Informa Exhibitions U.S. and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced the release of the 2017 Greenbuild Sustainability Report, highlighting valuable metrics and key benchmarks regarding the impact on energy use and waste management at the 2017 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, held last November at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. Greenbuild co-located its event with the ArchitectureBoston Expo (ABX).
"We're thrilled to have partnered with ABX, and together we exceeded not only last year's diversion rate, but ALL previous Greenbuild diversion rates, which is a huge accomplishment for Greenbuild and the events industry," said Lindsay Roberts, Greenbuild and ABX group director, Informa Exhibitions U.S. "Our hope is that our lessons learned and achievements can be infused across the events industry. Greenbuild is about sustainability in the built environment, but the way the show is produced leads to these sustainability victories highlighted in this report. We cannot thank enough our dedicated partners and vendors for helping us to cross these milestones."
The comprehensive report details the sustainability program implemented for the 2017 event, through a review of all objectives, goals and best practices. Case studies provide detailed overviews of sustainability strategies and initiatives including waste diversion, attendee and stakeholder engagement, sourcing and donation of materials, performance tracking improvements, and community engagement. The report can be accessed online at greenbuildexpo.com or abxexpo.com.