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Sustainability is a lasting legacy of online events

Sustainability is a lasting legacy of online events

From the course: Pivoting to Virtual Events

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Sustainability is a lasting legacy of online events

- According to Event MB, the average in-person event generates four pounds of waste per person per day. Let's face it. In this day and age, if you're not thinking about the larger implications of your events and how they may be impacting our planet, it's time to start doing so. Events can be a highly effective platform and a tremendous opportunity to advance sustainability, drive innovation and impact society. By moving your event online, you're taking a monumental step to untangle your company growth from the impact on the environment. So the difficult question you have to ask when planning any event is this one. Will the positive benefits for our organization and attendees outweigh the negative impact we'll have on the planet? With virtual events, the answer will almost certainly be yes. By nature, these types of events are inclusive, safe, environmentally conscious, reduce consumption, waste, and…

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