Frequently Asked Questions

Trellis Impact 25 is the premier event empowering professionals to accelerate innovative solutions to our planet’s biggest challenges. Bringing together three leading conferences in one location, Trellis Impact 25 is the center of gravity for doers and leaders focused on action and results: 

• VERGE mobilizes professionals decarbonizing and future-proofing their organizations and supply chains through climate technologies.
• Bloom convenes leaders and innovators driving cutting-edge tools, business strategies, and partnerships to protect and regenerate nature.
• GreenFin equips professionals with strategies to harness the power of capital for the clean economy transition.

Read more about how Trellis Impact 25 is set to usher in the next phase of sustainability.

Gain actionable insights from curated sessions, connect with your community, and network with corporate leaders, NGOs and solution providers across all three events. Trellis Impact 25 is the game changer that will take your team and your impact to the next level.

Trellis Group (formerly GreenBiz) is a media and events company that accelerates the just transition to a clean economy. Through events that galvanize, stories that amplify, peer networks that bond and industry-leading analysis, we define markets and advance opportunities at the intersection of business, technology and sustainability.

We are a passionate team of people that builds and empowers communities to confront the threats of climate change and solve the thorniest challenges of our time. Learn more about what we do.

Volunteer roles include but are not limited to on-site registration support, A/V assistance, breakout session managing, and door monitoring. We will assign you one full day shift (7am – 5:30pm) or two 5 hour shifts across the 3 day event. When you are not volunteering, you will have access to the full conference, except for field trips. Meals are included. Please note that your overnight accommodations and transportation are your responsibility and are not covered by Trellis.

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We offer a 50% discount for attendees from government, academia, non-profits, startups, Indigenous communities, and the Global South.
View our full list of discounts.

When you register for for Trellis Impact 25, you’ll get: 

• Access to all three events: VERGE, Bloom, and GreenFin.
• Meals, receptions, keynotes, access to all sessions, expo access, and networking experiences.

Trellis Impact 25 registrations are non-refundable. If you are unable to attend, we can transfer your existing registration to a colleague or we can provide a credit memo for you to apply the amount you paid to a future Trellis Group event within one year. Please contact our support team if you need to cancel or transfer your registration.

You are no longer required to provide proof of a COVID-19 vaccination or proof of a negative COVID-19 test upon arriving onsite at Trellis Group events.

Free COVID-19 tests will be available at registration for anyone who has cold or flu symptoms or believes they may have been exposed to COVID.

If you test positive for COVID-19, please follow the CDC isolation guidelines.

Trellis Group expects that all Trellis Group events, activities and digital forums:

• Are safe, professional and respectful environments for all participants.
• Are places where people are free to express their identities and ideas.
• Include everyone’s ideas, skills, and contributions.
• Encourage questions.
• Ensure relationships, conduct and conversations among event attendees, digital users, speakers, journalists, exhibitors and sponsors remain respectful, participatory, and productive.
• Provide an environment where individuals are free from all forms of discrimination or harassment.

Aggressive solicitation of sponsors, exhibitors, or other attendees is strictly prohibited. All attendees are expected to engage in respectful and non-disruptive interactions; violations may result in removal from the event without a refund.

Trellis Group Anti-Harassment Policy

Trellis Group is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone. Harassment includes but is not limited to: offensive verbal or written comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, religion; sexual language or images in public spaces; deliberate intimidation; stalking; following; harassing photography or recording; sustained disruption of talks or other events; inappropriate physical contact; unwelcome sexual attention; unwarranted exclusion; and patronizing language or action.

If any participant at a Trellis event engages in harassing behavior, Trellis Group may take any action it deems appropriate, including warning the offender or expulsion from the events, activities and digital forums.

If you are harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of the staff immediately by emailing support@trellis.net or visiting the on-site registration desk.

Staff will be happy to help participants contact hotel/venue security or local law enforcement, provide escorts, or otherwise assist those experiencing harassment to feel safe for the duration of the event.

If you cannot reach a Trellis Group staff member and/or it is an emergency, please call 911 and/or remove yourself from the situation.

We value your attendance and hope that by communicating these expectations widely we can all enjoy a safe, inclusive environment.

Special thanks to our friends at Code for America whose Code of Conduct and Anti-Harassment Policies informed our own.

Trellis Group’s Photography, Audio and Video Recording Policy

Sponsors/Partners/Speakers:

Registered sponsors, partners and speakers are welcome to take photos and record content of their prospective breakout sessions and side events. As a courtesy to speakers, please first receive approval from those recorded on a panel if planning to distribute the original content. Any photography or filming should not be disruptive to the event experience. Credit must be given to the event and event organizers, Trellis Group.

• No photos/video recording of keynotes for commercial purposes or with professional equipment (whether or not audio is used)
• No photos/video recording of sessions unless you have a speaker participating in the session, you’ve received written approval from all speakers involved AND have notified your Trellis customer success manager (applicable to sponsors)
• No photos/video recording of general event areas such as the Expo for commercial purposes or with professional equipment
• Photos/video recording of your booth is okay as long as all of your equipment fits within your allotted booth space

Press:

Registered press are welcome to record program content for journalistic purposes. Credit must be given to the event and event organizers, Trellis Group.

• No photos/video recording of keynotes for commercial purposes or with professional equipment (whether or not audio is used)