Sustainability

Our Mission

At Exponet, we transform ideas into immersive, three-dimensional brand experiences that inspire connection, celebration, and engagement. We are committed to delivering unforgettable environments that are sustainable, inclusive, ethical, and economically responsible - ensuring every event leaves a lasting impression.

ISO 20121

We are ISO 20121 certified for sustainable events management, a major milestone in our company's journey.

ISO 20121 is an international framework developed specifically for the events industry, designed to help organizations integrate sustainability into every aspect of event planning and execution. It adopts a holistic framework for sustainability, integrating social and economic considerations alongside environmental impact.

This certification is not a one-time achievement - it represents an ongoing commitment to upholding the highest sustainability standards across all future events.

BSI ISO 20121 Certified Logo

  • Environmental Stewardship: Waste minimisation, carbon emissions reduction, responsible use of resources, circular products and services, and engagement with a sustainable supply chain.

  • Social Responsibility: Ethical labour practices, promotion of human rights in our supply chains, support of local economies, and ensure diversity, equity and inclusion.

  • Economic Viability: Delivering excellence in value while maintaining sustainable operations.

  • Governance: Annual external audits are conducted to ensure continuous improvement, best-practice policies and procedures, our processes are transparent and measurable.

Choosing an events partner with ISO 20121 certification brings meaningful benefits to your organization:

  • Reduced environmental impact: Our sustainable event products and services are designed to significantly reduce the carbon footprint and waste profile of your events.

  • Stronger alignment with ESG goals: Your events become a direct extension of your sustainability strategy, helping meet environmental, social, and governance targets and strengthening your brand’s responsible reputation.

  • Enhanced risk management: ISO 20121's structured approach ensures compliance, accountability, and reduced exposure to operational and reputational risks.

  • Supply chain management: Our suppliers are required to adhere to our Supplier Code of Conduct proactively addressing risks related to modern slavery and the protection of human rights.

  • Demonstrable value: Working with a certified partner allows you to showcase measurable sustainability outcomes in your reporting, marketing, and stakeholder communications.

  • A better experience for attendees and stakeholders: Sustainable events are more thoughtfully designed, more efficient, and more inclusive - improving overall attendee satisfaction.

Our Sustainable Products and Services

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Reusable Products - Made to Last

Thanks to the hire business model adopted for the past forty years, we offer an 84% of product reusability to our clients. We provide durable and reusable products reducing resource consumption and waste generation at the end of each event.


Our reusable and modular products are designed to be re-assembled in new and imaginative designs helping us to get a step closer to a circular economy model.

Frames
Our frame systems are engineered to last, made of lightweight reusable and recyclable materials. Thanks to the Aluminium composition they can be fully recycled at the end of their life cycle.

Infill Panels

Our infill panels are reused either multiple times or recycled.

Furniture Reuse Capability

We offer an extensive range of hire furniture to suit different styles and brand guidelines. We custom made protective storage boxes to extend the lifespan of each item.

We repair, repurpose and donate furniture to charities to extend their life cycle as much as we can. When upcycling is no longer possible, we recycle the materials that can be detached.

Flooring

Our 62,000sqm stock of hire carpet tiles has an incredible lifespan capability.

Our custom raised flooring is made with durable materials allowing us to reuse them extensively. We use timber offcuts for underlay to reduce waste from custom cut timber panels.

Lighting

All our events are powered with LED lights, which present an average of 80% energy saving compared to Halogen lights.

Timed power switches allow for overnight lighting circuit shutdown while keeping essential power circuits active, resulting in reduced energy consumption.

EFFICIENT LOGISTICS

With our offices and warehouses located in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, we offer a large range of stock and labour in each location reducing our interstate transport emissions considerably. We operate locally as much as possible partnering with labour hire companies and workshops if our own crew is not available.

STORAGE

We are equipped with large storage facilities in our three branches, not only to store our hire and reusable products, but to offer our clients the opportunity to keep their custom stands, displays and signage for future events.

