Sustainable Events Dog Walk (Podcast)

In this episode, we evaluate the surprising environmental costs of AI. From its massive energy demands to the water used in cooling data centers, AI's impact extends far beyond the digital world. Did you know that some companies implementing AI have reversed their carbon-neutral goals, backsliding by as much as 60%?Alycia challenges you to think differently about AI, viewing it as a resource-intensive tool rather than a must-have for every task. She offers practical tips for eco-conscious tech use, like switching to browsers such as Ecosia, which prioritize clean energy and reforestation.Follow @PositiveImpactEventConsulting on YouTube to get the video feed!To ask a question for a future walk email: AlyciaDrubeEvents {at} gmail.com or go to the Google Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSduKevDmLDOr2HhNORhM8giycd1VOOgYGObHXFyD_OhWFCtpQ/viewform?usp=sf_linkTo engage with Positive+Impact Event Consulting to make your Event Business and Events you work on more sustainable visit AlyciaDrube.comIf you'd like to subscribe to the podcast on your podcast app of choice check out the landing page: https://shows.acast.com/sustainable-events-dog-walk-podcastOr copy and paste: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/673509b204b5d35af46eb38ato your preferred podcast app.

When considering travel for your events what are the TRAVEL factors you need to consider?In this overview episode about Sustainability with regard to Travel I break it down into 3 considerations:1. Your professional travel, and the travel of your conference attendees are NOT the major problem that airlines and other pollutors want you to believe.2. Look out for variations in the baseline sustainability in different locations. Watch for places like Texas that will push against your sustainability goals or San Francisco who will scrutinize you more. Don't be blindsided with lack of consideration3. Remember that ITEMS are also traveling and you can make informed decisions based on minimizing their travel as well.References about peat conservation: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2326773-uk-mushroom-growing-uses-100000-m%25c2%25b3-of-peat-a-year-can-we-do-better/https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/peatlands-store-twice-much-carbon-all-worlds-forestsFollow @PositiveImpactEventConsulting on YouTube to get the video feed!To ask a question for a future walk email: AlyciaDrubeEvents {at} gmail.com or go to the Google Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSduKevDmLDOr2HhNORhM8giycd1VOOgYGObHXFyD_OhWFCtpQ/viewform?usp=sf_linkTo engage with Positive+Impact Event Consulting to make your Event Business and Events you work on more sustainable visit AlyciaDrube.comIf you'd like to subscribe to the podcast on your podcast app of choice check out the landing page: https://shows.acast.com/sustainable-events-dog-walk-podcastOr copy and paste: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/673509b204b5d35af46eb38ato your preferred podcast app.

Why should you being thinking about sustainability? What will is DO for your business? Sometimes we have the energy to do better because we can, sometimes we need to know that there are direct benefits to us and our bottom line when we choose to do better. This week we cover what the "sustain" in sustainability refers to, then think seriously about whether not having knowledge and marketing around sustainable events is harming your business prospects.Follow @PositiveImpactEventConsulting on YouTube to get the video feed!To ask a question for a future walk email: AlyciaDrubeEvents {at} gmail.com or go to the Google Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSduKevDmLDOr2HhNORhM8giycd1VOOgYGObHXFyD_OhWFCtpQ/viewform?usp=sf_linkTo engage with Positive+Impact Event Consulting to make your Event Business and Events you work on more sustainable visit AlyciaDrube.comIf you'd like to subscribe to the podcast on your podcast app of choice check out the landing page: https://shows.acast.com/sustainable-events-dog-walk-podcastOr copy and paste: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/673509b204b5d35af46eb38ato your preferred podcast app.

Politics are looking really scary right now... and we spent 2025 hearing about how DEI and Sustainability are dead. And of course efforts have been made to quash them BUT Sustainability and the pillars within it are genuinely GOOD BUSINESS so they will not be dead.In this episode I give you permission to make good choices and act in the best way you can and you can call it Sustainability or you can call it good business. Actions speak louder than words here.Follow @PositiveImpactEventConsulting on YouTube to get the video feed!To ask a question for a future walk email: AlyciaDrubeEvents {at} gmail.com or go to the Google Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSduKevDmLDOr2HhNORhM8giycd1VOOgYGObHXFyD_OhWFCtpQ/viewform?usp=sf_linkTo engage with Positive+Impact Event Consulting to make your Event Business and Events you work on more sustainable visit AlyciaDrube.comIf you'd like to subscribe to the podcast on your podcast app of choice check out the landing page: https://shows.acast.com/sustainable-events-dog-walk-podcastOr copy and paste: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/673509b204b5d35af46eb38a to your preferred podcast app.

