Outshine are committed to the use of sustainable practices to limit our lasting impact on the surrounding environment and to work for best outcomes in an equitable, economically viable and ethical manner, to deliver our conferences. We aim to make all policies and information easily accessible to our clients, partners and delegates to provide support and inspire their participation.
We undertake to work in an environmentally responsible way, in our daily Outshine office operations, pre-arrival and on-site at our events.
We encourage all delegates, wherever possible, to carpool, use public transport or offset their carbon footprint when travelling to conference via organisations like Trees That Count and to think carefully re their consumption of single-use items while attending the conference ie hotel supplied daily use toiletries, towels and linen.
We actively promote the reduction and use of on-site printed material (i.e. handbooks, printed programs, social function tickets) where possible, and delegates will be encouraged to use digital resources (app and website) for conference information.
We aim for a zero use of on-site single use consumables (i.e., coffee cups, delegate satchels) at all events, with all delegates advised to bring their own water bottles and coffee keep-cups.
Delegate name badges are printed on recyclable paper, with recycling stations offered at the conclusion of the conference for the return of lanyards and the correct recycling of paper name badges.
Conference food choices and menus are to be locally and seasonally sourced to reduce the carbon footprint from freight transportation.
Information will be available via all conference websites as to local eco-friendly groups for delegates to support, by donating time or funds to the organisations of their choice.
We will work with the principles of the Tiaki promise in all conference promotion and destination information.
There will be the acknowledgement of delegate diversity, not limited to but including gender, religious, cultural, physical and social factors that may affect a delegate’s ability to participate successfully in a conference. By recognition of this diversity, we seek to enhance all delegates’ conference experience and deliver the best possible outcome for all.
We are actively promoting a zero waste policy within our exhibitions: exhibitors are advised that all packaging will need to be reused when packing out, or of a recyclable material, with no use of single use items (i.e., plastic packaging on a pen) by an exhibitor and the use of single item giveaways actively discouraged.
All speaker gifts will be purchased locally and will reflect the ideals within this environmental strategy statement.
