Setting out our vision and manifesto for 2024
Are you ready to plan and deliver events with a positive impact in mind?
Right now, there’s an opportunity for you to lead and take strategic action around sustainability. And we’re here to help.
We’re a credible and purpose-led organisation.
Positive Impact has been advocating for a more sustainable event sector through education, collaboration and engagement for almost 20 years. As a not-for-profit, any money that you spend with us gets reinvested into making a difference.
Our CEO chaired ISO 20121, the international standard for sustainability in the event sector. We are also a Race to Zero Accelerator for events and a UN SDG Action mobiliser.
We believe that engagement and connection is vital for humankind.
We meet, listen to each other, collaborate, inspire, compete, innovate, experience and celebrate. Through events, we have the opportunity to share inspiration and create change, listen with understanding and bring peace, explore what we have in common, and celebrate being human.
This should create a world that thrives, for us and our environment.
But the reality isn’t matching the need. It’s fair to say that the current approach doesn’t reflect the vision of a world thriving.
Meetings about global issues taking place in one meeting room, so the voices of those prevented from traveling there are not heard. Festivals of celebration leaving mountains of waste. Events that gather the world’s champions that use the world’s resources, even though we have the scientific data to know we don’t have enough.
So how do we create a better world?
To start with, we give people the knowledge and the tools to make a difference.
We currently have over 1,800 event professionals from over 60 different countries who volunteer to use their voices to champion sustainability as Positive Impact Ambassadors.
This community is taking action. They are using free toolkits on ISO 20121, human rights, circular economy, gender equality. They are sharing best practice through global UN-aligned campaigns. And they are championing positive change at company, industry and government levels.
But even 20 years of work hasn’t been enough to create the transformation needed for a sustainable global event sector.
Despite a rise in the number of initiatives, events and articles on the subject of sustainability, and an increased awareness of greenwashing, there’s a resistance to change. Conversations end with “we like the idea, but now isn’t the right time”.
But if not now, then when?
We are living at a time when we have the data, and we know that we need to be acting on issues like carbon and waste.
There’s no one-size-fits all approach for how to get to where we need to be, but if you are a company on this journey, Positive Impact is the partner with the most credible experience that you could ask for.
How we can support you.
We have the knowledge, expertise and parterships to help you to:
Educate yourself on sustainable event management with Certified Professional Development accredited materials
Future proof your business with credible action on carbon, materiality, stakeholder engagement and more
Demonstrate your sustainability credentials through implementation of ISO 20121
Show innovation which will open up new strategic opportunities now is the time to take action
