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Less than 1% of Events are EIC Certified as Sustainable
Less than 1% of Events are EIC Certified as Sustainable
Less than 1% of Events are EIC Certified as Sustainable
The EIC reported nearly 1.9 million B2B events in the US hosted in 2024, but only seven achieved the EIC Sustainable Event Certification in 2024.
Only 3% have set Carbon Emission Reduction Goals
Less than 1% of Events are EIC Certified as Sustainable
Less than 1% of Events are EIC Certified as Sustainable
According to Knowland Research and ConferenceDirect, 12% of events have general sustainability goals, but only 3% have carbon reduction goals.
50% have NO Sustainability Programs
Less than 1% of Events are EIC Certified as Sustainable
50% have NO Sustainability Programs
Knowland Research and Conference Direct report more than 50% of events have no sustainability programs, and 35% have implemented a mix of programs but have not set defined reduction goals.
Join us and help reimagine Sustainable Events per the NZCE
Our goal is to benchmark 1% of the business events in the US, which equals approximately 19,000 gatherings, to provide the first accurate representation of the event industry and the sources of its environmental impacts.
- 10,000 Corporate Meetings and Events
- 2,000 Conferences and Seminars
- 75 Tradeshows and Exhibition
Corporate Events
Educational Seminars
Educational Seminars
Educational Seminars
Educational Seminars
Educational Seminars
Conferences
Tradeshows and Exhibit Booths
Tradeshows and Exhibit Booths
Tradeshows and Exhibit Booths
Tradeshows and Exhibit Booths
Tradeshows and Exhibit Booths
The Net-Zero Carbon Events Roadmap
What Is the NZCE Roadmap?
New guidance from the United Nations and over 700 leading organizations calls for a complete rethink of how we plan, measure, and manage events. The Net-Zero Carbon Events (NZCE) Roadmap urges a shift from complex, outdated ESG models to a focused, data-driven approach that prioritizes carbon reduction above all else.
System-Wide Rethinking
The NZCE Roadmap calls for a fundamental rethink in how events are planned and delivered—moving beyond individual efforts to a coordinated, system-wide approach.
Decarbonization requires collaboration across the entire events value chain, including organizers, venues, suppliers, destinations, and supporting industries like aviation and food production. This collective action is essential to address the most challenging aspects of event sustainability.
Priority Action Areas
It identifies Priority Action Areas for joint efforts within the industry and with external partners, emphasizing that lasting change depends on cross-sector cooperation and shared responsibility. These priority action areas address production, electricity, transportation, materials, and food, with a focus on standardized data collection and reporting.
Continuous Improvement
It promotes standardized data collection and reporting, guidance on establishing a carbon emissions baseline, and encourages events to set measurable targets, track progress, and continuously improve sustainability performance—moving toward a 50% reduction in emissions by 2030 and net-zero by 2050.
Why It Matters
Collecting accurate, event-specific data in these three areas is crucial for creating a complete carbon footprint, benchmarking performance, and minimizing the emissions from the global events industry.
Updated Structure and Alignment
Green Analytics was built from the ground up to provide the updated structure and financial systems the NZCE Roadmap calls for. We streamline this process, ensuring your event’s data is comprehensive, reliable, and ready for reporting.
Our services are designed to:
- Simplify Sustainability: Remove the cost and complexity barriers that have stalled progress for most organizations.
- Standardize Measurement: Use 100% event-sourced data and recognized methodologies to benchmark and report emissions.
- Drive Accountability: Distribute responsibilities and costs fairly across all event stakeholders.
- Enable Adoption: Offer universal assessment models and flexible financial structures, making sustainability accessible for every event—regardless of size or location.
Production Materials
Transportation & Travel
Production Materials
Data is gathered from all materials, equipment, and services used to bring the event to life. Costs are tracked following LEED and NZCE standards.
Energy Consumption
Transportation & Travel
Production Materials
Electricity use data is collected directly from equipment and spaces managed by the event organizer, following LEED, EPA and NZCE guidance.
Transportation & Travel
Transportation & Travel
Transportation & Travel
Transportation covers the movement of attendees, staff, suppliers, and freight. Data points include miles traveled, modes of transport, and fuel types used.
Align your events with the 2030 reduction goal on the path to 2050
At Green Analytics, we specialize in providing expert consulting services to businesses of all sizes. Our process provides a clear path to the 2030 IPCC goal, targeting the three leading causes of carbon emissions and drastically simplifying what your team is asked to address. All guidance has shifted to a emissions targeted approach to limit greenhouse gas emissions and meet the 2050 net-zero target set by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
The 2050 IPCC Target
To shift global production, electricity and transportation models to net-zero technologies that cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, and are net-zero by 2050.
NZCE Roadmap
SISO Finding the Future Report
The NZCE is the premier guidance from global leaders, and has the support of 700+ industry stakeholders and planning groups. The NZCE advises planners to prioritize five key areas of an event that generate carbon emissions.
SISO Finding the Future Report
SISO Finding the Future Report
The Society for Independent Show Organizers (SISO) released the Finding the Future Together report which details six areas with the greatest impacts of an event prioritizing transportation and production impacts.
ESCA & EDPA Booth Guidance
ESCA & EDPA Booth Guidance
The Exhibition Services and Contractors Association (ESCA), and the Exhibit Designers and Producers Association (EDPA) which recommends a Less is More approach focused on the 6 R's of Responsible Consumption.
The best way to predict the future is to create it.
Abraham Lincoln
