Environmental Sustainability Policy

The organisers of The Showman’s Show recognise the great importance of minimising their environmental impact and are committed to implementing change and utilising ethical practices, where reasonably practicable, throughout the event. They aim to encourage a sustainable approach within the event industry, and communicate this effectively to all stakeholders, including: staff, exhibitors, contractors and attendees wherever possible.

Sustainability initiatives by the organisers;

1. Travel – Encourage and support car sharing with GoCarShare.com and the use of public transport where possible. A free shuttle bus from Newbury Station to the Showground will operate on the 2 Show days.
2. Balance our staff, crew and visitor travel miles with Ecolibrium! We’re working with the charity Ecolibrium to balance our fossil-fuel travel miles. 100% of our donation will be invested directly into clean renewable energy, helping to tackle the environmental impacts of our travel and turning a problem into a solution!
   To learn more about this exciting initiative, visit their website.
3. Encourage all stakeholders to bring along a reusable water bottle and coffee cup.  There will be free drinking water fill up points in the Exhibition Hall Café and Show catering area.
4. We work closely with our power supplier to increase our energy efficiency. We power the Show site with a mix of mains power and generators, which us HVO fuel.
5. We follow the waste hierarchy (prevention, minimisation, reuse, recycling, energy recovery, disposal) and encourage all stakeholders to minimise the waste they produce and to use the recycling bins and skips provided. We also work with Event Cycle who repurpose and redistribute leftover event materials.
6. Our registered offices are powered by a 100% renewable energy tariff.
7. We work closely with, and invest in, organisations who are promoting and supporting the improvement of the event industry’s environmental impact.
8. We use Creative Green Tools (www.ig-tools.com) from Julie's Bicycle (www.juliesbicycle.com) to record and monitor our carbon impact.

Sustainability initiatives for exhibitors;

1. Water efficiency – we request that exhibitors only use what they actually need.
2. Carpet – we recommend using the Show’s supplier who in turn arranges the recycling of the used carpet. Please contact the organisers for details.
3. Please help the Show to be single use plastic-free. Consider the promotional goods you want to use and avoid giving away single use plastic items.
4. We have teamed up with EventCycle who can repurpose, and redistribute, event materials that you no longer need into charity donations. Click here for more information.
5. Book stand power early so organisers have a clear idea of your power requirements.  If you are unsure what will be needed, please get in touch to discuss.
6. Power management on your stand - we ask exhibitors to switch off equipment over night and at times when they are not in use, where possible.
7. Balance your Showman's Show travel miles with Ecolibrium! We’re working with the charity Ecolibrium to balance your fossil-fuel travel miles to the Show. 100% of your donation will be invested directly into clean renewable energy - To work out the impact of your travel and to donate, please use the simple Travel Carbon Calculator here. To learn more about this exciting initiative, visit the website.
8. Serving Food on your stand? Please use reusable or compostable cutlery.  We can recommend Green Goblet for reusable catering equipment. We can suggest www.biopac.co.uk for compostable catering equipment. You will be provided with a seperate food waste bin, which we would like you to use to avoid contaminating the recyclable waste stream. Any food waste collected is also sent to be composted. 
9. Encourage exhibitors to check the environmental credentials of their stand contractors.
10. We recognise and reward exhibitors who are demonstrating a commitment to developing environmental credentials with the Green Supplier and Innovation Award.