Lime Venue Portfolio
How Lime Venue Portfolio measured the carbon emissions of their exhibition stand with TRACE
96.6%
of materials used to build the stand were reclaimed or reused
0.2%
of materials were derived from virgin materials, which then went into waste or recycling
62.4%
of overall emissions were transport related, with 0.45 tCO2e calculated
By challenging ourselves to fully measure our impact across this trade show, we’re able to learn from and improve on our impact in the future. At the next The Meetings Show, we’re able to have a measurable goal in place: reduce the carbon impact of our attendance to be lower than 0.73 tCO2e.
Lime Venue Portfolio (LVP)
Meet Lime Venue Portfolio
Lime Venue Portfolio (LVP) is one of the UK’s largest venue finders, helping event organisers match their event to a host of iconic UK venues, country-wide.
The challenge
Lime Venues set themselves the challenge of being fully transparent with their carbon emissions at The Meetings Show 2023. They wanted to continue to push boundaries around event sustainability to show they could ‘walk the walk’ when it comes to making sustainable choices.
The solution
To measure their exhibition, Lime Venue Portfolio partnered with TRACE by isla, using the carbon measurement tool to collect the relevant data and measure their impact across The Meetings Show. With the help of their suppliers (who produced and built their stand), Lime Venue Portfolio were able to collect data in the following categories; Energy, Catering, Transport, Stand Production and Waste.
The conclusion
From implementing measurement, Lime Venue Portfolio discovered the following:
- By providing 100% plant-based meals and canapes during their activations during the show, they limited the catering impact to just 14.7% of their carbon footprint. In future, they will encourage staff to reduce their meat intake to further lower this impact.
- In future, they will encourage staff to stay in a hotel that uses certifiable renewable energy (20.7% of their emissions were caused by staying at a hotel with no certifiable renewable energy).
- Lime Venue Portfolio pledge to encourage contractors to use electric vehicles, as 22 tCO2e was emitted from a diesel van being used to transport their production materials.
- The organisation will continue to use recyclable or repurposed materials to significantly reduce the amount of waste as a result of their stand. Their 2023 stand, built with recycled and repurposed materials was both aesthetically pleasing, and reduced Lime Venue Portfolio’s overall carbon impact.
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