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03.08.2021
UFI, the global association of the exhibition industry, has released a new report on the status of sustainability in the exhibition industry, including results from surveys conducted by UFI research partner Explori.
Even though the
Covid-19 pandemic has severely hit the economy, the fundamentals remain, and
sustainability is a strong priority for exhibitions and their participants.
For 86% of
exhibitors and 87% of visitors, travelling to an exhibition helps save time,
while for 84% of exhibitors and 83% of visitors it helps save money. For 67% of
exhibitors and 64% of visitors, travelling to an exhibition, where they can do
multiple things under one roof and avoid separate flights to other locations,
helps to reduce their carbon footprint.
In parallel, the
majority consider the environmental impact of the tradeshow sector to be
important to them, and they believe that improving this environmental impact
will become increasingly more important to the sector’s long-term success.
Across all
segments (organisers, venues and service providers) there is a feeling that the
rate of transition towards sustainability is around halfway between “only
starting the transition” and “very advanced”, and, in general, exhibition participants
also rate the efforts of the industry as “average”, in this regard.
“This report is unprecedented in its analysis of the views of the industry
and its clients as to the key issue of sustainability in our industry. We will
use these findings in many of our current projects aiming to further improve
the performance of exhibitions as sustainable ways of doing business,” says Kai Hattendorf, UFI managing director and CEO.
Key findings
detailed in the report:
Before Covid-19,
what were the expectations from exhibition participants?
·
73% of exhibitors and visitors either agreed or strongly agreed that it is
important for a tradeshow to display a strong commitment to sustainability.
·
34% of exhibitors and 36% of visitors said they would not attend a trade show
that does not have a responsible approach to sustainability.
And what is the
perception of the efforts to date?
·
73% of exhibitors say that their company is taking steps towards improving
sustainability.
·
On average, all segments (organisers, venues and service providers) of the
industry believe the rate of transition towards sustainability to be halfway
between “only starting the transition” and “very advanced”.
·
Exhibition participants rate the efforts of the industry as “average”,
generally speaking; 24% of exhibitors and 16% of visitors consider them to be
“very poor” or “poor”, while 26% of exhibitors and 30% of visitors see them as
“good” or “excellent”.
How is Covid-19
affecting the situation?
·
Investments from the exhibition industry for programmes related to
sustainability haven’t been as affected as others. In June 2020, while 85% of
companies had stopped or decreased their overall level of investments, that was
the case for “only” 54% of companies for investments for programmes related to
sustainability, and there was “no” or “limited impact” for activities related
to sustainability for 51% of them.
·
89% of companies from the exhibition industry believe public investments to
be necessary (43% “for a significant share” and 46% “as essential and necessary
for most of the investments”).
·
Most importantly, “fundamentals remain” for exhibition participants. In
2021, 86% of exhibitors and 87% of visitors say that travelling to an
exhibition helps them save time, while 84% of exhibitors and 83% of visitors
say it helps save money. Meanwhile, 67% of exhibitors and 64% of visitors
believe that travelling to an exhibition, where they can do multiple things
under one roof and avoid separate flights to other places, helps them reduce
their carbon footprint.
·
Having said that, lower proportions of participants – although still a
majority – believe that the tradeshow sector’s environmental impact remains
important to them (51% of exhibitors and 52% of visitors) while 58% of both
exhibitors and visitors consider that improving this environmental impact will
become increasingly more important to the sector’s long-term success.
In terms of
environmental impact, what are the priorities and how can they be achieved?
·
Significant differences can be seen when comparing the views of
participants and of the industry (and the type of activity within the industry)
when it comes to identifying the key areas of material impact: plastic and food
come first for participants, while travel and booths come first for the
industry.
·
Exhibition participants prioritise three domains of action to make the
tradeshow industry environmentally sustainable: “reduce the costs of
sustainable materials/products/services available for use”, “develop new technologies
or processes for problems such as waste, carbon emissions, etc.” and “develop
education about sustainable events at all levels of the value chain (including
visitors and exhibitors)”.
·
77% of exhibitors and 65% of visitors believe that “organisations that
organise and set-up events” are responsible for helping the tradeshow industry
improve its environmental impact. This responsibility also relies on exhibiting
companies for 53% of exhibitors and 54% of visitors.
In line with UFI’s objective to provide vital data and best practices to
the entire exhibition industry, the full report can be downloaded at www.ufi.org/research
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