Facilities, transport, energy, catering... find out about some practical things you can do before and during your participation to help improve our collective impact. Thank you in advance for your contribution.

Some ecofriendly practices to adopt!

Climate change is one of the biggest challenges facing our times. Our responsibility as an event organizer that engages with communities is to contribute to that transformation by reducing the environmental impact of our exhibitions and conventions. But in order for that ambition to succeed, all of us need to do our share. So we invite you as an exhibitor to take action and reduce your environmental footprint with some simple, effective practices.

Exhibitor’s how to be responsible

BEFORE

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Adopt the 4 Rs

  • REFUSE what you don’t need
  • REDUCE what you need
  • REUSE what you already have
  • RECYCLE what you can’t refuse, reduce or recycle

Goodies & brochures: do you really need them?

If so, choose local, French or European manufacturers with a minimal carbon impact (little or no individual or plastic packaging). Keep printed materials (brochures, catalogs, flyers, etc.), to a minimum and follow eco-design principles whenever possible (digital tools, few images, no colour blocks).

DID YOU KNOW?

In order for a tote bag to contribute less to global warming than a disposable plastic bag, it needs to be reused between 52 and 131 times*.

* Brut media, 2018

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Eco-design your stand

  • Opt for a pre-fitted or modular stand
  • Or, brief your designer about your preferences (reusable, eco-designed, circular economy)
  • Open things up! Fewer partitions means less use of materials and better visibility for your stand from the aisles!


DID YOU KNOW?

By reusing your furniture, you reduce its carbon impact (it takes 100 kg of CO2 equivalent* to manufacture a table, and 800 kg of CO2 equivalent* to manufacture a cabinet). Plus, the more modular your equipment, the better it will accommodate your future needs.

* French Agency for Ecological Transition (ADEME), 2018 - Life Cycle Analysis

Be accessible for every level of mobility

Remember to equip your space accordingly

  • Ramp
  • Floor level
  • Accessible audiovisual tools ...
Accessibility sign for disabilities
local service providers

Select local service providers

To limit the emissions linked to transporting the items i use at the show.

DURING

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Fewer disposables, less waste

The best waste is the kind you don’t produce


For inevitable waste? Follow the instructions for sorting it (paper/cardboard, glass, plastic, wood, biowaste, etc.). You can reduce food waste by sharing unused food with your teams or donating it to a charity.

DID YOU KNOW?

An event with 5,000 people generates an average of 2.5 tons of waste and 500 kg of paper*.

* french agency for ecological transition (ademe)

Choose WiFi over 4G or 5G

If the venue offers it, give priority to free WiFi.

DID YOU KNOW?

Each gigabyte you send consumes up to 20 times more energy in 4G than in WiFi or ADSL*.

*GreenConcept white paper

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Save energy

Differents ways to do it


Turn off your equipment when you leave the stand (tip: a power strip lets you power everything down with one button), choose LED lighting, rent equipment that promises high energy efficiency (A+)…

DID YOU KNOW?

An evening event with 5,000 people in attendance will consume an average of 1,000 kWh of electricity – equivalent to the consumption of a single French person over two and a half months*.

* French Agency for Ecological Transition (ADEME)

Optimize the deliveries I need during the event

Consider grouping your deliveries to reduce the carbon impact of transport.
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Encourage your teams to travel lighter(in CO2)

In other words, on foot or by bike, using public transport (train, metro, tram), via car sharing, etc…

DID YOU KNOW?

Travelling from Paris Montparnasse station to the Parc des Expositions Paris Nord Villepinte by internal combustion car generates up to 40 times more greenhouse gases than travelling via RER*.

* ADEME CO2 calculator

Ban Plastics bottles

Provide carafes at your stand, and give your teams bottles they can refill at the water fountains.

DID YOU KNOW?

Producing the plastic for a bottle of mineral water requires 255 litres of water and emits 39 kg of CO2 equivalent.

Image of empty glass bottles on a table
image of a poké bowl

Be more selective with food offerings

With an emphasis on seasonal, local and organic food and reduced meat consumption.

DID YOU KNOW?

Tomatoes grown in a greenhouse generate 8 times more CO2 emissions than seasonal tomatoes grown in the ground.

AFTER

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Encourage recovery

Save your stand’s components (set, furniture, signage, plants, goodies, etc.) for reuse next year.

If you no longer need them…


Donate them to non-profits, theatres or schools, or contact the organizer to see if there’s a process for collecting these materials.

Explain, why, and raise awareness!

Explain your sustainability policy to your visitors, your employees and your partners, and talk about its benefits!

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