Thanks to our storage service we are reducing resource consumption, energy used in the manufacturing process and waste produced post-event.

At Exponet, each department has always been proactive in creating diversion solutions for the end of life of our products; from donations to charities and the community to incredible repair and repurpose efforts. Our custom products still create a waste impact. We are committed to improving our recycling efforts by continually engage with recycling partners:

Signage:
Our paper-based signage is recycled through the Paper & Carboard bin. Our fabric and PP (Polypropylene) waste is recycled into circular products.

Timber:
Thanks to the right waste partnerships, we are diverting MDF, Plywood and Pine from landfill.

Metals:
We collect and recycle all types of metals produced in our facilities.

E-waste:
Through partnerships with recycling businesses and donations to charities, all our audio visual and IT waste is diverted from landfills.

Exponet Sustainability Journey
SUSTAINABLE SIGNAGE

Substrates

Since 2022, we have been testing new materials to be able to offer a reliable and recyclable range of digitally printed substrates to our clients; from fascias and infills to fabric banners and column wraps.

Reliability and quality are at the top of our priorities when it comes to introducing alternative products and initiatives, that is why we are carefully testing and improving our processes to move away from PVC signage. We offer paper-based, polypropylene and fabric substrates that are 100% recyclable. 22.5% of our fabric prints are made exclusively with recycled polyester.

Inks

Our suppliers use UV and latex inks, which eliminate the use of solvents, therefore there are not harmful VOCs released into the atmosphere during the printing process of our graphics.

Eco-solvent Inks

When we produce self-adhesive stickers and floor graphics, eco-solvent inks are used due to the application tape not being able to be adhered to UV inks. Eco-solvent inks are made from a biodegradable solvent that reduces environmental impact compared to traditional solvent inks.

Sustainability Roadmap

Governance

We achieved ISO 20121 certification for sustainable events management.

Our operations are independently audited once a year to ensure the highest standards of accountability and validate compliance with internal policies, sustainability claims and commitments.

Resource Management

Thanks to our switch to paper signage, we prevented 39,149 sqm of PVC waste entering landfill; this is the equivalent of 5.5 soccer fields.

We achieved an 87% of waste diversion from landfill thanks to our recycling and material recovery efforts.

7.3 tonnes of fabric signage waste were recycled to create new circular products.

236,723 plastic bottles were recycled to produce our fabric banners.

Responsible Supply Chains

We implemented our Supplier Code of Conduct to ensure all partners align with our operational standards.

Reduction of Carbon Emissions

A total reduction of 171 tonnes of CO2e was achieved thanks to our resource management initiatives.

Resource Management

  • Increase the promotion and use of our reusable products to replace single use solutions.

  • Continue to introduce recycled and recyclable materials to replace those contributing to environmental damage and reduce reliance on virgin resources.

  • 80% waste diversion and 20% waste reduction by the end of 2028

Responsible Supply Chains

  • By the end of 2028, 60% of procurement is aligned with Exponet's sustainable procurement criteria.

  • By the end of 2027, all Tier 1 suppliers align with Exponet's Supplier Code of Conduct.

Stakeholder Engagement

  • Increase stakeholder communication and engagement initiatives.

  • Maintain best practice in local community engagement through procurement, employment and donations.

Reduction of Carbon Emissions

  • By the end of 2026, define carbon emissions reduction targets based on priority action areas.

  • Introduction of an Energy Efficiency Plan in Exponet premises by the end of 2027.

  • Power 50% of facilities with renewable energy by the end of 2028.

  • 20% reduction of event related fuel consumption by the end of 2028.

Invest in People

  • By the end of 2026, create a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion program with flexible work arrangements tailored to each department.

  • Working towards zero injuries through incident minimization and strengthening communications and reporting.

  • By the end of 2027, deliver a career development, mentorship and upskilling program for all staff members.