Sustainable Events - Edgbaston Conference & Events

Let us help make your event sustainable

With our many sustainable projects and systems in place, we can help you create a green event your way.

From our menus to stationery and waste management to energy used, we can support you in making your next event as environmentally friendly as possible.

Our team will work with you at every stage of the event process to deliver a green event that you can be proud of. Take a look below to find out how.

“Our aim is to maintain our customer-centric approach, ensuring our clients can still create the event they want, but in a sustainable way.”

Claire Daniel
Operations Director

What’s on the menu?

Catering is at the heart of every event. At Edgbaston, we strive to deliver our food and beverages in the most sustainable way without compromising on taste or quality.

We are proud to prepare over 95% of our food on-site at Edgbaston, using seasonal, locally sourced ingredients. In fact, many of the fruit and vegetables used in our menus are grown in our very own Edgbaston Garden.

All refreshment breaks are served with homemade snacks and Fairtrade tea & coffee. Plus, with the use of Klimato, you can make fully informed decisions when selecting your menus with full carbon labelling of each dish.

Free-Range Eggs

As standard, free-range eggs are used across all menus at Edgbaston.

Seasonal Fruit & Veg

Our menus use a minimum of 80% seasonal British fruit and vegetables.

Plant-Forward Menus

25% of our menus are plant-based and we are switching to plant-forward alternative.

Non-Dairy Alternatives

We have increased the availability of non-dairy milk like oat milk, and other non-dairy alternatives.

Red Meat Reduction

We have reduced our beef consumption by 50% and introduced lower carbon red meat alternatives.

British Sourced

We only use high welfare British pork & poultry and have switched to 100% UK sourced beef & lamb.

Like-Minded Suppliers

We are exclusively working with suppliers with high welfare standards and commitment to Net Zero.

Reduced Food Miles

We are ensuring our ingredients are seasonal, delivered by our logistic partners and not air-freighted to reduce food miles.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

We have considered every aspect of a meeting or event, implementing changes that better meet our sustainability goals.

Water Bottles – We offer all delegates unlimited water throughout the event served in reusable drinks bottles that can be taken home. Edgbaston also features several water refill stations that we encourage all visitors to use.
Whiteboards – As standard, our meeting package no longer feature a flipchart and instead only whiteboard and recyclable pens are available.
Stationery – Available on request to reduce wastage, all our note pads are made from recycled paper and pencils from recycled denim.
Meeting Survival Kit – If required, we can also provide you with a dedicated kit that includes a solar calculator, wind up mobile charger, recycled sticky notes and eco-friendly highlighter pens.
Waste Management – Each room at Edgbaston includes a waste separation bins to improve the was we dispose and recycle waste.

Get to Edgbaston in a Greener Way

Edgbaston has great public transport links and we strongly recommend that you consider public transport to make your journey as environmentally friendly as possible.

Less than 2 miles from the stadium, Birmingham New Street Station has excellent rail links across the UK as well as a great bus service across the city.

Prefer to get some exercise? There are easy and safe cycle and walking routes that can be used to make your journey.

Additionally, we are working closely with our travel partners to establish new, greener ways to get visitors to Edgbaston. Speak with our team for more details.

By Train

Birmingham New Street Station is the main rail hub for the city with connections from all over the country.

By Bus

National Express run a regular bus service (45 & 47) to Pershore Road which is a 2-minute walk to the ground.

By Bike

Edgbaston is easy to get to by bike with both the Rea Valley Route and the A38 (Bristol Road) cycle route close by.

Carbon Footprint Offsetting

If you choose, our team can advise you on how to establish the carbon footprint of your event so you can offset the emissions.

Carbon Offsetting is the process of supporting worthwhile climate projects around the world that are working towards reduces carbon emissions to compensate for what may have been generate through your event.

MyClimate offer useful resources to calculate the environmental impact of your event. Try their Carbon Calculator here.

Make it a hybrid event

Want to reduce long haul travel and discourage harmful travel? Consider making your event hybrid to connect with delegates around the world without them having to leave the house.

In partnership with Cue Media, we can offer a state-of-the-art facility to accommodate virtual or hybrid events.

Each virtual or hybrid event package using the Edgbaston Studio will be bespoke to your event to ensure we are creating a captivating production for you and your delegates.

Want to know more?

At Edgbaston we believe it’s important to listen to our customers. If you would like to know more about our sustainability practices or would like to discuss how we can make your event greener, please contact our Events Team on 0121 369 1994 (opt 3) or at events@edgbaston.com.