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Sustainable Event Management and Green Conferencing

Conferences, exhibitions and corporate functions generate waste, energy use and travel emissions that increasingly conflict with organisations' sustainability commitments. This programme equips event and marketing teams to plan and deliver events that reduce environmental impact while still impressing delegates. Participants learn to set targets, manage suppliers and measure the footprint of the events they run.

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What you will be able to do

  • Identify the main environmental impacts of events, from travel to catering and waste.
  • Set practical sustainability targets and criteria for an event.
  • Select venues, caterers and suppliers using green procurement questions.
  • Reduce single use materials, food waste and energy use during events.
  • Estimate the carbon footprint of an event and communicate it credibly.
  • Produce a sustainable event plan and post event impact review.

Course outline

  1. 01Environmental Impacts of Events
  2. 02Setting Event Sustainability Goals
  3. 03Green Venue and Supplier Selection
  4. 04Reducing Waste, Materials and Energy
  5. 05Managing Travel and Catering Impacts
  6. 06Measuring and Reporting the Event Footprint
  7. 07Building a Sustainable Event Plan

Who should attend

This course suits event managers, marketing and communications staff, conference organisers and sustainability coordinators.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 29 Sep 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Closed
29 to 30 Sep 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
30 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
1 to 2 Oct 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
6 to 7 Oct 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
7 to 8 Oct 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
8 to 9 Oct 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Oct 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
13 to 14 Oct 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
14 to 15 Oct 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
15 to 16 Oct 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Oct 2026Online2US$900Register
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
1 to 2 Dec 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
2 to 3 Dec 2026Durban2R10,000Register
3 to 4 Dec 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
7 to 8 Dec 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
8 to 9 Dec 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Dec 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Dec 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
14 to 15 Dec 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Dec 2026Harare2US$1,100Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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