The newly published “Guide to Future-Ready Resource Management in the Exhibition Industry: Refuse – Reuse – Return’, a joint publication by the Association of the German Trade Fair Industry (AUMA) and the Federal Association of the German Events Industry (fwd:) offers practical recommendations for the resource-efficient use of materials in the exhibition sector.
The guide combines industry expertise and practical experience and translates current requirements for resource efficiency, material transparency and the circular economy into concrete measures for practical application. It supports exhibition companies, exhibition organizers, exhibitors and service companies in integrating resource management at an early stage into planning, procurement, implementation and dismantling. In addition to technical fundamentals and classifications, the publication contains numerous tools for day-to-day work: checklists, communication templates and guidance on wording for tenders and purchase orders. In addition, a concise one-pager on resource management is available in 14 languages – from Arabic to Turkish.
The guide is thus intended to provide guidance whilst also facilitating collaboration across the entire value chain of the trade fair and events industry. With this guide, AUMA and fwd: are sending a joint signal in favour of greater resource efficiency and the circular economy. The exhibition industry can harness its innovative strength, creativity and capacity for cooperation to use resources more effectively, strengthen material cycles and make sustainable transformation economically viable. The guide is available for download in German and English at auma.de and forward.live.
