The PLEDGE on Food Waste for Events
Conferences, congresses, and corporate events waste 15–20% of the food they commission. We help event organizers, venues, and agencies prevent — and get certified for it.

The PLEDGE on Food Waste, now extended to the MICE industry — conferences, congresses, and corporate events. Where our hospitality service supports hotels and restaurants, this service applies the same third-party certified methodology to event organizers, venues, and meeting planners, using a dedicated 8-pillar framework built specifically for the event lifecycle: before, during, and after.

Why it matters?
  • 90%
    of event planners welcome venues raising the topic of food waste prevention
  • $6
    saved for every $1 invested in food waste reduction by caterers
  • 15-20%
    of food commissioned during events goes wasted, on average
Who Is This For?

  • Corporate Clients and Meeting Planners

    Build food waste prevention into your event brief from day one, and demonstrate it to stakeholders with a certified outcome.

  • Event Venues and F&B Teams

    Give kitchen, service, and steward teams a practical system to plan, monitor, and reduce waste across every event.

  • Congress and Association Organizers

    Align large-scale conferences and congresses with sustainability commitments your delegates and sponsors expect.
The 8 Pillars
Food waste prevention at events runs through three phases and eight pillars — spanning organizers, venue teams, and delegates alike.
BEFORE THE EVENT
  • Forecast & Planning — Align food supply with actual demand instead of estimates.
  • Communication & Promotion — Set expectations and shape stakeholder perception early.
  • Staff Responsibility & Training — Build a culture where team members know their role in prevention.
  • Food Rescue & Transformation Partners — Line up local partners to redistribute or repurpose surplus before it happens.
DURING & AFTER THE EVENT
  • Menu & Service — Design portions and buffet service to prevent overproduction at the source.
  • Delegates Engagement — Turn attendees into active participants in reducing waste.
  • Monitor, Rescue & Transform Food Waste — Track and manage waste in real time against the plan.
  • Post-Event Communication — Report results, reinforce trust, and set the benchmark for the next event.
You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something – your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever.
Agshin Ahmadli
Accredited Food Waste Consultant