Let's talk about gifting! What considerations can you be making to ensure you feel good about your business gifting this year. This is as much sustainability talk as business coaching. Always remember to ask "Why?" with all your choices.Follow @PositiveImpactEventConsulting on YouTube to get the video feed!To ask a question for a future walk email: AlyciaDrubeEvents {at} gmail.com or go to the Google Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSduKevDmLDOr2HhNORhM8giycd1VOOgYGObHXFyD_OhWFCtpQ/viewform?usp=sf_linkTo engage with Positive+Impact Event Consulting to make your Event Business and Events you work on more sustainable visit AlyciaDrube.comIf you'd like to subscribe to the podcast on your podcast app of choice check out the landing page: https://shows.acast.com/sustainable-events-dog-walk-podcastOr copy and paste: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/673509b204b5d35af46eb38a to your preferred podcast app.

A lesson from Positive Psychology - use positive framing to keep your communication concrete and improve the chances your audience remembers what you want them to know.We cover:Negation processing difficulty - the brains inclination to omit or not process negating words like "not" or "don't" and act on concrete concepts. e.g. Telling yourself "don't spill... don't spill... don't spill" while walking your full cocoa to the couch, your brain omits the modifying words and only processes "spill... spill...spill" into action.Negativity Bias - The negativity bias is a natural tendency to focus more on negative information than positive information. This bias is thought to have evolved to help us survive by making us more aware of potential threats. [source: https://traumaresearchuk.org/the-negativity-bias-understanding-and-overcoming-our-brains-tendency-to-focus-on-the-negative/]Emphasis on positive framing for comprehension and retension.Also sited: Laura Yarbrough-Lloyd and the A Flair for VIP Events podcast: https://lauralloydevents.com/Follow @PositiveImpactEventConsulting on YouTube to get the video feed!To ask a question for a future walk email: AlyciaDrubeEvents {at} gmail.com or go to the Google Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSduKevDmLDOr2HhNORhM8giycd1VOOgYGObHXFyD_OhWFCtpQ/viewform?usp=sf_linkTo engage with Positive+Impact Event Consulting to make your Event Business and Events you work on more sustainable visit AlyciaDrube.comIf you'd like to subscribe to the podcast on your podcast app of choice check out the landing page: https://shows.acast.com/sustainable-events-dog-walk-podcastOr copy and paste: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/673509b204b5d35af46eb38ato your preferred podcast app.

*One Simple Change TODAY*With this small change in your planning you are eradicating your assumptions by systematically ASKING whether you can dispose of your waste the way you think you can with your venues and sites.Follow @PositiveImpactEventConsulting on YouTube to get the video feed!To ask a question for a future walk email: AlyciaDrubeEvents {at} gmail.com or go to the Google Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSduKevDmLDOr2HhNORhM8giycd1VOOgYGObHXFyD_OhWFCtpQ/viewform?usp=sf_linkTo engage with Positive+Impact Event Consulting to make your Event Business and Events you work on more sustainable visit AlyciaDrube.comIf you'd like to subscribe to the podcast on your podcast app of choice check out the landing page: https://shows.acast.com/sustainable-events-dog-walk-podcastOr copy and paste: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/673509b204b5d35af46eb38ato your preferred podcast app.

YES!Believe it or not, where you BANK is a big indicator of your overall Economic Sustainability because while your money sits in checking, savings, retirement, the institution you bank with is investing and recycling your money. By choosing who to bank with you indicate your priorities of where you want it invested (and how much of the profit goes back to you instead of making the bankers rich.)To see how your bank compares check out: https://mightydeposits.com/Follow @PositiveImpactEventConsulting on YouTube to get the video feed!To ask a question for a future walk email: AlyciaDrubeEvents {at} gmail.com or go to the Google Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSduKevDmLDOr2HhNORhM8giycd1VOOgYGObHXFyD_OhWFCtpQ/viewform?usp=sf_linkTo engage with Positive+Impact Event Consulting to make your Event Business and Events you work on more sustainable visit AlyciaDrube.comIf you'd like to subscribe to the podcast on your podcast app of choice check out the landing page: https://shows.acast.com/sustainable-events-dog-walk-podcastOr copy and paste: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/673509b204b5d35af46eb38ato your preferred podcast app.