Exhibitor's Sustainability Efforts - Welcome to ISC High Performance 2026

SUSTAINABILITY

EXHIBITOR EFFORTS

June 10 – 13, 2025
CCH, Hamburg
GERMANY

EXHIBITOR SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES

Sustainability and social responsibility play an important role at ISC. To power both innovation and sustainability within our industry, we invited our exhibitors to share the initiatives connected to their ISC 2026 presence.

We believe that every action counts – from small, first-step efforts to long-term corporate strategies. Below, you will find a collection of these submissions, highlighting how our community is addressing its wider environmental and social impact – including circular booth designs, waste and energy reduction, digital materials, and on-site diversity initiatives.

KEY INITIATIVES AT A GLANCE

Circular Booths: Multiple exhibitors utilize rented, modular aluminum frames and reusable fabric graphics as an alternative to single-use construction materials.
Digitalization / Paperless: A shift from printed brochures and flyers toward digital solutions, including QR codes and interactive touchscreens.
Travel & Logistics: Measures to reduce transport emissions through consolidated freight shipping, local production, or hand-carrying booth materials.
Waste & Resource Management: Practical actions targeting the material footprint, such as using lanyards made from 100% recycled plastic bottles, water dispensers, and wood recycling.
People & Diversity: On-site focus on social responsibility, incorporating team well-being, gender equity, and the promotion of inclusive networks such as Women in HPC.

PLATINUM & GOLD SPONSOR LANYARDS

Our Platinum and Gold Sponsors are contributing to waste reduction and social responsibility by providing sustainable event lanyards for ISC 2026:

xFusion: Lanyards made with recycled PET, manufactured by a Global Recycled Standard certified supplier.
HPE (Hewlett Packard Enterprise): Lanyards manufactured through fair-trade certified and socially responsible production.
NVIDIA: Lanyards made from 100% recycled PET, utilizing recycled plastic bottles as an alternative to standard polyester.

Detailed Submissions by Category

Below is the complete overview of the responses provided by our exhibitors, organized by their respective focus areas. You can explore the specific actions and goals for each category below:

BOOTH DESIGN & MATERIALS

AMD: Try to use as much reusable material for the boothbuilding as possible.
Asterfusion: Booth utilizes 100% recyclable aluminum frames and modular fabric graphics that will be reused for future global events.
Bolt Graphics: Renting booth supplies from Cubicworx to help reduce waste.
Bull: Use reusable furniture across multiple events and strive to reuse as many materials and stand components as possible.
CIQ: Using show vendors, renting furniture.
Compal: Working with partners/booth designers who are following up sustainability efforts.
Cornelis: Hybrid booth of rental with integrated custom reusable elements that are stored and reused at events.
Cyfronet: Using Cubicworx wall system (can be reused many times) and a reusable graphics system.
DARE Digital Autonomy with RISC-V in Europe: Selected Cubicworx (rental-based model) to ensure furniture is reused
Do IT Now: Booth supplier will replace traditional plywood structures with a reusable metal frame and fabric tension system.
EAR Energy Aware Runtime: Partnering with Cubicworx for our booth, using modular and reusable structures to reduce waste.
E4 Computer Engineering: Built with reusable materials, ready-made frames, renting carpet padding, renting furniture/AV. “Pack In, Pack Out” policy to donate/reuse.
EuroHPC Joint Undertaking: Reusable aluminum frame systems with interchangeable textile graphics. This approach reduces single-use materials and optimizes transport.
Fujitsu: The hanging sign will be reused at future shows.
Globus: Minimalist booth design (no heavy equipment)
IQM Quantum Computers: Built with reusable materials, ready-made frames, renting carpet padding, renting furniture/AV. “Pack In, Pack Out” policy to donate/reuse.
IT4Innovations National Supercomputing Center: The presentation setup used at ISC is designed to be fully reused at future events to prevent waste.
Jülich Supercomputing Centre: Interchangeable fabric, rental furniture, reusable modular frames and floor subconstructions
Lightx Technology: Using a modular, reusable booth system made from eco-friendly and recyclable materials to minimize construction waste.
LUMI: Reusable aluminum frames
MiTAC Computing: We will reuse all the stand structure in the future event.
MSI: Utilizing reusable system podium.
NCHC: We will reuse all the booth structure material in the further event.
OpenHPC: Cubicworx (Modular/Rental system).
Qudora: Reuses the booth structure and key display elements from the previous year instead of producing a new stand.
Spectra Logic: Rented a stand and having Cubicworx produce fabric graphics.
Stream HPC: We try to reuse 100% of our stand
Sugon: Modular & Zero-Waste: Utilizing modular aluminum frame systems (Octanorm) and rented tension fabrics to eliminate timber waste.
Toshiba: Reuse of booth graphics.
VAST Data: Work with Cubicworx who work with sustainable materials that can be recycled.
VDURA: The stand will be built with sustainable materials and recycled products. Post show, the stand will be reused for other clients.

