Development of a sustainable event : Metso Outotec personnel and customer event
Rantanen, Roosa (2023)
2023
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202302132348
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202302132348
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This case study-based thesis focused on finding out how to organize Metso Outotec’s personnel and customer event more sustainably. The findings of the case study resulted in finding suitable sustainability practices for the commissioner of the thesis, Finland Events. The objective was to figure out the best ways to organize a green event and to offer usable sustainability practices to the commissioner.
The thesis was carried out by first doing a literature review in order to gain a better understanding about sustainable events and how to organize them. Close attention was paid to different sustainability labels, including EcoCompass. Following that, the commissioner was interviewed about their current sustainability practices and about the details of the case event. The catering company of the event was interviewed as well.
The main result of this thesis is that the operations of Finland Events are largely sustainable already. Finland Events organizes events in several different venues. That is why it is challenging to manage all the things that affect the sustainability of an event. On top of that, Finland Events also organizes large numbers of events every year which also adds to the difficulty of staying up to date about the environmental effects of each one. In order to help the commissioner, improvement suggestions for the company were made. Most crucial one of them includes creating a sustainability plan for the company.
Organizing an event that produces no emissions or waste is highly challenging. Several aspects need to be taken into account and almost always there are some tasks that are outsourced to different companies. With the help of the suggestions of this thesis the commissioner has a clear plan on what to do next in the journey to a greener future.
The thesis was carried out by first doing a literature review in order to gain a better understanding about sustainable events and how to organize them. Close attention was paid to different sustainability labels, including EcoCompass. Following that, the commissioner was interviewed about their current sustainability practices and about the details of the case event. The catering company of the event was interviewed as well.
The main result of this thesis is that the operations of Finland Events are largely sustainable already. Finland Events organizes events in several different venues. That is why it is challenging to manage all the things that affect the sustainability of an event. On top of that, Finland Events also organizes large numbers of events every year which also adds to the difficulty of staying up to date about the environmental effects of each one. In order to help the commissioner, improvement suggestions for the company were made. Most crucial one of them includes creating a sustainability plan for the company.
Organizing an event that produces no emissions or waste is highly challenging. Several aspects need to be taken into account and almost always there are some tasks that are outsourced to different companies. With the help of the suggestions of this thesis the commissioner has a clear plan on what to do next in the journey to a greener future.