This article is about sustainability in the AV/IT industry. Sustainability is not only about the environment; implementing an ESG plan is crucial to creating a sustainable business today.

Cindy Davis Declares AV Industry Top Trend for 2024 — (Image credit: Getty Images)

Absolutely, AI and machine learning are among the biggest trends in the AV/IT industry right now, or at least they are the most talked about. In many cases, AI isn't quite ready for prime time, but it sure gets a lot of press. And trust me, I am as excited as anyone about artificial intelligence's promises.

Please bear with me, and don't click away. Walking the show floor at ISE and InfoComm this year, nearly every booth had a sustainability message. Like I said, please don't click away.

We've run several articles on AVNetwork on sustainability, but it wasn't until I moderated a roundtable with Kelly Bousman, who was recently appointed the senior vice president of ESG and Sustainability at AVI-SPL that I gained a full appreciation of the topic as it relates to the AV/IT industry.

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I encourage you to watch this ESG (environmental, social, and governance) roundtable, which is available on demand. Sustainability is not only about the environment; implementing an ESG plan is crucial to creating a sustainable business today.

Articles from AVNetwork.com on sustainability in the AV industry. — (Image credit: Getty Images)

Below are links to some of our sustainability coverage in 2024.

Sustainability: A Pro AV Progress Report The industry is adopting strategies, but there's more to be done.

Shure Achieves Sustainable Packaging Goals The company is also on track for 90% recyclable and/or renewable packaging for new products by 2025.

Why and How Sustainability Matters in the AV/IT Industry Do you know if your company has an ESG plan? Are your AV and IT purchasing decisions helping towards its goal?

AVer Puts Sustainability First with ESG-Driven Dual Lens Models Camera technology that meets the demands of today’s eco-conscious market.

InfoComm 2024 Will Have a Focus on Sustainability Program features the new AVIXA Sustainability Advisory Group, SAVe Certification Workshop, and more.

A Sustainable Signage Solution—Praevar Introduces Its ePoster Eco-friendly, battery-powered E Ink Spectra 6 brings high-impact, low-maintenance signage to retail.

Logitech Launches AI-Driven, Sustainably Designed Videobar for Huddle Rooms Designed for BYOD and up to six people, the new MeetUp 2 enhances the hybrid experience.

Hospitality Meets Sustainability Vantage lighting controls contribute to energy-saving efforts in a new luxury hotel.

Cindy Davis is the brand and content director of AV Technology (AVT). She was a critical member of the AVT team when the title won the “Best Media Brand” laurel in the 2018 SIIA Jesse H. Neal Awards. A storyteller at heart, Davis enjoys facilitating and engaging in deeper conversations about the complex topics shaping the evolving AV/IT industry. She develops and moderates AV/IT roundtables and co-hosts the AV/IT Summit. Davis explores the experiential ethos of the modern workplace and higher ed campus to provide insight into the drivers that will impact decisions. For more than 25 years, she has developed and delivered multiplatform content for AV/IT B2B and consumer B2C publications, associations, and companies. Recently, she has become obsessed with the role of AI in the workplace.