When show managers decide to make their shows more sustainable, there are things they can control – such as decorating – and things they can’t.
Those that can’t be controlled are usually services provided by suppliers, though there are options out there for show managers who look for them.
Starting at the very beginning of the process for most exhibitors is an area that often is a sticking point for shows trying to make themselves greener – freight shipping.
For the past two years, EA Logistics has added a sustainable option to its services. President Mike Ellis said the company put a brand on the effort – Delivered GrEAn – a little more than a year ago. It started, he added, with “a realization that climate change is real and that we in the freight transportation industry contribute to it.”
How it works is simple: All EA Logistics shipments benefit from being on fully loaded, fuel-efficient trucks that run on biodiesel and don’t idle while being loaded and unloaded, Ellis said. To get the benefit of the Delivered GrEAn part of the service, all clients need to do is ask. Then EA Logistics buys offsets at Carbonfund.org to make the shipments carbon-neutral at no additional charge to the client, he added. More.
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