Sustainability Efforts at Energy Storage South

We know sustainability is increasingly important to our attendees and exhibitors, as well as to our market as a whole. Running Energy Storage South gives us a lot of opportunities to improve our impact socially, environmentally and economically in Charlotte, NC.

We want to make our event more responsible and play a role in helping our markets improve its sustainability through connecting people with the networks and knowledge they want to help solve the big challenges in our sector.

Attendee Sustainability Tips

While you are attending Energy Storage South, there are several ways you can reduce your carbon footprint:

Water Conservation

• Take shorter showers to save water and time!

Waste Reduction

• Use a refillable water bottle and coffee cup while at the show and conference
• Take only what you need at food functions
• Make sure to download the official mobile app
• Ask for a recycling bag for your hotel room if one isn’t in place

Energy Conservation

• Turn off lights and thermostat when leaving your hotel room
• If exhibiting, be sure to power down your booth at the end of each show day

Air Quality/CO2 Impact

• Access a ride share or take public transport to/from the airport and to/from your hotel
• If possible, walk to the venue to reduce CO2 emissions
• Offset your travel to/from Energy Storage South

Exhibitor Sustainability Tips

Reduce signage waste by:

• Encourage less printing and provide more information digitally when it comes to booth literature, fulfilling requests via email and website referrals
• If you must print, create reusable non-dated signs that can be used year after year
• Avoid foamcore signs and request recyclable material such as cardboard signage

Reduce booth waste by:

• Requesting sustainable options from the show operations team
• BYOF! - Avoid carpet and bring your own flooring, like puzzle foam flooring that can be reused at all your shows
• Break down ALL cardboard boxes and put in the correct recycling bin
• Request additional booth bins for recycling and compost collection
• Use only compostable or recyclable serviceware for samples and give-a-ways
• Use the stickers provided at the Exhibitor Services desk to mark your materials for recycling or donation
• Set a goal to leave no trace behind by shipping out all booth properties and packing materials and donating extra giveaways

Energy Storage South is part of Manufacturing by Informa and the broader Informa Group. Sustainability at Informa focuses on the long term impacts we have on customers, colleagues, the communities we work in and the environment. Many of our stakeholders are clearly telling us that sustainability (Social, economic and environmental) is something that is no longer a nice to have but a necessary part of any event. We want to make sure we’re meeting those expectations and we believe that being sustainable is the right thing to do. We also recognize that it’s not just about the way we produce our events and products but recognizing that we have a role to play in providing a space to work in partnership together with our markets to inspire the sustainable development of the industries we serve. This is an ongoing process for us and we’re looking for ideas of how we can improve.

More information about our work so you can be found on the informa.com/sustainability, including our latest sustainability reports.