Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 3, 2022
Sustainability is becoming an increasingly urgent necessity across all industries. In the events space, the Net Zero Carbon Pledge initiative – driven by the Joint Meetings Industry Council and backed and developed by 400 businesses – is creating a...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 5, 2020
The Event Greening Forum (EGF) NPO was created to drive the adoption of sustainable practices within the business events industry. One way it does this is through educational opportunities, such as its upcoming virtual Master Class on how events...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 25, 2020
The Event Greening Forum (EGF) is a non-profit organisation that promotes sustainable practices throughout the value chain of the business events industry – from venues to organisers, suppliers and service providers. EGF Chair, Greg McManus, says,...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 12, 2020
Join us for our first Event Greening Forum (EGF) webinar, where we will be unpacking what sustainability can look like during the COVID-19 pandemic – and beyond. The session will be moderated by: Morwesi Ramonyai – Borena Energy & EGF...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 6, 2020
Join the Event Greening Forum (EGF) for their first webinar, where they will be unpacking what sustainability can look like during the COVID-19 pandemic – and beyond. The session will be moderated by the EGF Vice Chair, Morwesi Ramonyai. Guest...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 23, 2020
The Event Greening Forum (EGF), a non-profit organisation that promotes sustainable event practices, is regretfully cancelling its 2020 Master Class and Conference. These events were scheduled to take place on the 08 and 09 July 2020 respectively,...
Shanna Jacobsen | Mar 18, 2020
On Sunday 15 March 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa declared the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in South Africa a national disaster. Doing so has enabled Government to launch a coordinated disaster management plan. Some of the steps in the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 9, 2020
Certification is one of the most effective ways to prove an event was sustainably managed, but up until now South Africa did not have a system in place to assess these labels and ensure they met a prescribed minimum standard. This is about to...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 6, 2019
Bringing social sustainability to life, the Event Greening Forum (EGF) hosted an educational networking event at Foakes Coffee Roastery and Bakery, in Victoria Yards, Johannesburg, on Thursday 24 October 2019. The main theme of the afternoon was...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 3, 2019
In events, single-use or disposable plastics have been especially useful in offering convenience, speed, scale, hygiene and affordability. Think of an event with thousands of attendees, and how quickly and safely they can be catered for with...
Mpinane Senkhane | Aug 21, 2019
Many interesting questions were raised at the Event Greening Forum’s (EGF) 2019 Conference on 11 July at Maropeng. Here are some of them, with answers and additional resources. Q. Shouldn’t we be encouraging plant-based eating at events? Meat...
Mpinane Senkhane | Aug 14, 2019
The Event Greening Forum’s (EGF) annual conference is an opportunity to share information and best practice recommendations that can both inspire and empower the MICE events industry to create more sustainable events. The 2019 Conference was no...
