As the world becomes increasingly conscious of sustainability, winter events present a unique opportunity to reduce environmental impact without sacrificing the experience. From travel considerations to energy usage, planning an eco-friendly event is not a trend – it’s a significant requirement for many that impacts us all.
Here are five practical strategies to help you reduce your winter event’s environmental footprint:
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This is the story of building the Tea and Toast community. A few years ago, we were having a conversation with Hannah, a marketing manager for a local organisation, and thought it would be nice to start the day off well by having a cuppa and meeting other interesting creatives in the local area.
The idea for Tea&Toast was planted. We were bored of business networking, referral groups and pressure to demonstrate how successful and accomplished you were. There was an appetite to meet, have a cuppa, an interesting and stimulating chat and leave saying, “Hope you have a great day!”, feeling positive for the day ahead.
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In September we delivered the launch event for the digital community leaders report 2023. We were delighted to partner with Steadfast Collective to produce the report for a second time, following the 2021 report.
The event, hosted at The RSA in London, featured two panels of experts talking through some of the key findings and themes in the report. If you\’re in or on the fringes of the growing group of digital community leaders, this is your chance to catch up on what happened.
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We connect with people all the time, particularly on social media, so what do we mean when we say we bring people together for meaningful connection?
…Meaningful connection – What do we actually mean?Read More »
We had gazed at their stunning posts on Instagram and dreamt of sitting at their beautiful table in the woods. The premise of a Nomadic Dinner is simple, “Hidden woodland feasts inspired by nature”. We know how much hard work needs to go into making something look and feel that good. Here’s what we learnt from our experience…
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It’s likely you’ve heard the phrase “Net Zero by 2050”. Let’s explore what this means for the event industry and how carbon neutral events can help us reach Net Zero.
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Every time there is a global shift – the financial crash of 2008, the fallout from 9/11, the pandemic of 2020, there is an opportunity as humanity evaluates what’s important, where should we be focusing? What’s important to me, my workplace, my business, my family, my people? Our perspective can shift, a little or a lot. What does this mean for events in the future?
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When Olive Communications asked us to consider ways to enable the UK’s NHS Research & Development leaders group to have their annual summit virtually, we knew this was a vital opportunity to create a meaningful online event experience – a virtual conference that really connected people.
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Events have been cancelled across the globe, from MWC in Barcelona to SxSW. TED has been delayed and TEDx events postponed across the world. How we respond now and have responded as event producers will set us apart from those who were slow to pivot. You have to seize this moment of change.
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Organising an event is pretty easy right? We’ve all hosted a party or two, got some mates together for a drink or organised a birthday celebration meal. We may have even organised our own wedding – stress free and easy right?
Sometimes. Sometimes it’s not so straightforward.
…Help organising events – Do I need an event agency?Read More »
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