Sustainability questions that show where your event leaves the most behind
Ask attendees what they saw going to waste, how they traveled and where they would cut your footprint first. Each question below comes with when to ask it and what the answer tells you.
What event sustainability survey questions tell you
Event sustainability survey questions ask attendees how much the footprint of an event matters to them and what they saw on the day: bins that were hard to use, giveaways nobody wanted, single use cups and how they got to the venue. A sustainability promise on the website is easy to make, and these answers show whether attendees saw it kept.
Ask in the survey after the event, by email to your attendee list, or with a QR code at the exits. Pick four to six: the importance score, waste sorting, what to change, where to cut first and how well the event kept its promise. Ask the travel question every year when you report on your footprint.
Each written answer is given a theme and a sentiment as it arrives, so notes on food waste and on giveaways sort themselves. On every plan, add the answers to Google Sheets for the report you share with sponsors and the venue.
- Questions
- 14
- Best asked
- In the survey after the event
- Industry
- Events
- Where to find them
- From library in the Usertick survey editor, on every plan
The 14 waste and footprint questions, with when to ask each
Grouped by what they tell you. Use them as they are or change the wording.
How much it matters
Start with how much sustainability weighs for attendees and how well the event kept its promise, two scores to track each year.
- 01Big scale
How important is sustainability when you choose an event?
A ten point score for how much sustainability matters when attendees choose an event. Results shows the average and a column per step, which tells you how much weight to give it in your plans.
- 14Big scale
How well did we live up to what we promised on sustainability?
A ten point score for how well the event kept its sustainability promise. Track it each year next to the importance score, since a gap between the two is the one to close.
What happened on the day
These show where waste happened and how attendees traveled, from the bins and the giveaways to the cups and the trip to the venue.
- 02Yes / No
Was it easy to sort your waste at the venue?
A yes or no on sorting waste. A share of No can point to too few bins, unclear labels or bins in the wrong places, all worth raising with the venue.
- 04Multiple choice
How did the number of giveaways feel?
A quick read on giveaways. A share of Too many is a case for fewer bags and branded items, and a message for the sponsors who hand them out.
- 09Multiple choice
How much did you carry home from the event?
How much attendees carried home. A share of More than I wanted tells you the bags and giveaways outlasted their welcome.
- 12Ruler
How many single use cups did you get through in a day?
Single use cups per day, from zero to ten. Results shows the median and the middle half, a clear case for reusable cups when the median is above one.
- 10Slider
How many of your meals here were plant based?
The share of meals that were plant based, from zero to 100. Results shows the median and the middle half; read it next to the menu you served to see how many attendees chose those dishes.
- 11Dropdown
How did you get to the venue each day?
How attendees got to the venue each day. Results shows each share on a donut, the starting point for the travel part of your footprint report.
- 05Text
What did you see going to waste?
Asks what attendees saw going to waste. The answers name specific things, from uneaten lunches to printed programs, which give you a list to work through with the caterer and the printer.
Where to cut next
Ask what attendees would change and what they would trade for it, before you set next year's sustainability plan.
- 03Multiple choice
What would you like us to change?
Attendees pick every change they would like. Results shows a bar for each, a ready list of changes ranked by how many attendees asked for them.
- 06Ranking
Rank where we should cut our footprint first
Attendees put five sources of footprint in order. Results shows the average place per item, which tells you where attendees expect you to start.
- 07This or that
Which would you rather we do
Two trade offs: handouts or giveaways, a greener venue or cheaper tickets. Results shows a split bar per pair, an honest check on what attendees will give up for a greener event.
- 08Points allocation
Split 100 points across our sustainability budget
Attendees split 100 points across a sustainability budget. Results shows the average points per item, which tells you how strongly attendees prefer one change over the others.
- 13Text
Which event have you seen handle this better?
Asks which event handled sustainability better. The answers name events and ideas worth borrowing, a quick source of changes that have already worked elsewhere.
Tips for asking about waste and footprint
Small choices that get honest, useful answers.
- 01
Ask what attendees saw
Ask about the bins, the cups and the giveaways attendees saw, since their view of waste can differ from your plan.
- 02
Keep the same questions each year
Keep the importance score, the promise score and the travel question the same, so next year's answers show whether the changes worked.
- 03
Share the answers with partners
Bring the waste and food answers to the caterer and the venue, and the giveaway answers to your sponsors.
- 04
Ask what attendees will trade
Use the pairs and the points question before you raise prices for a greener venue, so the change has attendees behind it.
Add these questions to a survey
From the library to the first answers.
- 1
Open the library
In the Usertick survey editor, choose From library, filter by industry and topic, and add several questions at once.
- 2
Or paste your own list
Paste questions reads up to 10 questions from any text on Free, 100 on Starter and 200 on Pro and above, keeps your wording and picks an answer type for each.
- 3
Choose where it runs
Show the survey on your website, send it by email, share its link and QR code, or switch it to a conversation.
- 4
Read the answers
Results counts every score and choice, and Usertick reads each written answer and files it by topic, on every plan.
Templates and more questions about waste and footprint
Full surveys that ask about the same things, and neighboring topics in the library.
Templates
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In the survey after the event, the evening it ends or the next morning. Usertick sends to your attendee list right away or on a date you schedule, and a QR code at the exits reaches attendees on the day.
Four to six in your survey after the event. Start with how much it matters, add waste sorting and what to change, and end with how well the event kept its promise.
Yes. Each card in Results compares the answers with the period before, and a workflow can add each answer to Google Sheets for your report.
How important sustainability is to attendees. It tells you how much weight the other answers deserve in your planning.
Yes. The question library comes with every plan, the free plan included, and the free plan covers 150 responses a month across your surveys.
Yes. Once a question is in your survey, reword it, change its options or its answer type, and add logic to skip it for some answers.
Yes. The library is translated into Usertick's built-in languages, and in any other language it shows in English for you to translate.
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