Sustainability

Inspecting the hive

September 7, 2026A hive of activity: 250,000 bees move into Adelaide Convention CentreConference delegates in South Australia will soon be savoring homegrown honey after 250,000 European honeybees took up residence on top of Adelaide Convention Centre.Read More

Online meetings are much greener: is that all that matters

July 21, 2021Online meetings are much greener: is that all that mattersA delegate who physically attends a conference will produce around 40 times more carbon emissions than someone engaging online, according to a new study.

Do more earlier! Meeting planners told ahead of COP26

July 12, 2021Do more earlier! Meeting planners told ahead of COP26Meetings and event professionals are being encouraged to take more, and earlier, action on climate change, ahead of November’s COP26 conference in Glasgow.

Material damage: new guide for sustainable event branding

May 17, 2021Material damage: new guide for sustainable event brandingThe environmental impact of an event is often hiding in plain sight. While air travel and food waste are the headline villains, the materials used in branding and signage is another major culprit.

Copenhagen publishes new sustainability guide for planners

May 17, 2021Copenhagen publishes new sustainability guide for plannersA pioneering convention bureau has published a sustainability guide for planners to help negate some of the environmental harm caused by meetings and events.

Webinar: why associations should embrace sustainability

March 26, 2021Webinar: why associations should embrace sustainability

Tallinn joins GDS-Index with plastic ban and 8-mile insect corridor

March 22, 2021Tallinn joins GDS-Index with plastic ban and 8-mile insect corridorAlready renowned for its world class digital infrastructure, Tallinn is now forging a reputation as one of the greenest cities in Europe – and a beacon of sustainable event best-practice.

Green planet: for business events the stakes have never been higher

January 19, 2021Green planet: for business events the stakes have never been higherThere is broad scientific consensus that for the world to reduce its carbon emissions steeply enough to prevent catastrophic global heating, humanity as a whole must quickly get its act together.

Time to redesign event model says IMEX nature report

October 20, 2020Time to redesign event model says IMEX nature reportFor the industry to recover post pandemic, event professionals need to redesign the event model, using principles from nature to become more inclusive and sustainable.

vegetables

October 19, 2020Field to ForkA look at the meeting venues taking food sustainability seriously

DMOs look to sustainable future as 75 per cent have budgets slashed

October 13, 2020DMOs look to sustainable future as 75 per cent have budgets slashedAlmost three-quarters of destination marketing organisations (DMOs) in Europe have had their budgets slashed in 2020 as a direct result of the COVID-19 health crisis.Show More