Better Stands

Moving towards reusable stands together

Better Stands is uniting the events and exhibitions industry to adopt reusable stands, ensuring smarter, safer and more sustainable solutions globally.

Better Stands is a collaboration across the events and exhibition industry to transition to the use of reusable stands.

Reusable stands are designed to be used multiple times rather than disposed of after a single use, thereby reducing waste and contributing to a more sustainable exhibition industry.

The Better Stands Framework celebrates the use of reusable stands, inspiring change through awareness and engagement.

One Global Standard

Better Stands has been designed to be used by the whole of the event industry including organisers, service providers, assessors, venues and associations.

List of members

Easy to Use

The foundation of the Better Stands programme is a 10-point checklist which rates stand reusability with rankings of single use, bronze, silver and gold.

Better Stands framework

By the Industry, for the Industry

Better Stands is developed by sustainability, health and safety and construction experts in the exhibition industry.

Who is Better Stands

A global movement

UFI SD Award 2026

55 +

organisations have joined

400 +

events

37 +

countries

Why become a part of Better Stands ?

As with any system, accurate meaningful measurement of both quantitive and qualitative are key to establish a baseline, BEST has been using the Better Stands system to establish this with some of our clients. The benefits have been seen through the changes that both designers and stand builders have made.

Stuart Mann, Founder and Managing Director, BEST Group

Clarion joined Better Stands as connecting people more sustainably is a business imperative for us. Better Stands offers a proven way to reduce exhibition waste while aligning the industry around a consistent, credible framework. It lets us track progress, reinforce positive behaviours, and move faster – together.

Ellen Osborne, ESG Manager, Clarion Events

Faversham House is excited to be part of the Better Stands Pilot scheme which is such an important initiative to support organisers, the events industry, and our stakeholders to reduce embedded emissions at a much faster pace.

Jenny Matthew, Head of Event Delivery & Sustainability, Faversham House

For me, Better Stands is the first truly practical system that allows trade fair construction to be compared in a measurable way. It creates transparency in the market and raises awareness – both among trade fair constructors and exhibitors.

Matthias Strupowsky, CEO, EMS Event- & Messe-Service GmbH