TSE Trends Report: Climate Change and Events
CHICAGO — Sixty-five percent of respondents to a survey by the International SOS Foundation said their organizations have been impacted by extreme weather in the past five years. As the impact and importance of climate change increase, trade show director (TSE) spoke to two sustainability thought leaders – Helen Sheppard, Global Sustainability Director at RX, and Alexandra Failla, Corporate Sustainability Manager at Diversified Communications – to discuss how global warming is challenging the events industry, and how professionals can succeed. How will climate change affect events? Activity interruption Helen Sheppard, RX Global Sustainability Director "Extreme weather events are not necessarily happening more frequently, but they are more intense," Shepard said. "The intense heat in India has disrupted activities and we've had flooding in Dubai... which is unusual for that part of the world. . Across the U.S., tropical storms are causing damage in Florida." Failla shared a similar sentiment. "An increase in severe weather events may cause disruption to event…
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