Sunday, 27 April 2025

The Hidden Carbon Footprint of Your Event — And How to Fix It

Your conference isn’t just creating connections.

It’s also creating carbon — and a lot more than you think.

In-person professional events in Europe — summits, keynotes, networking sessions — can have an eye-watering environmental impact. On average, each attendee generates about 1 tonne of CO₂ emissions just by showing up.

Multiply that by a hundred guests, and you’re looking at over 100 tonnes of CO₂ — the equivalent of needing 5,000 trees working all year just to offset the damage.

Let’s break it down — and show you how you can host better, greener events without sacrificing anything.


📊 The Brutal Numbers: What Your Event Really Costs the Planet

  • Each attendee: ~1.0 tCO₂e emitted
  • Mid-size event (100–120 attendees): ~100+ tCO₂e
  • Equivalent: 5,000 trees absorbing carbon for an entire year

🧠 Reality Check: One average-sized European conference = an entire mini-forest needed to absorb its emissions.

And it’s not just travel (although air travel alone makes up 70%+ of event emissions). It's the printed brochures. The badges. The bloated event apps clogging devices. Every small choice snowballs.


🚨 What’s Driving Your Event’s Carbon Footprint?

  • ✈️ Attendee Travel: #1 cause — especially flights
  • 🏢 Venue Energy Use: lighting, heating, AV tech
  • 🏨 Accommodation: hotel stays and services
  • 🥘 Catering Choices: meat-heavy menus = bigger footprints
  • 🗑️ Materials and Waste: printed programmes, badges, signage

Bottom line?

Travel is the biggest culprit.
Printed waste comes next.
And bloated tech isn’t far behind.


🌱 Presso’s Pledge: Events That Leave a Legacy — Not a Burden

At Presso, we believe better events shouldn’t cost the Earth.

That’s why every event you run with us directly funds climate action — without extra fees, and without extra hassle.

Here’s how we turn your events into real, measurable impact:

🌳 Greener Events, Built In

  • We automatically fund tree planting, clean energy, and ecosystem restoration with every event.
  • No extra steps. No extra fees. No greenwashing.

🌍 Smarter Tech, Smaller Footprint

  • Our PEA (Progressive Event App) is instant-access — no downloads, no bloated updates, no printed schedules needed.
  • Zero printed programmes = thousands of kilos of CO₂ saved, automatically.

🤝 True Partnership, Not Just Lip Service

  • At least 10% of our revenue is pledged to vetted environmental initiatives — from reforestation to breakthrough carbon removal tech.

🌟 Real Results (Since June 2025):

  • 12,345+ trees planted
  • 56 tonnes of CO₂ removed
  • 7,890 kg of paper saved
  • £34,500+ contributed to climate solutions

🚀 Every Event You Host With Presso Powers Change

When you choose Presso, you’re not just reducing your event’s footprint —

You’re actively repairing it.

  • Planting trees 🌳
  • Restoring habitats 🐾
  • Funding clean energy ☀️
  • Scaling carbon removal tech 🛠️
  • Supporting biodiversity 🌎

All without adding a single item to your to-do list.

Because doing the right thing shouldn’t be complicated.


🛡️ Why It Matters: Events Should Bring People Together — Not Tear the Planet Apart

We built Presso because we believe events — and technology — can be better:

Smoother for organisers.
More human for attendees.
Kinder to the planet.

You’re already putting in the work to bring people together.

Let’s make sure your events also leave the world a little better than you found it.

🌿 Because every event leaves a mark.
The only question is — will yours leave a burden, or a legacy?


💥 Ready to Host Better Events — and a Better Future?

If you're running professional industry networking events, conferences, or summits, Presso helps you create a seamless, engaging experience — without the tech headaches, and with real-world climate impact built in.

👉 Learn how we make it happen

Let’s make events — and the world — better, together.

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