Sustainability

SEG launch

May 20, 2026'Unified' sustainability framework launched for business events industryThe Sustainable Event Goals (SEGs), unveiled during IMEX Frankfurt, are designed to translate the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into practical guidance for event organisersRead More

Edinburgh venue creates world-first sustainability programme

March 9, 2020Edinburgh venue creates world-first sustainability programmeManagers at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) have created a sustainability programme, ‘Step Change’, which they say is a ‘world-first’ for the meetings and events industry.

Conference shame: why the industry needs to get its game face on

January 28, 2020Conference shame: why the industry needs to get its game face onI suppose it was only a matter of time.

The sustainable option: how One Young World went meat-free

December 3, 2019The sustainable option: how One Young World went meat-free

Gothenburg most sustainable meetings city for fourth year

November 1, 2019Gothenburg most sustainable meetings city for fourth yearGothenburg, in Sweden, has been named the most sustainable city in the meetings industry for the fourth consecutive year.

Survey shows event planners responsible for ‘alarming’ food waste

October 14, 2019Survey shows event planners responsible for ‘alarming’ food wasteThe truth about food waste at meetings and events became a little clearer today when a survey found a third of planners throw away at least 15 per cent of the food they commission at events.

Climate change protesters stage mass ‘die in’ at P&J Live Arena

September 9, 2019Climate change protesters stage mass ‘die in’ at P&J Live ArenaAberdeen's new £333m events complex P&J Live was besieged by climate change protesters during its first major event.

Global warming: How I took the train from UK to China to avoid flying

August 20, 2019Global warming: How I took the train from UK to China to avoid flying

‘Carbon neutral’ CCD to host European electricity association

August 12, 2019‘Carbon neutral’ CCD to host European electricity associationThe Convention Centre Dublin (The CCD) – which claims its construction footprint was carbon neutral - has been selected to host the Eurelectric Power Summit 2020.

Climate change: why the meetings industry was slow to respond

April 3, 2019Climate change: why the meetings industry was slow to respondThe looming threat of climate change poses huge questions for the international meetings industry. But does it have the answers? By James Lancaster

Lasting impressions: understanding legacy

August 1, 2018Lasting impressions: understanding legacyInternational associations are abuzz with talk of legacy. But, as James Lancaster discovers, it means different things to different people…Show More