Sustainability at Codegarden 2025

At Umbraco we are committed to creating a sustainable business, regarding both people, the planet and profitability. We believe that we have to consider all three factors in order to shape Umbraco into the company that we want it to be.

We have put a lot of work and consideration into making Codegarden as sustainable as possible. Here you can see what we are focusing on:

• Water Bottles: We will be having cardboard-boxes with water which are easily recycled.
• Better trash/waste management: There will be waste sorting stations to the venue, which is familiar to most danes, but might require a bit of introduction if you are not a local. Please help out by sorting your trash into the appropriate containers. And if you are in doubt, then ask a friendly Umbraco staff member.
• We recycle as many of the venue materials as possible.
• The badges are up-cycled floppy disks and the lanyards are made from recycled plastic.
• Codegarden is a hybrid event, which makes it possible to attend virtually and save the travel emissions. We would love to see you all in person, but we are also aware that both travel time and environmental considerations makes the virtual option a solid alternative to joining in person.
• We prioritize using local suppliers where possible, meaning less emissions from transportation of everything from food to AV-equipment/staff, to venue building materials.
• Larger suppliers (over 10.000 EUR) are being thoroughly vetted.
• We are using all Codegarden costs as a basis for categorizing the CO2e emissions associated with them. And we are offsetting these emissions.

Diversity and inclusion equals sustainability

Beyond looking at our environmental impact we are working on a number of other fronts in order to make Umbraco events as sustainable as possible. We want to see a future with more equality, be it among genders, race, beliefs or any other differentiators, as we believe that a diverse conference/workplace/circle of friends all benefit from having a diverse group of people contributing with their thoughts and ideas.

We believe that we can make a difference by supporting speakers and participants that are under-represented in any way in order to both enable them to participate, and to make examples of them for others to follow.  Read about our commitment to diversity and inclusion.