Bett and Hyve are committed to redefining sustainability within the event industry and within education. At Bett 2023 and all year long, we use our influence to educate, empower, and drive positive change across the sector we work with.
Bett Environmental, Social and Governance initiatives
Going paperless
- We reduced our onsite printing and collateral, instead we’ll use cloud-based storage solution and iPads
- We encouraged all sponsors to go paperless where possible, including switching from seat-drop collateral to QR codes
- We're no longer offering delegate bags to reduce waste and printing requirements
Community Food Enterprise
After Bett, ExCeL London donated surplus food and furniture to the CFE, who share these items across local community projects throughout the London Borough of Newham.
FareShare
This year, we made a donation on behalf of every speaker who took part in Bett to the FareShare charity. In total, we contributed to deliver the equivalent of 10,000 meals to families and children in need in the UK.
Caption.Ed
We welcomed Caption.Ed to Bett 2023 as our Theatre Accessibility Partner, who provided captioning services across all of our content theatres to ensure the show caters to the needs of all participants.
Onsite @ the ExCeL
- ExCeL are an accredited carbon-neutral venue
- ExCeL have swapped their light fittings for LED eco-friendly lighting (provided by Philips). The energy consumption saving is 70% per fitting
- ExCeL have water fountains, reducing the need to buy plastic bottles
- This year we have repurposed some structural elements in our features to help reduce single use builds
Inclusion-focused content
Informed by conversations with our audience, Advisory Board members, and key partners including BAMEed and the Global Equality Collective, we worked hard to ensure that our programme was a platform to drive equitable access to high quality education so that all learners can fulfil their potential and that the curriculum is truly inclusive and representative.
Under the Bett global theme of Inclusion, we curated a series of sessions focusing on different aspects of inclusion in education, such as:
- Responding to the growing global education crisis
- Everyone on Board: Anti-racist strategies for schools and colleges
- Getting to Grips with Esports: Improving gaming experiences for all
- Neurodiverse Minds: The key to the future and the UN SDGs
- Leading a DEI strategy at scale
- The SEND Review: The power of collaboration
There was also a SEND and Inclusion Trail to guide visitors around the show floor to discover some of the best assistive technology to help students access learning and support inclusion.
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