Sustainability Statement

Conferences and exhibitions are traditionally wasteful and polluting. As an events company focused on sustainable technologies, Future-Proof Group Media (FPG Media) believes it is only right to integrate sustainable business practices throughout our organization.By sharing content digitally, we can generate less than 1% of the carbon emissions compared to live events. A typical three-day conference with 800 attendees has a carbon footprint of 455 tonnes of CO2 equivalent (CO2-eq), averaging 0.57 tonnes of CO2-eq per participant — almost equal to a round-trip flight from London to Helsinki (0.55 tonnes CO2-eq).The primary contributors to this large carbon footprint are travel activities, which account for 378 tonnes CO2-eq (0.47 tonnes CO2-eq per attendee). Additional emissions come from hotel stays, catering, and waste generated from promotional materials like display stands and giveaways.

Our Partnership with Goodwings
‍To tackle this, we have partnered with Goodwings, a B Corp certified hotel booking platform. Goodwings simplifies tracking of travel emissions, including flights, transfers, hotels, and meals, and provides real-time emissions data for climate reporting — all within a user-friendly platform.Moreover, Goodwings leverages the commissions from hotel bookings to invest in plant-based jet fuel on your company’s behalf, at no extra cost. This innovative approach turns hotel booking commissions into climate action, providing a significant return on investment while simplifying emission tracking.
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‍Minimizing Our Environmental Impact
‍From planning to execution, we strive to minimize the environmental impact of our virtual and live events. We offset emissions from events like The Future of Protein Production Summits through partner schemes.

“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.”

we’ve joined 1% For The Planet and contribute an additional 1% of every ticket sold to Stripe's CO2 Removal Technology Project. We are also members of Ecologi, a leading emissions measurement platform, which helps us track, manage, and report our carbon emissions with a goal to decarbonize our events using certified offsetting projects.
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‍Reducing Waste and Maximizing Efficiency
‍We recognize that waste is inevitable, but we are committed to reducing both physical and carbon waste. We continually assess our operations to ensure efficiency. Our strategies include:Prioritizing refurbished devices and recycled materials for office supplies and exhibition setups.Recycling packaging waste responsibly.Using sustainable travel options, such as public transportation, and avoiding air travel when possible.Operating a paperless office and using 100% recycled paper when necessary.Tracking energy usage in our offices and exhibitions through Ecologi, employing low-energy-rated equipment, and encouraging staff to power down devices after hours.With the help of the Ecologi Waste Calculator, we monitor our waste production and choose to either decarbonize or offset our carbon output through Ecologi’s certified offsetting projects. Our first annual sustainability report will be published in January 2025.

Inspiring Change Among Clients and Suppliers
‍We aim to inspire our clients and suppliers to reduce their own carbon and physical waste, especially when participating in our events. FPG Media shares waste-reduction tips, exhibition advice, and annual reports via our website to promote sustainable practices.Our Action Plans, guided by Ecologi, focus on achieving our highest potential for carbon reduction by continuously measuring our business activities.
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‍Reducing Exhibition Waste
‍To minimize waste at exhibitions:We encourage the use of digital branded backgrounds.We provide exhibitors with guidance on eco-friendly displays made from recycled materials and suggest avoiding dates or event titles on signage to enable reuse.We discourage single-use disposable freebies and promote the use of practical, sustainable giveaways.We suggest compostable or biodegradable materials for testers and product samples.We also encourage attendees to bring their own bags, reducing the need for single-use carrier bags.At the end of each event, we share a newsletter with exhibitors and visitors detailing the event’s carbon footprint, with data provided by Ecologi.
‍Ethical Investment

‍We invest our company’s finances ethically, selecting providers based on shared values and transparency. We do not work with financial institutions that support industries detrimental to societal well-being, such as arms manufacturers and tobacco companies. Our chosen provider is committed to ecological sustainability and climate action.While we currently offset the greenhouse gas emissions generated by our activities, our goal is to reach a point where there is nothing left to offset.

‍Commitment to Sustainability and Future Goals
‍FPG Media is dedicated to reducing carbon emissions both locally and globally. We are in the process of applying for B Corp certification to further validate our commitment to sustainability.

Exhibition waste: 

We encourage ‘no single-use disposable freebie’ at our events. We do not support the giving out of single-use plastic and throw-away freebies, we encourage our exhibitors and sponsors to only give away useful marketing freebies. For any testers and purchases, we encourage the use of compostable or biodegradable materials such as paper cups and bags and wooden cutlery. 

Investment

We only invest our companies' finances ethically. We carefully selected our account based on our finance provider’s shared values and ethics. They are transparent in how they invest their customers’ money and do not provide banking services to or invest in organisations that use excessive power to systemically promote public behaviour that is harmful to individuals, groups or to the whole of society in order to maximise their own profits. This may include, for example, arms manufacturers and tobacco companies. Our provider is committed to the pursuit of ecological sustainability and to combating climate change. 

Currently we are offsetting greenhouse gas emissions generated by our activities, however we have a target to have nothing to offset.