ARE YOU ALREADY AWARE OF OUR SOCIAL AND SUSTAINABILITY ACTIONS?
We are committed to FuturePrint&Sign having a positive impact on people and the planet. We want to play a key role in helping the entire community improve its own sustainability, connecting people to the networks and knowledge that will occur to help solve the great challenges of the future.
INSPIRING SUSTAINABILITY
- Embedding sustainability into our brand to inspire our industry to be more sustainable, while promoting the achievement of the UN’s SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals):
Free workshops and content
FuturePrint&Sign offers free workshops and content to train industry professionals. The FuturePrint&Sign Forum features lectures by experts in visual communication. At Fachada Makers, you can create a storefront from scratch alongside leading industry figures. The Digital Signage Trends Forum, a new attraction for 2026, showcases trends and opportunities in the digital signage market. The “Screen Printing in Action” and “Sublimation in Action” workshops offer learning tracks and hands-on activities. Meanwhile, the Digital Textile Printing Circuit and FutureTêxtil Talks provide in-depth knowledge on digital printing in the textile industry.
Conscious Printing
All paper-based printed materials from FuturePrint&Sign are produced exclusively on FSC-certified paper, which guarantees the sustainable management of the ecosystems from which its raw materials are sourced.
Reuse of Bags
As with other Informa Markets events, FuturePrint&Sign also promotes the reuse of badge holders by collecting them from visitors as they leave the event so they can be processed and reused, thereby substantially reducing plastic waste.
Waste Sorting
In partnership with the Anhembi District, FuturePrint&Sign properly processes and separates organic waste from recyclables, ensuring that each type is sent to the correct disposal site and, in the case of recyclables, reused.
Sala de crédito
In partnership with ABIGRAF-SP, the Credit Hall is a space where visitors had the opportunity to meet with financial institutions offering simplified financing and loan options with terms far more attractive than standard market rates, with the aim of boosting entrepreneurship, innovation, and the development of the sectors that make up our market.
Better Stands [Responsible Consumption and Production]
An initiative aimed at encouraging FuturePrint&Sign exhibitors to increasingly opt for sustainable solutions and designs for their booths, with the goal of significantly reducing post-event waste.
LED Lighting at Booths
All Informa Markets booths and institutional structures at FuturePrint&Sign use only LED lights, which are more economical, durable, and energy-efficient.
Renewable Electricity
As part of our commitment to sustainability at FuturePrint&Sign, we use 100% renewable electricity at our event. This makes our electricity use carbon-neutral and significantly reduces our event’s carbon footprint.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY
Becoming carbon neutral, cutting our waste in half, and helping our customers reduce their carbon footprint—as a stepping stone toward becoming zero waste and net-zero carbon by 2030 or sooner:
Carpet Reuse
About 80% of the carpets used at FuturePrint&Sign are reused from other Informa Markets events, helping to reduce waste and minimize environmental impact.
Better Stands Project
An initiative aimed at encouraging FuturePrint&Sign exhibitors to increasingly opt for sustainable solutions and designs for their booths, with the goal of significantly reducing post-event waste.
Free Transportation
FuturePrint&Sign offers a free shuttle service to make it easier for visitors to get around, encourage the use of public transportation, and reduce the use of private vehicles, thereby helping to alleviate traffic congestion and lower CO₂ emissions.
Renewable Electricity
As part of FuturePrint&Sign’s commitment to sustainability, we use 100% renewable electricity at our event. This makes our electricity use carbon-neutral and significantly reduces our event’s carbon footprint.
OUR PRACTICAL ACTIONS
Sustainability Highlights
Free Workshops and Content
Throughout the event, FuturePrint&Sign offers free workshops and content. The FuturePrint&Sign Forum will feature a variety of presentations by leading professionals in the visual communications industry, aimed at expanding the knowledge and skills of entrepreneurs in the sector. Meanwhile, the “Screen Printing in Action” and “Sublimation in Action” workshops will offer learning tracks led by leading figures in the printing and customization markets, including hands-on activities with participants. In addition, the Digital Textile Printing Circuit and FutureTêxtil Talks will aim to deepen the knowledge of those working in the textile sector regarding digital printing.
Encouraging Caravans and Carpooling
FuturePrint&Sign encourages the use of carpooling and the formation of caravans, offering a subsidy to help cover the costs of these options, so that our visitors can get around more easily and avoid using private cars, thereby reducing traffic in the surrounding area and CO₂ emissions into the atmosphere.
