Sustainability

What ISTAT is doing at events: 

• Eliminating printed materials and offering a conference app for communications.
• Providing the “meal of the day” for attendee’s lunches to optimize ingredients and reduce food waste.
• No individual pads, pens, candies, etc, instead placed in each meeting room to reduce waste and plastic use.
• Meeting room temperatures will stay consistent to reduce energy use.
• Collecting and recycling plastic badge holders.
• All vendor rentals for furniture, floral, and deliveries are locally based, eliminating delivery emissions.
• Sourcing energy efficient vehicles for attendee transportation and delivery of equipment.
• Hired buses for transportation are state-of-the-art vehicles which assist in reducing emissions and comply with the latest environmental policies and legislation. (Buses will be turned off when not in sure to save on carbon footprint; no idling.)
• Eliminating single use plastic and using recyclable materials when possible.
• For additional information or questions on sustainability efforts at ISTAT, please contact istat@istat.org.

ISTAT carefully selects venues and vendors that adopt sustainable practices for its events.

Do Your Part to Support Sustainability

We need your help to work toward a low-carbon future. There are many ways you can support sustainable practices while attending an ISTAT event:

• Pack light and help reduce airline emissions.
• Use mobile apps and online platforms to check into your airline and Hilton properties as well as navigate your ISTAT event.
• Bring your own reusable water bottle instead of plastic water bottles.
• Choose locally sourced, plant-based foods or more veggies where available.
• Leave the soap in your hotel bathroom to be recycled.
• Use the recycle bins in your guestroom and throughout the hotel.
• When possible, ride-share with colleagues, request hybrids, EVs or sedans rather than gas-fueled taxis, rental cars or SUVs or consider using public transportation or walking.