WASTE & RECYCLING

HPE: Re-use materials when possible, and recycle (or submit for recycling) paper, metals, softwood, and plastics, including packaging.
LUMI: Recycling of the wood from special made items, recycling of the carpet. We compensate with 1 tree per 5m2 that we build.
NVIDIA: rPET (Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate) lanyards made from 100% recycled plastic bottles to divert waste from landfills.
QNAP: Installed a water dispenser instead of providing water in plastic bottles. We use only porcellain cups to help reduce the use of plastic.
Science and Technology Facilities Council: We will recycle everything we can.
University College London: Signage is produced by a sustainability focused company using recycled materials and transforming waste.
SURF: Minimal waste.

ENERGY & ON SITE TECHNOLOGY

Bull: Energy-efficient LED lighting.
E4 Computer Engineering: Use LED lighting and certified appliances to lower power consumption during the event.
HPE: Rental of energy-efficient equipment, such as monitors, light fittings or LED.
IQM Quantum Computers: Use LED lighting and certified appliances to lower power consumption during the event.
Lightx Technology: LED lighting is installed throughout the booth to reduce energy consumption.

Travel, Transport & Logistics

Asterfusion: All booth materials and demo units are consolidated and shipped via low-impact groupage freight.
CIQ: Reducing staff that will be in attendance.
DARE Digital Autonomy with RISC-V in Europe: Engaging a local provider to reduce transport impact.
Globus: hand-carrying materials to avoid international freight carriers.
HPE: Production closer to the event location reducing transportation emissions.
Lightx Technology: Optimized logistics to lower carbon emissions by consolidating shipments and selecting low-impact shipping methods.
PRACE: Traveling by train, hand-carrying conference materials in suitcases, and selecting a hotel within walking distance from the CCH to minimize transport emissions.
Sugon: Partnering with DSV to consolidate shipments, optimize cargo space, and reduce transport trips to the CCH.
University Collage London: Reducing environmental impact by limiting shipped merchandise and booth materials.
ZutaCore: Avoiding any long haul flights or deliveries.

DIGITALIZATION / PAPERLESS

CIQ: Not printing handouts.
Danfoss Power Solutions: Fully digital experience, eliminated printed brochures and flyers, using QR codes.
DARE Digital Autonomy with RISC-V in Europe: No traditional flyers to minimize paper. Distribute reusable items with QR codes directing to digital content and screens.
Do it Now: Reducing paper waste by printing fewer flyers and providing QR codes for digital downloads.
GNS Systems GmbH: Use of digital media
HPE: Reduce printed assets where possible by utilising digital screens.
IonQ: We will not have any paper distribution.
PRACE: We focus on digital information instead of print.
Qudora: Prioritizes digital materials over printed brochures and promotional items to minimize paper waste.
RIST: Utilizes digital materials instead of printed layouts.
Sugon: Zero-Paper exhibition: Eliminated all printed brochures; specs accessible via QR codes and digital interactive displays.
ZutaCore: We will have no print outs.

GIVEAWAYS & PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS

ALICE & Bob: For our promotional materials and branded items, we prioritize working with suppliers committed to sustainable practices (recycled materials).
Asterfusion: Promotional gifts feature reusable laser-film tote bags to reduce single-use plastic.
CCS/JCAHPC, Univ. Tsukuba: Giveaways made from domestically sourced thinned wood, utilizing underused resources while minimizing unnecessary packaging.
CIQ: Minimizing giveaway items and hand carrying them.
PRACE: Focus on re-useable swag in reduced amounts.
ZutaCore: We will have no no-recyclable giveaways.

People & Diversity

Danfoss Power Solutions: Global team built on a foundation of diversity, inclusion, and respect greeting visitors at the booth.
EAR Energy Aware Runtime: Our team’s presence is rooted in the values of the BSC ecosystem, which prioritizes wellbeing, diversity, and inclusion (gender equity).
GNS Systems GmbH: Employee wellbeing and fair working conditions.
PRACE: We’re an Affiliate of Women in HPC (WHPC) and will be promoting this at our booth.