings | 3 months ago

Destinations

Industry Associations Announce New Research, Events, Partnerships and Award Winners

Industry associations have been busy developing research, launching events, forming partnerships and recognizing current and future industry leaders.

Miguel Neves | 4 months ago

Sustainability

Does Remote Work Make Less of an Impact on the Environment?

Many meeting and event professionals work from home. Climate benefits are associated with not commuting to an office, but home setups aren’t the most environmentally friendly.

Andrea Doyle | 4 months ago

Destinations

Destination Brief: Detroit’s Tech-Driven Revolution Raises the Bar for Meetings

Detroit has a solid reputation as the center of the U.S. automotive industry, but did you know that it's also a leader across multiple high-tech sectors, including electric vehicles? Thanks to these advancements and top-notch meetings infrastructure, Detroit is emerging as a top contender for conferences and business events of all kinds.

Visit Detroit + Skift Meetings | 4 months ago

Sustainability

ASM Global Doubles Down on Sustainability

In line with the theme of Earth Day 2024, Planet vs. Plastics, ASM Global has appointed a new chief sustainability officer. This comes shortly after it announced the phased roll-out of reusable service ware at its venues throughout North America.

Andrea Doyle | 5 months ago

Sustainability

Events Industry Council and Oak View Group to Partner on Sustainability

OVG plans to certify more than 60 convention venues to the EIC Sustainable Event Standards in a phased approach.

Andrea Doyle | 5 months ago