In August of 2019 I was sitting around a campfire near Mt. St. Helens, a bit sore from carrying gallons of water uphill to an isolated water station for the Volcanic Trail Run. I sat there with other race directors, and we shared stories about past events. We also shared a few ideas about how to make our events more sustainable. I came away with a few new practices, and the big idea of sharing this kind of information on a broad scale. The light bulb had come on for what would become EDiSN.We created the EDiSN website, Slack workspace and started sharing ideas.
On our Slack workspace, we discuss solutions to best practices that cover a range of actions: choosing durable items instead of disposable ones, reducing waste through composting, facilitating and rewarding ride-sharing, and much more.
EDiSN’s mission is to facilitate ongoing discussion between event directors and vendors so we together make sustainable events easier. What we do matters. It matters because when I look into the eyes of Avery and Simon, my grandchildren, I know that we need to give them the best world possible. Simon says “Let’s make a difference.”
We look forward to you being part of the discussion.
Sincerely,
Mark Barrett
Executive Director