Sustainable Events at Broadsword
Overview
The success of an event can be evaluated not only by its ROI but by the lasting, positive impact it creates in the world. We are committed to be a catalyst for change, working to create a more sustainable experience for every event we work on. As a B Corp™ certified events agency, we are verified on credible social and environmental business practices which embed our purpose and plans for positive impact in our company DNA.
A sustainable event partner
As one of the top rated and highest climbing sustainable agencies in the UK and one of the highest scoring B Corp event agencies, Broadsword is leading the way on sustainable event delivery, committed to doing business better. We are B Corp certified, Green Mark certified, and have the highest CDP score for SMEs.
Our business practices are certified on B Lab’s integrated environmental, social, and governance standards. We strive to be transparent and accountable for our impact, and adapt our practices to reflect evolving social and environmental issues—aligning with consumer demands and values. Through continuous improvement to our business practices and eco-friendly solutions to our clients’ events, our purpose and plans for positive impact is embedded into our company DNA with an annual impact report detailing our impact on people and the planet.
Partnering with industry bodies we take a collaborative approach to sustainable events, driving industry best practice, sharing knowledge, and creating resources to help businesses plan more sustainable events. Resources such as our Guide to Sustainable Events.
Carbon Measurement
As a carbon neutral agency, can work with you to measure and offset the carbon footprint of your event using our reporting tool. This includes pre-event guidance where we are able to predict your footprint using data-driven insights and provide creative solutions to reduce emissions across key areas of the event such as transport and travel, energy usage, waste, catering, and production.
Post-event, detailed reports are available to measure the impact and offset the remaining footprint into a carbon positive project – creating a carbon neutral event. These reports help businesses to benchmark, continuously reduce the impact of your events, highlight successes in carbon reduction and tangible areas of improvement.
Sustainable Sourcing and Partnerships
Who we work with matters. We partner with social enterprises and fellow B Corps, aiming to work exclusively with local and sustainability driven suppliers for events.
B stands for “benefit”—for people and the planet, not just shareholders. We are part of a global movement working together for change, and taking part in collective action to advocate for a shared goal of a global economy that benefits people and the planet.
We have introduced a supplier classification system and business-wide KPIs to ensure we are meeting this target and to hold our suppliers accountable to our sustainability standards. Our suppliers are rated on their practices covering environment, community, people, and governance.
Waste Management
We implement zero-waste-to-landfill strategies including Vision Print – the goal of eliminating print related waste from our agency and the events we produce.
We have sourced print suppliers whose sustainability goals and credentials align with our own and prioritise working with these suppliers.
And we are challenging our team, suppliers, and venues to think more about what is possible in terms of managing waste from the beginning of every project. Sustainability is embedded into all of our planning, resulting in creative solutions such as digital badges.