Free Wi-Fi
Available to all visitors, this initiative offers greater interaction, convenience, and ease, allowing you to explore the event efficiently and in an eco-friendly way. By providing free Wi-Fi during the event, we encourage more digital and responsible participation.
Well-Being Area
The comfort area is an initiative by FuturePrint&Sign to enhance visitors’ well-being while they are at the trade show.
This space includes:
- Charge your cell phone: a dedicated area for free cell phone charging;
- We will have a well-being area with coworking space;
- Hydration station—water purifiers. The cups are reusable and made from recyclable materials.
Cafeteria – Relaxation Area
To ensure the well-being of service providers during the event, we will offer an exclusive relaxation area at the 2026 edition, consisting of:
Rest lounge - A comfortable space for taking breaks
Dining room - A dedicated space for eating in peace
Access will be restricted to service providers with service credentials only.
Inclusive Dining
Our food court offers a wide variety of dishes and meals, including vegetarian and vegan options. We also offer a range of price points to provide a variety of dining options that cater to the diverse needs of visitors and exhibitors.
Hiring Professionals with Disabilities
FuturePrint&Sign promotes the development of a more just and equitable society and hires professionals with disabilities to work at the event in various areas.
Quebrada Alimentada
This project, developed by the Mocotó restaurant, distributes food baskets to 400 low-income families in the northern part of São Paulo. It is supported by FuturePrint&Sign and also relies on your contribution.
Ecopatas
Another initiative we launched in the 2025 edition is the collection of plastic bottle caps and aluminum can tabs. By disposing of these materials with us, you help abandoned dogs and cats.
Help improve FUTUREPRINT&SIGN's sustainability
AS A VISITOR
- Consider how you’ll get to the event and whether you can avoid air travel or use low-carbon transportation, such as public transit, free shuttles, or carpooling;
- Recycle your waste on-site and at your hotel whenever possible;Consider choosing vegetarian and vegan food options and avoid food waste;
- Consider choosing vegetarian and vegan food options and avoid food waste;
- Take only the giveaways or brochures you need and will use; consider whether digital alternatives are available;
- Consider the hotel’s environmental credentials when deciding where to stay. Learn more about FuturePrint&Sign’s official travel agency: https://www.feirafutureprint.com.br/en/travel-and-accommodation/
AS AN EXHIBITOR
- Make sure your booth can be reused by your company or your contracted booth builder;
- Consider the waste your booth will generate and try to minimize it as much as possible. Ensure that unavoidable waste is recycled;
- Choose LED lighting and other energy-efficient equipment for your booth, and be sure to turn off your equipment at the end of the day;
- Optimize your travel by consolidating your shipments and choosing logistics companies with strong sustainability credentials;
- Reduce paper usage by going digital, and purchase sustainably certified paper when printing is necessary;
- Get involved in the numerous initiatives and discussions throughout the event that aim to facilitate and inspire sustainable development in your industry;
- Inspire sustainable development in your industry by promoting your company and the sustainability credentials of your products and services.
Sustainability at Informa Markets
FuturePrint&Sign is part of Informa Markets and the Informa Group. Sustainability at Informa focuses on the long-term impacts we have on customers, colleagues, the communities we work in,and the environment. For this reason, Informa developed the FasterForward approach to sustainable business.
Informa's objective is to become an increasingly sustainable business with a positive impact. Through the FasterForward program, we are embedding sustainability in everything we do and seizing opportunities to help our customers and markets do the same.
FasterForward is a three-part structured program with ambitious commitments and a broad range of activities, spanning Informa's business operations, our brands and products, and our broader community impact.
To learn more about the Better Stands project, visit: http://www.informamarkets.com.br/betterstands
Click on the link and watch the video: https://youtu.be/5qrvf9uNSqM?si=xmK0I76hqoL4EnCc
When it comes to sustainability, we are moving faster.
Informa PLC ranks first in the media sector globally on the prestigious 2022 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices. Read more here: Informa alcança classificação global no setor de mídia na liderança do índice ESG.
Contact us and share your story
Would you like to work with us on making our event more sustainable? Would you like to share your own story and efforts? Do you have an idea? Contact the event team and Informa’s sustainability team for more information: institucional@informa.com
