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

GCB meaningful meetings

March 9, 2026Glasgow Convention Bureau launches meaningful meetings initiativeGlasgow Convention Bureau has launched a new initiative that will help conference planners enhance social and economic impacts, promoting responsible and regenerative principles through workshops, sustainable choices and community connections.

Zeeshan Ghazi

January 21, 2026UFI takes bold step forward in sustainability with new appointmentUFI has appointed Zeeshan Ghazi as its first sustainability officer to lead its global sustainability agenda, addressing a gap between aspirations and actual efforts among international associations.

Net Zero journey illustrated

October 9, 2025NZCE signatories to have work ‘independently verified’ as progress remains slowNet Zero Carbon Events, the industry body tasked with wiping out the sector’s carbon emissions by 2050, has announced the imminent launch of a certification scheme for its members.

GDS Index 2025: Global destinations accelerate climate action with Helsinki leading the way

September 24, 2025GDS Index 2025: Global destinations accelerate climate action with Helsinki leading the wayThe GDS Index 2025 highlights increased climate action among global destinations, with Helsinki leading as the top sustainable city and Adelaide named as most improved.

FLR survey

Budgets and know-how main barriers to sustainability push

All aboard

All aboardSustainability is making us all reconsider our business travel options. Holly Patrick finds out how to get to Europe’s biggest trade shows by train.

Planet Positive Event

Conventa takes sustainable event solutions into its own handsFollowing issues with existing carbon measurement tools, Gorazd Čad, cofounder of Solvenia-based event tradeshow Conventa, decided to create his own event carbon footprint calculator and certification tool for the industry to use.

Adobe Stock Food Waste

August 21, 2025ICCA CEO on tackling food waste: ‘The urgency is clear’The ICCA launched a Food Waste Toolkit to help associations reduce food waste at events, inspired by the Bangkok Protocol. It offers actionable solutions and has been well-received for its practical approach, emphasising the importance of addressing food waste as a critical sustainability issue.

AnnaAislaCEO

August 18, 2025Isla ditches membership to focus on carbon measurement platformIsla, the business events sustainability organisation, is closing its membership programme at the end of the year to focus on supercharging its carbon measurement platform TRACE.

Adobe Stock ICCA Food Waste toolkit

August 5, 2025New 'toolkit' to help associations reduce food waste at eventsICCA launched a toolkit to help event planners reduce food waste and promote sustainable practices, following the success of the Zero Food Waste event in Abu Dhabi, inspired by the Bangkok Protocol.Show More