RX is a founding signatory to the Net Zero Carbon Events pledge. This commits us to reduce our greenhouse emissions by 50% by 2030 and to be net zero by 2050. In fact, RX is on a faster trajectory than the rest of our industry as our parent company RELX, signed the Climate Pledge committing us to be net zero by 2040.

You can learn more about what net zero means to RX in this short video.

RX has introduced a Sustainable Criteria for Custom Stand Designs to raise awareness and promote exhibitors with custom stands to use sustainable alternatives in their stand design and build. The criteria will form a questionnaire that reviews each component of an exhibitor’s custom stand, such as the build materials and signage used and their outcome after the event. We will also take into consideration where the stand is made, freight transportation and labour hire to gain a broader representation of the stand’s environmental footprint.Your answers to the questionnaire will help RX Global to collect data that reflects the patterns and behaviours in place so we can assist in feedback to support modifications to your stand design.

To support us in our sustainability goals and for each exhibitors own goals, please consider the following in the design planning of your stand:

• Hire as many components for the stand as possible including furniture, av, and use modular build units.
• Consider using digital signage and make any printed signage non-event-specific so that it can be used multiple times.
• Consider using local suppliers, products and labour to minimise the logistical impacts.
• Reduce the need for printed materials by using QR codes to download information and replace the need for business cards by utilising RX’s lead scanning mobile app Emperia.
• Use products that have a full life cycle that come from and can be recycled.