Sustainability

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October 15, 2026New sustainability handbook targets professional congress organisersA new handbook aims to help professional congress organisers (PCOs) turn sustainability commitments into practical action.Read More

Let’s make events sustainable for the long haul says organiser

April 3, 2020Let’s make events sustainable for the long haul says organiser

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 Show More