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Click hereOur sustainable journey
Sustainability is no longer a choice, but an important part of building a future-proof business. It is not only about thinking sustainably, but above all about taking action. Over the past few years, we have taken significant steps: we systematically measure our internal emissions, reduce them wherever possible and compensate for the remaining CO₂ emissions.
To set this goal, we first collected and analysed a wide range of data about our internal operations. Since 2020, we have calculated our team's travel movements each year, as well as our waste streams and printing and energy use. When purchasing materials, we choose partners who share our values, making it easier to work sustainably. For lunch, we provide a fully vegetarian and nutritious meal. The emissions that remain are compensated through a reforestation project by FORLIANCE.
Together with our Partners for Live, including clients, suppliers, sustainability experts and our own team, we achieved our goal at the end of 2025 to compensate for the remaining CO₂ emissions from all our events. This marks the start of the next phase in our sustainability journey: continuing to measure our impact, reducing emissions further wherever possible and communicating transparently about the emissions that are still compensated. In this way, we are helping to build a resilient and future-focused events industry. We have set out how we turn this ambition into practical choices and principles in our Sustainability Manifesto.
Why we think sustainability is essential?
We believe in the power of meeting face to face. As an events agency, we create experiences that connect people and inspire them to take action. But real impact goes beyond a single moment. That is why we look at the bigger picture: how does what we do affect our surroundings, our supply chain and our future? For us, sustainability is not a choice, but a reality.
Since July 2024, we have been proud to be part of the B Corp community, a network of businesses that combine purpose with business. It is a milestone that not only gives us recognition, but also challenges us to keep making a difference every day. Over the past few years, we have continued to move forward. We keep taking a critical look at our choices, processes and impact, and continuously look for ways to do better. We are currently working on our B Corp recertification: a valuable opportunity to show where we stand, what we have achieved and how we continue to grow as a responsible business.
Partners for Live Foundation
We are proud to use our knowledge, expertise and network not only for our clients, but also for organisations that make a difference in the lives of others. That is why we established the Partners for Live Foundation in 2025. As a founding partner, we support the Foundation with our knowledge, people, funding and a strong network. For those with a big heart, but not always the resources to match.
Our approach: using a sustainability checklist
For years, we have used our own sustainability checklist at the start of every event to discuss the choices that matter, from venues and catering to inclusivity, use of materials and waste management. This allows us to make sustainable choices consciously and transparently, while ensuring they align with your organisation’s goals. A comparison with My Impact Tool shows that the results are very similar in most cases. This confirms that our approach was already well-founded. From this year onwards, we are taking the next step with this international tool: measuring the impact of our events in even greater detail and giving our clients clearer insights through easy-to-understand reports.
The tool measures areas including CO₂ emissions, circularity, biodiversity, inclusion and the Sustainable Development Goals for each event. This helps us see where we are already making sustainable choices, where the greatest impact lies and where there are opportunities to make the next edition even more sustainable. We are also involving our suppliers more actively in this sustainability journey and providing greater insight into their role within the supply chain. In this way, we take responsibility throughout our supply chain. Together, we can make better choices, reduce our emissions even further and continue to report clearly on the remaining CO₂ emissions that are compensated.
Our journey
Every journey starts with a goal. Ours is clear: to create projects that inspire while taking responsibility for their impact. Since 2020, we have been systematically measuring our internal emissions and working to reduce them within our own organisation. At the end of 2025, we also achieved our ambition of compensating for the remaining CO₂ emissions from all our events. But our journey does not stop there. The emissions from each project are calculated based on factors such as travel, catering and the venue’s energy use. We work to keep the emissions of every event as low as possible, compensate for what remains, and are now focusing even more on further reducing CO₂ emissions and reporting clearly on our impact. Along the way, we learn, improve and work together with our clients and partners to create lasting change in the events industry. Follow our journey and discover how, step by step, we are creating more sustainable ways to bring people together.
Member Climate Alliance
Coorporation with Klimaatplein
May 1, 2020
Start of internal sustainability
The first step towards a green Obsession
Jun 25, 2020
Sustainability table
Continue the conversation about sustainability
Oct 28, 2020
Sustainability checklist
Sustainable options for your event
Feb 1, 2021
Start of collaboration with climate & reforestation project
To compensate for our CO2 emissions
Jan 1, 2022
Sustainability video
Showcasing our sustainable approach
Aug 29, 2022
B-Corp Certification Application
Global certification for sustainability
Apr 1, 2023
Own organization CO2 neutral
Fully CO2 neutral internally!
Dec 31, 2023
Start climate-neutral external organization
Baseline measurement of event CO2 footprint
Jan 1, 2024
B Corp
Obsession is B Corp certified
Sep 5, 2024
CO₂ reduction plan developed with preferred suppliers
In conversation with our preferred suppliers
Jan 1, 2025
First investment project completed
Tropical Mix Project Panama successfully completed
Oct 17, 2025
Start of a new investment project
We started supporting the Mexican Peninsula Forest
Nov 1, 2025
All our projects are net climate neutral
By compensating for the remaining CO₂ emissions
Dec 1, 2025
Introduction of our sustainability team
Our renewed sustainability team gets to work!
Aug 1, 2026
Switch to My Impact Tool
For even more comprehensive reporting
Nov 1, 2026
Launch of the Partners for Live Foundation
Foundation for events of small charities
Sep 5, 2026
