What is the Sustainable Wedding Alliance?
The Sustainable Wedding Alliance is all about helping you build a wedding business that you can truly be proud of—one that puts sustainability right at its heart. It’s a collective of businesses united by a shared goal: creating a more sustainable, environmentally conscious wedding industry. They work closely with wedding professionals to develop long-term sustainable strategies that can be implemented step-by-step. Think of it as your partner on the journey to making your wedding business not just successful, but responsible and future-focused.
The Main Benefit of Joining the Sustainable Wedding Alliance
Joining the Sustainable Wedding Alliance isn’t just a badge of honor—it’s a competitive edge. Here’s why:
- Being a sustainable, ethical, eco-friendly business attracts environmentally conscious couples searching for wedding suppliers who care.
- Membership means joining a collective effort to reduce the wedding industry’s impact on the planet.
- It’s the first step toward gaining accreditation, signaling to couples that sustainability is at the core of your business.
- For every new member, the Alliance contributes to tree planting and carbon offsetting projects worldwide.
- They also offset any business-based carbon emissions annually, helping members reduce their footprint.
Carbon Literacy: Empowering Wedding Professionals
One of the coolest things the Sustainable Wedding Alliance offers is Carbon Literacy Training tailored specifically for wedding pros. This isn’t just another course—it’s a mission to make everyone in the wedding industry carbon literate. The training dives into the facts and science behind climate change, explores how it’s impacting the wedding world, and, most importantly, shares positive actions that can be taken. It’s designed to boost knowledge and confidence, so professionals can talk about climate change with ease, both personally and professionally. Pretty empowering, right?
Getting Accredited: Showcasing Your Commitment
Want to show couples that sustainability isn’t just talk for your business? Getting accredited by the Sustainable Wedding Alliance is the way to do it. After a thorough assessment of your sustainability processes and procedures, you’ll receive a personalized action plan to work through. Complete it, and you earn the Sustainable Wedding Alliance Accreditation. But it doesn’t stop there—accredited businesses are reassessed annually to make sure they keep meeting the minimum standards. It’s a real commitment to continuous improvement.
Equality and Diversity at the Core
The Sustainable Wedding Alliance isn’t just about the planet—it’s about people, too. They’re deeply committed to equality and providing services free from unfair or unlawful discrimination. They value individuals with diverse opinions, cultures, lifestyles, and circumstances. No matter your age, disability, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other factor, the Alliance is dedicated to serving all clients equally. Plus, they make a point of showcasing positive imagery of all kinds of people and weddings, reflecting the beautiful diversity of the industry.
Project Impact: Sustainable Development Goals Linked to the Alliance
- SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
- SDG 13: Climate Action
- SDG 15: Life on Land
- SDG 5: Gender Equality
- SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
Restoring Our Planet, Together
Every new member joining the Sustainable Wedding Alliance helps contribute to tree planting and carbon offsetting projects around the globe. Plus, the Alliance offsets any business-based carbon emissions annually, making sure the wedding industry takes responsibility for its environmental impact. It’s all about small steps adding up to big change—restoring the planet, together.
